The Right To Bear Arms

The right to bear arms has been a big Republican Party issue for decades. Minneapolis shooting victim Alex Pretti was legally carrying a firearm. But top Trump administration officials now say he did not have a right to do so.

After the killing of nurse Alex Pretti by a federal agent in Minneapolis this past Saturday, FBI Director Kash Patel claimed on FoxNews, that protesters cannot bring loaded firearms to demonstrations. It appears that the Director of the FBI is incorrect. In addition, some Republican government officials are now saying that nurse Alex Pretti deserved to be shot because he was LEGALLY carrying a gun.

Under the Second Amendment and MN Stat. 624.714, gun permit holders may legally carry firearms in public, including during protests. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that public carry is a constitutional right. Carrying a firearm does not legally constitute "inciting violence". 

During the January 6, 2021 attack to the Capitol, the police identified supporters of Donald Trump who were carrying firearms including AR-15s, rifles and Glock pistols on the National Mall on the morning of the insurrection. These same people now claiming that nurse Alex Pretti shouldn’t have been carry a weapon defended the January 6 Capitol protesters who were armed.

It appears that many members of the Republican party want only MAGAs to own and carry guns.  According to their logic, the Second amendment only applies to conservatives. In my opinion, what happened to nurse Alex Pretti was an execution carried out by our government in broad daylight.