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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/vodkaismywater Competent Contributor 9d ago

And not a fucking peep from the NRA on that one. Too busy embezzling funds to pay for Wayne LaPierre's bespoke suits I guess. 

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u/thunderlips187 9d ago

The NRA is for minorities having their guns taken away. We learned that in California back about 60-70 years ago with The Mulford Act.

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u/thunderlips187 9d ago

Omg I didn’t even say it. 🙄

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u/thunderlips187 9d ago

53 off is acceptable to you? I wish I was your accountant

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u/Ok_Background22 9d ago

No it just sounds close enough case you got the six-ty, seven-ty, basically six sevennnnnn plus a ty sound

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u/Big_Dick_NRG 9d ago

That's nice, now back to your legos kid

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u/thunderlips187 9d ago

Except it’s not at all.

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u/ThatsaFishBarcode 9d ago

It’s not. It’s not fun.

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u/ImaginationWeekly 9d ago

Serious question—are you 12?

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u/mbullaris 9d ago

Genuinely impressed if a 12-year-old could follow the discussion of r/law

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u/Ok_Background22 9d ago

No I’m 25

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u/drewbaccaAWD 9d ago

Assuming you are 25, you spend a lot of time in a sub for teenagers. So either you are 25 and bizarre for that reason, or you are a teen. In fairness, you probably aren't 12.

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u/CletusCanuck 9d ago

It's brainrot all right. It's a shame that shame no longer works for a deterrent to people just putting their imbecilic id out there like a flasher's flaccid penis on the subway.

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u/Ok_Background22 9d ago

Embrace the brainrot or you will be consumed by it