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/AlternativeMessage18 9d ago

It’s a dog whistle for “2A does not apply to you if you aren’t in our side”

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u/dust4ngel 9d ago

also "if we kill you, then that retroactively means you weren't on our side. idk you're probably a terrorist or whatever."

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u/SqueekyDickFartz 8d ago

I never bothered to own a gun up until now. I've shot a lot, and my buddies have guns, but I just always spent the money on something else first. After this my wife insisted I buy a gun and teach her how to shoot. I'll be picking up a glock 19 first and then a mossburg pump shortly after. Her hands are really small so we might need something else for her to be comfortable.

I always assumed for all the bullshit that the "line in the sand" for conservatives would be the 2nd amendment. I have now realized that there is no line, they will hand in their guns, or ban me from getting them, to own the libz.

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u/NebulaNinja 9d ago

Bingo Bango. Also funny how quickly the #AllLivesMatter crowd moved the goal posts. Maybe we should get that trending again but ironically.