Trump, Minnesota and gun rights
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FBI Director Kash Patel and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem both said peaceful protesters do not carry firearms with them.
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'The View' hosts defend gun ownership as check to tyranny after years of show criticizing gun rights
"The View" hosts defend Second Amendment rights after years of criticizing gun ownership, marking a notable shift in their stance on firearms and government power following recent events.
Claims by Trump administration officials that the man fatally shot by a federal agent in Minneapolis lacked a right to possess a firearm and that his killing was justified are being dismissed by legal experts and assailed by gun rights groups ordinarily aligned with the president.
By Tim Reid and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Trump administration officials’ suggestion that Alex Pretti should not have brought a legally carried handgun to a Minneapolis protest has opened a rare rift with gun rights groups,
Some in the administration have criticized Alex Pretti for carrying a gun to a protest activity, but Second Amendment groups have long fought for the right to do so.
Trump allies are linking Alex Pretti's death by immigration officers to his packing a gun. Prominent 2nd Amendment figures are furious
The killing of the 37-year-old ICU nurse and licensed concealed-carry holder is pitting groups of members demanding investigations and constitutional accountability against others rushing to
The reactions appear to contradict decades of Republican messaging in Kansas and Missouri, where guns are both ubiquitous and fiercely defended.
Gun rights advocates in Minnesota and the nation are pushing back on the contention from Trump administration officials that federal agents killing Alex Pretti on Saturday, Jan. 24, was justified because,
After federal agents shot and killed a Minneapolis man allegedly carrying a concealed weapon, gun rights groups countered a federal narrative that his firearm likely justified deadly force. The big picture: The right to publicly carry weapons is a centerpiece of Second Amendment advocacy and has emerged as a key issue in the shooting of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti.