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NRA pushes back on Trump, Patel saying people who attend protests shouldn’t have guns
The NRA defended legal gun ownership and urged patience for a full investigation after officials criticized Alex Pretti, who had a permit, following his shooting by federal agents.
- The National Rifle Association publicly rejected comments by President Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel suggesting that protesters shouldn’t carry firearms, affirming that law-abiding citizens have the right to bear arms anywhere they are legally allowed to be.
- Those statements came after a protester in Minneapolis, Alex Pretti — a legal gun owner — was pepper-sprayed and fatally shot by Border Patrol agents, prompting a wider debate over gun rights and protest conduct.
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NRA pushes back on Trump, Patel saying people who attend protests shouldn’t have guns
The National Rifle Association (NRA) pushed back Tuesday against statements from President Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel stating that demonstrators should not bring guns to protests. “The NRA unequivocally believes that all law-abiding citizens have a right to keep and bear arms anywhere they have a legal right to be,” the NRA wrote in…
·Washington, United States
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National Rifle Association issues blunt statement after Donald Trump says he didn't like Alex Pretti having a gun
US President Donald Trump declared Alex Pretti 'certainly shouldn't have been carrying a gun' however, the National Rifle Association has since weighed in.
·London, United Kingdom
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