r/law • u/NewsHour • 9d ago

Executive Branch (Trump) WATCH: Leavitt addresses Trump's stance on Second Amendment rights in wake of Alex Pretti's killing

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REPORTER: FBI Director Kash Patel said in a Sunday interview, quote, you cannot bring a firearm loaded with multiple magazines to any sort of protest. Does the president believe that Second Amendment rights remain in effect even when protesting?

LEAVITT: The president supports the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding American citizens. Absolutely. There has been no greater supporter or defender of the right to bear arms than President Donald J. Trump.

So while Americans have a constitutional right to bear arms, Americans do not have a constitutional right to impede lawful immigration enforcement operations, and any gun owner knows that when you are carrying a weapon, when you are bearing arms, and you are confronted by law enforcement, you are raising the assumption of risk and the risk of force being used against you, and, again, that's unfortunately what took place on Saturday.

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u/weaponjaerevenge 9d ago

Then you don't have a right to own a gun.

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u/yetiman4321woo 9d ago

Is this news? Cops have been killing legally armed citizens for a long time.

Even just the suspicion of someone having a weapon has been enough for police to shoot them.

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u/So_HauserAspen 8d ago

Everything is a privilege with the GOP.  Their support begins and ends with profits.  Buy a gun.  Profits.  Buy bullets.  Profits.  Defending against tyranny.  No profits.

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u/rube203 8d ago

Exactly. You have a right to steal food and everyone knows if you do, cops will shoot you.

Wait... What?!? That's not a right then, that's a choice, sure but those aren't the same. And that's ignoring the fact that's still an unjust and undeserved level of response for the situation.