[ad_1] Government officials should probably spend less time posting their hot takes on social media. Former California Assemblyman Bill Essayli certainly made a name for himself as a rhetorical bomb-thrower in the California Legislature. Now First Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California under the Trump administration, Essayli drew national attention over
Month: January 2026
[ad_1] ATLANTA, Ga. — A group of Georgia state Democrats, including state Sen. Harold Jones from Augusta, have introduced a bill they say is designed is affirm Georgians right to bear arms and public protest. Senate Resolution 605 was introduced Tuesday by state Sen. Josh McLaurin (D-Sandy Springs) who, thus far, is the only announced
[ad_1] The Stunning Admission: ‘You Can’t Have Guns’ The core of the conservative movement’s support for Donald Trump has long been rooted in a perceived mutual allegiance to the Constitution, particularly the Second Amendment. That bedrock trust was shattered in the wake of the Alex Pretti incident in Minneapolis. Following the fatal shooting of the
[ad_1] 🔴 Fatal Border Patrol shooting sparks fierce debate over guns at protests. 🔴 Bystander video appears to contradict claims that Alex Pretti brandished a weapon. 🔴 New Jersey gun rights advocates weigh in as scrutiny grows. New Jersey gun owners and libertarians are weighing in after Alex Pretti was shot to death by Border Patrol agents on Saturday in
[ad_1] Establishment media outlets are running stories to paint a division between President Trump and Second Amendment rights in the post-Alex Pretti shooting climate. Here are just a few titles currently running: “2nd Amendment backlash follows portrayal of Alex Pretti by some Trump administration officials,” (ABC News); “Following Pretti killing, Trump opens the door to
[ad_1] from the fair-weather-appears-to-be-over,-friends dept This nation is filled with loudmouths who claim the Second Amendment ensures the rest of the amendments are protected. There are a lot of gun owners who bristle at any hint of gun control, even as they insist they might be the only thing protecting us from a hostile government.
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The National Rifle Association pushed back Tuesday on President Donald Trump‘s claims that Alex Pretti was wrong to bring a firearm to the anti-ICE protest where he was killed. Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel argued that Americans “cannot” bring firearms to a protest this week.
[ad_1] If there was any question over whether Donald Trump was changing course and backing down in the face of public fury, that question has been answered quite clearly. He absolutely is not. Here’s a roundup of the most unhinged moments from the last 24 hours 15:33, 28 Jan 2026Updated 19:59, 28 Jan 2026 Trump
[ad_1] On Monday, Virginia’s Democrat-controlled Senate Courts of Justice Committee passed legislation containing a ban targeting semiautomatic rifles, pistols, and shotguns. The Virginia Mercury reported that the legislation, SB749, passed by a vote of 9-5. The legislation aimed toward banning firearms which Democrats refer to as an “assault firearm,” and it defines said firearms in a
[ad_1] FBI director Kash Patel and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem sit in a pink Cadillac made of LEGO blocks before the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix auto race, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Kristi Noem did not mean to start a civil war inside the American
[ad_1] Reading Time: 6 minutes Last week we asked for your questions about immigration enforcement in Wisconsin, particularly as thousands of federal immigration agents patrol Minnesota’s Twin Cities, conducting door-to-door searches for immigrants and clashing daily with protesters and observers. One reader reached out for information about Wisconsin’s firearms laws, citing the example of armed
[ad_1] A growing chorus of lawmakers from across the political spectrum is calling for investigations into the Jan. 24 fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis. As Zeale News reported Jan. 26, Pretti’s death triggered renewed protests and bipartisan demands for oversight, including from several Republican lawmakers who have questioned
[ad_1] It feels different this time. You can sense the Trump administration knows it has finally stepped in it, with its baseless, soulless response to the ICE murder of Alex Pretti, a peaceful protester and legal observer, in Minneapolis last weekend. The administration served up a transparent lie — one so obvious it couldn’t be
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump has sparked controversy after saying Alex Pretti, killed by federal agents in Minneapolis, should not have been carrying a gun. His remarks have drawn criticism from prominent gun rights organizations and raised questions within Republican ranks. Speaking to reporters at an Iowa restaurant, Trump addressed the fatal shooting of Alex
[ad_1] by Sharelle B. McNair January 27, 2026 The National Rifle Association (NRA) is calling for full transparency from the Trump administration Following the killing of Minnesota ICU nurse Alex Pretti at the hands of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, the National Rifle Association (NRA) is calling for full transparency from the Trump
