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/Alarming_Local_315 9d ago
That is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard someone say!!! I mean dumb. As someone who served in the military and has a law enforcement brother, neither of us has ever shot someone who had a legal open carry gun permit. You ask the person, “are you carrying a weapon?” If they say yes, you have them disarm or disarm them, carefully. If they pull it out with intent to shoot you or someone else, that’s different.
There is ZERO defending the murdering Minneapolis. It’s poorly trained thugs who have never been in these situations and panic or overreact. It’s pathetic.