Second Amendment under test as Minneapolis shooting strains gun-rights politics
TL;DR
The killing of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis has sparked a rare clash between the gun-rights lobby and the White House over how the Second Amendment applies to immigration enforcement, with the NRA and allies challenging claims that Pretti’s holstered gun justified lethal force; the episode underscores broader tensions around firearm ownership, federal policing, and the politics of gun policy in the United States.
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- One called it murder. Some need more information. How policing experts see the Pretti shooting. NBC News
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- Gun-Rights Groups Clash With Trump Officials Over Fatal Shooting of Armed Protester - WSJ The Wall Street Journal
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