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 experts and assailed by gun rights groups ordinarily aligned with the president.

A sweeping state law was passed in 2024, supporting a crackdown of "ghost guns" and increasing age restrictions for the purchase of guns.

RCP's Phil Wegmann asked the White House on Monday about FBI Director Kash Patel's comment that Minnesota man Alex Pretti ended up shot and killed by Border Patrol agents because he brought a firearm to a protest.

The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution – which states that Americans' right to bear arms "for the security of a free state ... not be infringed" — has now put both Americans and law enforcement in a uniquely precarious position.

Former Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin Durkin says the hypocrisy surrounding the Minneapolis case will continue to fracture the Republican Party.

The Second Amendment guarantees the right to keep and bear arms, and in Minnesota, a valid permit allows the concealed carry of firearms in public.

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