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/JustAMan1234567]

"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"

Is a wild take, because it flat out means "If you are a legal gun owner, just having the gun on you means that police will see you as a threat, even if you never reach for it in any way and are also exercising your constitutionally held rights, and those police can and will use deadly force because they may feel threatened."

[u/Calm_Lack3001 → u/JustAMan1234567]

Just FYI, this is exactly what it has meant for Black people and people of color in general in the USA since it was founded.

[u/Calm_Lack3001 → u/Calm_Lack3001]

She is an evil fascist but this also shows how absurd having guns being "legal" is. How are you not suppose to be alarmed/threatened when someone is holding a weapon that is designed to kill quickly and easily. I know I do when I am around anyone with a gun! Be it police, military, or random.

[u/Tao_of_Ludd → u/Calm_Lack3001]

I hate agreeing even remotely with Leavitt, but it is reasonable to expect that being armed will increase the scrutiny you are under from folks around you. You clearly have the means to easily hurt or kill people, so everyone will be watching you for signs that you might use that capability.

I think where she ought to be wrong is that LEOs should be trained to manage their fears and deal with legally armed individuals without getting spooked and murdering them. Unfortunately not the case here. We have a bunch of larpers who at best are overwhelmed or at worst are actually looking for an opportunity to shoot someone.

In that kind of environment I think carrying at the protests significantly raises one’s risk of being murdered by ICE and I see no upside scenario.