Alex Pretti’s shooting exposes Conservative voices who defended guns at protests—until the protester wasn’t theirs.

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 ...

Some in the administration have criticized Alex Pretti for carrying a gun to a protest activity, but Second Amendment groups have long fought for the right to do so.

"The 2nd amendment is not for hunting, it is not for self protection," Kirk's post from 2018 started.

A number of pro-gun rights Republicans pushed back on the administration's argument that Alex Pretti was dangerous because he had a gun. Pretti was legally licensed to carry one.

The exchange on social media followed the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday.