Trump hardens gun stance after Minneapolis shooting sparks gun-rights backlash
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After federal agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, President Trump tempered the administration’s framing of the protest by saying Pretti shouldn’t have been carrying a gun, a stance that drew pushback from major gun-rights groups (NRA, Gun Owners of America, National Association for Gun Rights) who argued that armed protest is a constitutional right. The episode highlights growing tensions over the Second Amendment and the administration’s messaging on gun policy.
- Gun-rights groups decried the administration’s rhetoric on Alex Pretti’s gun. Then Trump went even further CNN
- Initial D.H.S. Review Does Not Say Pretti Brandished Gun, Departing From Noem’s Claim The New York Times
- GOP backlash on Minnesota signals a tougher landscape for Trump The Washington Post
- Past presidents — except one — condemn Minnesota shootings Axios
- New details to Congress reveal guns used, bodycam footage in fatal Border Patrol shooting of Minnesota nurse Fox News
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