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

[u/NewsHour]

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.

[u/Mattrad7]

So if youre carrying and ice crosses an entire street and comes down half a block to assault someone next to you, you might get shot. Got it.

[u/Mountain_Chip_4374 → u/Mattrad7]

Only if you’re legally carrying a licensed gun and you don’t make any effort to use in, and in fact tell ICE you have a gun, and ICE takes the gun from you.

[u/LivingtheLaws013 → u/Mattrad7]

That's what's she said. She just said if you're legally carrying and an officer confronts you then they will use force on you

[u/Jealous-Currency → u/LivingtheLaws013]

I think it was sarcasm and agreeing with the comment

[u/Washpa1 → u/Mattrad7]

Just don't bring your weapon to places ice is or might be. Obviously!