Gun Rights Groups Push Back After Feds Suggest Pistols Could Justify Killing
TL;DR
Federal officials released a photo of the pistol carried by a slain Minneapolis protester, prompting backlash from gun-rights groups who bristled at suggestions that the killing could be legally justified; critics emphasize the right to bear arms in public, while a federal prosecutor’s post warning against approaching police with a gun sparked further controversy.
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