[ad_1] The San Diego County Gun Owners PAC (Political Action Committee) calls the fatal shooting of Minnesota man Alex Pretti by ICE agents “tragic and deeply troubling.” The executive director of that organization, Michael Schwartz, told NBC 7 he’s calling for full transparency and due process moving forward. “Both sides, Mr. Pretti and whoever the
[ad_1] I grew up mostly in western Colorado at the base of the Grand Mesa wilderness. Virtually everyone I knew owned guns and hunted, including the preacher at our local church. This gun-owning culture fit naturally with certain brands of conservatism. Although I usually don’t consider myself a conservative anymore (I’m a liberal broadly speaking
[ad_1] 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 Even the NRA, a staunch ally of President Trump, slammed a post
[ad_1] I’m a Second Amendment supporter—and then some. It’s a spiritual and philosophical foundation more than a tactical choice. My support is based upon the God given right of self defense in every sense, from beliefs to setting boundaries to ballistics. Despite this, I personally don’t display weaponry unless I’m in a safety situation. Removing
[ad_1] The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a federal officer has triggered an unexpected backlash inside President Donald Trump’s political coalition, scrambling Republican messaging on the Second Amendment and complicating the administration’s hard-line immigration push. Pretti is the second person killed this month by a federal officer in Minneapolis amid protests tied to immigration
[ad_1] In the wake of the fatal shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis on January 24, officials in the Trump administration rushed to paint the 37-year-old ICU nurse as a “domestic terrorist” who intended to inflict “maximum damage” on law enforcement. The reason: He had a gun holstered in his
[ad_1] Here are the undisputable facts. Over the past month, two people have been killed by federal law enforcement officers in Minnesota. On January 7, 2026, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed Renee Good, a mother of three. Then, on January 24, 2026, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
[ad_1] (The Center Square) – A proposal to restrict the future sale and transfer of certain assault-style firearms has advanced in the Virginia Senate after clearing the Senate Courts of Justice Committee on a party-line vote. Senate Bill 749, sponsored by Sen. Saddam Azlan Salim, D-Fairfax, was reported from committee after lawmakers adopted a substitute
[ad_1] Topline President Donald Trump appeared to break with Second Amendment advocates who have backed Alex Pretti’s legal carry of a gun during protests in Minnesota on Saturday, telling reporters Tuesday, “You can’t walk in with guns” when asked about a Border Patrol agent’s fatal shooting of Pretti. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Gun rights groups are fiercely disputing the Trump administration’s efforts to justify the killing of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents on grounds that he was armed, noting that attending a protest doesn’t limit Second Amendment rights. “You cannot bring a firearm loaded with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that
[ad_1] Topline Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., condemned the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good on Tuesday, the latest prominent Republican calling on federal immigration enforcement agents to “reassess their current tactics,” as a growing coalition of Republicans break from the Trump administration. Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence participates in a television interview outside
[ad_1] Richmond resident Emily Turner, a friend of the late Adam Turck who died to gun violence, sheds a tear while participating in a litany outside of Virginia’s state Capitol on Jan. 19, 2026. (Photo by Charlotte Rene Woods/Virginia Mercury) Democratic lawmakers on Monday advanced a sweeping slate of gun safety proposals — many of
[ad_1] As arguments over U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement authority and behavior crosses aisle lines, another debate has transpired in the wake of a protestor’s death over the weekend: whether guns are allowed to be carried by the public at protests. (Port City Daily/Charlie Fossen) SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — As arguments over U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
[ad_1] One big upside of the smartphone era is that it has become impossible for authorities to tell egregious lies about heavily videoed events and retain any semblance of credibility. The Trump Administration is struggling to find a foothold in the face of the national backlash over the extensively documented execution of ICE execution of
[ad_1] Faced with broad outcry over the killing of a protester Saturday in Minneapolis, the White House pulled a top border official from the city on Monday and tried to distance US president Donald Trump from the response of his most senior officials, who had immediately characterised the man fatally shot by federal agents as