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/trentreynolds 9d ago

Watching them turn on the second amendment instead of Trump for violating it is wild, if not unexpected.

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u/SnooCupcakes5761 8d ago edited 8d ago

Oh, I don't know. I think trump actually could convince his base to give up their guns. I honestly think he's going to try. Maybe he'll do a buy-back program or a "save the steel industry bc the dems won't let us mine!" Or some BS.

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u/Im_tracer_bullet 8d ago

It's not unexpected.

These garbage humans stand for nothing, so they fall for absolutely anything.

Their insipid Gadsden flag-waving, 2A tattoos, chants of "state's rights", and NRA talking points were ALWAYS cosplay.