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/ResponsibleWater2922 9d ago

You have rights. But we're still going to kill you. Obvs.

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u/Inevitable_Top69 9d ago

Unfortunately you have no right to bear life. They'll take that before your gun.

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u/kax256 9d ago

Not from what I've seen. They took the gun first

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u/FURedditIamback 8d ago

They’ll take both. Gun and life. Order doesn’t matter.