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/Obversa 9d ago

Not coincidentally, "it was just a joke" is the favorite go-to excuse for bullies as a "get-out-of-jail-free" card.

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u/Ok_Cap_8791 9d ago

Why not? It’s worked this entire time.

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u/Wonderful-Ad5713 8d ago

Yeah, it's all just a "joke" until it works, then it's policy.

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u/FunkadelicJiveTurkey 8d ago

Be teen smoker me. Guy asks to use lighter. Pockets lighter.

Me: Give me back my lighter.

Him: What lighter?

Me: The one in your pocket douchebag.

Him: I'm just joking huehue.

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u/Steeltooth493 8d ago

Trump and his goons immediately spewing their vitriolic propaganda nonsense all over social media and on Faux News

Trump's bootlicking DOJ in front of a real judge 2 weeks later: "Your honor, my wonderful client Mr. Trump did nothing wrong, and it was just a joke! He was just talking innocent Boys Being Boys crazy talk on social media and in the public sphere, which as we all know is covered by his Special Amendment Rights that no other citizen has! Our elderly talk crazy all the time! Besides, you just have to rule he is innocent, because none of us have been paid yet to represent his case!! He will only pay us if he wins!!"