US EditionRepublicans face election risks in clash with gun rights groups over protester's killing
Gun rights groups reject FBI Director Kash Patel’s warning against carrying firearms at protests, defending the lawful carry rights of Alex Pretti, shot during a federal enforcement operation.
- Jan 26 Reuters: FBI Director Kash Patel's remarks after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti sparked anger from gun-rights advocates, with Patel saying, `You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines, to any sort of protest that you want. It’s that simple.`
- During the Minneapolis enforcement operation, FBI Director Kash Patel said `You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines, to any protest`, while officials claimed Pretti approached officers with a gun, but video shows he held a phone before being shot.
- A viral clip on X captured FBI Director Kash Patel's Fox News remarks, where he said, `You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines, to any sort of protest that you want. It’s that simple` on Sunday, amassing over 4 million views by early Monday.
- Gun-Rights groups pushed back as the National Association for Gun Rights and Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus said carrying extra magazines is legal for permit holders, while analysts warned this risks alienating core Republican voters before the November midterm elections.
- Minnesota officials announced an independent probe, local officials seeking a court-ordered halt sued the federal government earlier this month, and a hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Monday amid protests and memorial .
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Second Amendment supporters criticize Trump over Minneapolis shooting response
Prominent Republicans and gun rights advocates helped elicit a White House turnabout this week after bristling over the administration’s characterization of Alex Pretti as responsible for his own death because he lawfully possessed a weapon.
Minnesota killing spurs backlash from gun rights advocates
Prominent Republicans and gun rights advocates helped elicit a White House turnabout this week after bristling over the administration’s characterization of Alex Pretti, the second person killed this month by a federal officer in Minneapolis, as responsible for his own death because he lawfully possessed a weapon.
Why does K$H Patel suddenly hate the 2nd Amendment?
FBI Director Kash Patel is in a feud with gun rights advocates after defending federal agents who shot Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, in Minneapolis last weekend. "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want," Patel told ABC News. — Read the rest The post Why does K$H Patel suddenly hate the 2nd Amendment? appeared first on Boing Boing.
Gun rights groups blast Trump over Minnesota response
The killing of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minnesota has led to a rare rebuke of top Trump administration officials by leading 2nd Amendment advocates. Multiple national gun-rights organizations, as well as a prominent Minnesota gun rights group, have expressed horror at top Trump administration officials’ criticism of Pretti for being armed with a handgun that he had a legal permit to carry. “The FBI director needs to brush off…
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Tennessee Republican challenges FBI director over gun-carry rights
A Tennessee Republican leader is questioning the FBI director’s comments about the legality of carrying a weapon at a protest after federal agents apparently shot a man to death at a Minneapolis protest. House Republican Caucus Chairman Jeremy Faison pushed…
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