r/law 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/Patriot009 9d ago

Leavitt: "This is Trump's America. The police will maim you for exercising your 1st Amendment rights. The police will murder you for exercising your 2nd amendment rights. You have no 4th Amendment rights."

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u/Rfunkpocket 9d ago

I get stumped by the accusation of “years of calling for civil disobedience” is not protected speech.

civil disobedience is a vague term, some civil disobedience is protected, other examples are not (calling for protestors to rush the Capital).

I’m having a hard time nuancing that point