Trump, Second Amendment and Gun rights

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Gun rights groups and legal experts question Trump administration’s stance on the Second Amendment after shooting
Claims by Trump administration officials that the man fatally shot by a federal agent in Minneapolis lacked a right to possess a firearm and that his killing was justified are being dismissed by legal...

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Gun rights groups question Trump admin’s stance on the Second Amendment after MN shooting
Gun rights groups blast Trump over Minnesota response
Trump says Alex Pretti should not have carried gun that was allowed under Minnesota law
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Alex Pretti, the man fatally shot by a federal agent during a confrontation in Minneapolis, should not have been carrying a gun or fully loaded magazines, c...

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In their words: An examination of statements Trump officials made about what led to Pretti’s death
Republicans face election risks in clash with gun rights groups over protester's killing
FBI Director Kash Patel Suggests It’s Illegal to Bring Guns to Protests
“You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines, to any sort of protest that you want. It’s that simple,” Patel said on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.”

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How Trump officials are portraying Alex Pretti, and what is shown on videos of the shooting
Republicans Call for Investigation Into Minneapolis Shooting

US Senate candidate Jasmine Crockett outlines campaign strategy, stance on guns

Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate from Texas, is confident in her ability to energize the Democratic base and appeal to
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Gun Rights Group Blasts Bondi for ‘Ultimate Betrayal’ of 2nd Am. for Making Argument That Could Ban ‘EVERY HANDGUN IN AMERICA’

Gun Owners of America lambasted Attorney General Pam Bondi on its social media accounts for legal arguments her office made in a recent pleading, accusing the Trump administration of the “ultimate betrayal” of the Second Amendment. GOA, a gun rights ...

Minnesota killing produces backlash against Trump administration from Second Amendment advocates

Prominent Republicans and gun rights advocates helped elicit a White House turnabout this week after bristling over the administration’s characterization of Alex Pretti as responsible for his own deat