[ad_1] If “you bring a gun” to Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro warned during a Fox News interview on Monday, “you’re going to jail.” Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, was touting her crime-fighting efforts, elaborating on her argument that “taking guns off the street” helps prevent homicides, carjackings, and robberies. But her

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Washington, D.C.’s chief federal prosecutor, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, seemed to backtrack on her previous comments regarding the arrest of lawful gun owners who came to the District following backlash from Second Amendment (2A) advocates. During an appearance on Fox News on Monday, Pirro said that anyone who brings a gun to

[ad_1] U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is under fire over her anti-gun remarks, becoming the latest Trump administration official caught in a firearms backlash. Her threat to jail anyone who brings a gun into Washington, D.C., has set off a revolt across the political spectrum, spearheaded by right-wing gun groups and GOP lawmakers. “You bring a

[ad_1] United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro came under fire after saying anyone who carried a firearm in the nation’s capital should “count on going to jail” during a Monday Fox News appearance. Pirro’s comments came after the Trump administration received criticism for several comments it made about the Jan. 24

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[ad_1] WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, the top federal prosecutor in the District of Columbia, is facing widespread criticism from conservatives after she said in a Fox News interview Monday that anyone who brings a gun into the nation’s capital would face jail time. “You bring a gun into the district, you mark my

[ad_1] In the six days since federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents shot and killed a second Minneapolis resident, VA nurse Alex Pretti, Congressman Gabe Evans has made 12 Facebook posts, 15 posts to Instagram and X, and published a newsletter with 10 news blurbs. None of these mention the shooting death of Americans

[ad_1] The National Rifle Association (NRA) pushed back on President Donald Trump’s statement that Alex Pretti should not have been carrying a gun. The gun-advocacy group urged a full investigation and warned against demonizing law-abiding citizens. The NRA unequivocally believes that all law-abiding citizens have a right to keep and bear arms anywhere they have

[ad_1] KJZZ’s Friday NewsCap revisits some of the biggest stories of the week from Arizona and beyond. Matt Benson of Veridus and Sam Richard with Consilium Consulting join The Show to talk calls for Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes’ resignation after comments she made about masked ICE agents and “stand your ground” laws, how Gov.

[ad_1] Roberta Tarnove was horrified last week when she learned that a man protesting ICE was shot and killed in Minneapolis. And it wasn’t just because someone was dead. The 65-year-old Jewish resident of Los Angeles was also distressed that federal officials said the agents were justified in shooting Alex Pretti because they believed he

[ad_1] Hayley Day / The Daily News  Geof Richie’s father was a U.S. National Guardsman who taught him to shoot in Alaska. By 19, Richie secured his first concealed carry permit in Anchorage. On Tuesday, the now 50-year-old Longview resident protested along Ocean Beach Highway near Safeway, with his .40-caliber semiautomatic pistol in a holster

[ad_1] David Colburn David Colburn In the wake of the tragic killing of Alex Pretti on Saturday, even some of the Trump administration’s most fervent allies were taken aback by the federal government’s rush to cast a man who was lawfully carrying his firearm as a violent threat and a would-be domestic terrorist.Within hours of

[ad_1] Local NRA member condemns Pretti killing The tragic murder of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by federal officers has opened my eyes to a massive divide in our country. Reviewing the incident on different sources and reading comments, I was appalled by people condoning this shooting. In years past, corruption found in some local law

[ad_1] Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly. Quotes of the week The death of Alex Pretti was a preventable tragedy that stemmed from Minnesota undermining federal law. As President Trump said, the matter is being investigated and the facts will

[ad_1] In the same VFW dining hall just north of Minneapolis, two gun owners are worlds apart on the topic of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse shot to death in a scuttle with border patrol agents on Saturday. “I don’t understand why he had to have a weapon there that day,” said David Manley,

[ad_1] Alex Jefferey Pretti was a 37-year-old ICU nurse. On Jan. 24, he was wrestled to the ground by a half dozen Border Patrol agents and had his legally owned concealed carry firearm taken from his waist. Seconds later, he was killed, shot ten times in five seconds.  Renee Nicole Good was a 37-year-old mother

[ad_1] The latest local, regional and national news events of the day are presented by the ABC 6 News Team, along with updated sports, weather and traffic. (ABC 6 News) — The shooting death of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis is drawing bipartisan criticism from prominent gun rights advocates nationwide. And in Minnesota,

[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

[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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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)