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.

ALEX PRETTI, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND THE SECOND AMENDMENT. Among other things, the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis has spurred a bizarre debate about the Second Amendment. Pretti, who got into a physical altercation with Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents,

Trump in hot water with gun rights base after White House abandons Second Amendment to defend ICE killing of Alex Pretti - Aftermath of shooting prompts bizarre role reversal as White House assails vi

A sweeping state law was passed in 2024, supporting a crackdown of "ghost guns" and increasing age restrictions for the purchase of guns.

RCP's Phil Wegmann asked the White House on Monday about FBI Director Kash Patel's comment that Minnesota man Alex Pretti ended up shot and killed by Border Patrol agents because he brought a firearm to a protest.

LAKE FOREST, CA - January 15, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - As the Supreme Court prepares to hear multiple cases that will

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Top border official Gregory Bovino joins Dana Bash in the wake of second fatal shooting in Minneapolis and clarifies his support for First and Second Amendment rights.