This is not the first time that Trump has upset his Second Amendment base. In September, it was reported that the president upset a number of gun activists when he floated the idea of looking into a gun ban for transgender Americans

Multiple national gun-rights organizations, as well as a prominent Minnesota gun rights group, have expressed anger at comments made by officials within the Trump administration about how Alex Pretti was armed with a handgun and had a proper permit.

National Association for Gun Rights President Dudley Brown told Politico that, “The FBI director needs to brush off that thing called the Constitution, because he clearly hasn’t read it.” He added, “I know of no more crucial place to carry a firearm for self-defense than a protest.”

On Sunday, it was reported that FBI Director Kash Patel told Fox News, “You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It’s that simple. You don’t have a right to break the law.” The comments echo those of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, who said she didn’t “know of any peaceful protester that shows up with a gun and ammunition rather than a sign.”

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Karoline Leavitt, the press secretary for the president, stated Monday that “any gun owner knows” that carrying a gun raises “the assumption of risk and the risk of force being used against you,” during interactions with law enforcement. Even the NRA, a staunch ally of President Trump, slammed a post made by Bill Essayli, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California.

In his post, Essayli stated that “If you approach law enforcement with a gun, there is a high likelihood they will be legally justified in shooting you.”

“This sentiment from the First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California is dangerous and wrong,” the NRA said in a repost. “Responsible public voices should be awaiting a full investigation, not making generalizations and demonizing law-abiding citizens.”

“Federal prosecutors should know better than to comment on a situation when he didn’t know all the facts, to make a judgment in a case like this, and then also, just to make a blanket statement, threatening gun owners in that way,” Aidan Johnston, the director of federal affairs for Gun Owners of America, said in regards to Essayli’s comments.

According to Johnston, the remarks were “absolutely unacceptable.” This is not the first time that Trump has upset his Second Amendment base. In September, it was reported that the president upset a number of gun activists when he floated the idea of looking into a gun ban for transgender Americans.

Trump’s Turn

It was reported that, just before making his way to Iowa, Trump made a shocking U-turn on his stance regarding guns during a gaggle before boarding Air Force One. “You can’t have guns,” Trump said, standing outside the plane.

“You can’t walk in with guns,” he added. The reporter asked another question, but it was drowned out by the aircraft’s noise.

“You just can’t. You can’t walk in with guns. You can’t do that,” Trump added. “But it’s just a very unfortunate incident.”