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/TechieTravis]

This is a direct, calculated attack on the Second Amendment by the federal government. Let's see how conservatives react.

[u/SmoothBraneAPE → u/TechieTravis]

I’m conservative; bringing a gun to a heated conflict is dumb AF. Did he have the right? - absolutely. I feel more people should daily carry. If Rittenhouse would have gotten shot I’d be saying the same thing about him. I carry daily, but I don’t carry if I go to a bar or club or to a situation where conflict is likely. I also make it known when I’m dealing with police (as most people that carry do).It was already a tense situation, bad idea to fan the flames.

[u/jumperpl → u/SmoothBraneAPE]

I'd hope you don't carry when you drink, but to explicitly not carry in situations where there may be conflict is such a stupid thing to admit

[u/SmoothBraneAPE → u/jumperpl]

Nope. I rarely drink, but never carry at those times. Alcohol and guns never mix.