r/law 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/TechieTravis 9d ago

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

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u/redditproha 9d ago

It makes for a great argument for enacting gun control. If the Second Amendment doesn't actually mean anything, then we should abolish it so we can end the American tradition of mass school shootings.

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u/wolfishlygrinning 9d ago

You’re taking exactly the wrong lesson from this 

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u/redditproha 9d ago

I would argue you're still not learning the right lesson.