[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After the Jan. 24 shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Second Amendment advocates have pushed back on statements from Trump officials. One of those critics is Cam Edwards, a longtime Second Amendment advocate and editor at BearingArms.com. Because this is an ongoing investigation, it is important

[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Following the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Second Amendment advocates have pushed back on statements from Trump officials immediately following the Saturday shooting. One of those critics is Cam Edwards, a longtime Second Amendment advocate and an editor at BearingArms.com. As this is an ongoing

[ad_1] The National Rifle Association (NRA)–arguably the most influential gun rights lobbying group in the U.S.—has joined top drug policy reform organizations and other interests in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to declare the federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana consumers unconstitutional. In one of the latest amici briefs to be filed ahead of

[ad_1] Second Amendment advocates have been warning Americans for years that the only thing standing between them and a tyrannical government is individual ownership of firearms. Sadly — tragically — this proposition is on the brink of being tested on the streets of America, although not in the circumstances envisioned. The tyrannical government in question

[ad_1] San Rafael did not need to grant every housing waiver There has been understandable confusion about what state housing law does — and does not — require in the approval of the planned 17-story project at 700 Irwin St. Laws like Senate Bill 330 and the state density bonus law make it difficult for

[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The killing of Alex Pretti by federal officers in Minnesota spurred backlash from Second Amendment advocates after some Trump administration officials initially claimed Pretti was armed and dangerous, but the unfolding investigation has not centered on gun-carrying policies. Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse and licensed concealed-carry

[ad_1] ICE Out Mayor Cherelle L. Parker and everyone on City Council must urgently support the “ICE Out” legislative package introduced by Councilmembers Kendra Brooks and Rue Landau, which would restrict local cooperation with federal agents. We’ve all watched the horrific scenes playing out in Minneapolis, and while Mayor Parker has made it clear that

[ad_1] Republicans have agreed on many core issues over the years, including lower taxes, smaller government, and individual liberty. And while they disagree from time to time, no single issue unites them more than the right to keep and bear arms. That all changed this week in the wake of the ICE shooting of Alex

[ad_1] The killing of Alex Pretti by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis has exposed a rift between the Trump administration and Second Amendment defenders over Americans’ constitutional rights to protest and carry firearms, an issue that is now top of mind in gun-friendly Arizona. Bystander videos appear to show an agent disarmed Pretti

[ad_1] On a July day in a suburban Pittsburgh mall food court, Kevin Edler and his wife, Lex, donned their rainbow gear and waited. Families shuffled by. Teens sipped boba. Kevin’s braid trailed from his trucker hat, emblazoned with an AK-47 over a rainbow flag with “Defend Equality” in all capital letters underneath.  The couple

[ad_1] article AUSTIN, Texas – Gov. Greg Abbott reasserted that Texans have a constitutional right to carry guns at protests Thursday, seemingly pushing against fellow Republicans who have said protesters should not have weapons at events. Speaking at a campaign event, Abbott touted the state’s Second Amendment protections. What they’re saying: “I’ve signed about 30

[ad_1] Case in point: The administration’s response to the killing of Alex Pretti. Flowers at a makeshift memorial in the area where Alex Pretti was shot dead a day earlier by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 25, 2026. (Photo by Octavio JONES / AFP via Getty Images) This story was originally published

[ad_1] This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox. The US government’s reaction to the killing of Alex Pretti last weekend – and of Renée Good a fortnight earlier – was a grim

[ad_1] A noticeable shift is underway on the American left. Progressives who once spoke confidently and consistently about the dangers posed by guns are now, increasingly, buying firearms themselves. “If more guns made us safer, we’d be the safest country on Earth. It doesn’t work that way,” quipped then-rising star presidential contender Pete Buttigieg in

[ad_1] The Trump administration is in over its waders this time. Unlike Renee Good, who was shot and killed by an ICE agent in a likely justified shoot after she hit the agent with her vehicle earlier this month, the killing of 37-year-old Veterans Affairs hospital nurse Alex Pretti by one or perhaps multiple border patrol agents

[ad_1] San Diego County Gun Owners PAC is pushing for transparency and accountability, while cautioning that the tragedy should not be used to vilify gun owners. SAN DIEGO — Gun rights organizations across the country are finding themselves in an unexpected conflict with President Trump following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol

[ad_1] Gun rights groups have long been among Donald Trump’s most loyal allies. But following the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, the alliance is showing rare cracks. In the days since the shooting, the movement has forcefully defended its stance that the second amendment is a means to keep Americans safe from government overreach