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Trump allies are linking Alex Pretti's death by immigration officers to his packing a gun. Prominent 2nd Amendment figures are furious
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,
The post The Shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis Has Put America’s Gun Lobby at Odds With the White House appeared first on Katie Couric Media.
On X, the Department of Homeland Security posted a photo of a gun it said Pretti carried when he approached federal agents in Minneapolis.
A CNN analysis of video appears to show a federal immigration officer removing a gun from Alex Pretti just prior to officers fatally shooting him.
The FBI director said that people "cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest you want."
The National Rifle Association and others have argued citizens need guns to fend off government. The killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, who carried a pistol, set off debate.
Amid backlash on the shooting of Alex Pretti, an apparently fabricated post shows Trump saying “only criminals carry guns.” What did he actually say?