[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] 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] Here at The Dispatch, we make a point of sitting out the race to be first to get it wrong on a story, and there is much that we do not know about the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday. That said, I will for the purpose of this

[ad_1] A number of Trump Administration officials, along with Democratic leaders and gun control groups, seemed to switch jerseys on the Second Amendment and whether it was okay to bring a firearm to a protest in the wake of the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis this weekend. Pretti was shot by

[ad_1] The right to bear arms in America has been a near-universal talking point, even a purity test, for Republicans and their allies for decades. But the shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis has divided the right into two camps — those who justify the shooting as a proportionate law enforcement

[ad_1] Another US citizen has allegedly been killed by immigration agents in Minnesota, raising tensions between state and federal governments. The actions of the federal agencies involved has drawn fierce criticism not only from former Democratic presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, but also America’s powerful pro-gun lobby, the National Rifle Association (NRA). If you

[ad_1] Donald Trump has declined to say whether the federal officer who fatally shot Alex Pretti acted appropriately, as he said his administration was reviewing the incident. The US president told the Wall Street Journal in a short interview that immigration enforcement officers would leave the Minneapolis area “at some point”. The publication said Trump

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — Top Los Angeles federal prosecutor Bill Essayli faced blistering criticism from gun rights groups, including the NRA, after he posted on X Saturday about the fatal shooting of a U.S citizen in Minneapolis by federal immigration officers. Essayli, the first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, wrote: “If

[ad_1] The gunning down of Alex Pretti by border patrol agents outside a Minneapolis coffee shop at around 9am on Saturday morning was traumatic for those who witnessed it in person. It is also deeply shocking for the public in the United States, who have seen it replayed over and over again on TV and

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — A growing number of Republicans are pressing for a deeper investigation into federal immigration tactics in Minnesota after a US Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, a sign that the Trump administration’s accounting of events may face bipartisan scrutiny. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino sought testimony

[ad_1] Los Angeles’ top federal prosecutor Bill Essayli double down on his full-throated support for immigration agents following the fatal shooting in Minneapolis of anti-ICE protester Alex Pretti. “If you approach law enforcement with a gun, there is a high likelihood they will be legally justified in shooting you. Don’t do it!” Essayli warned in

[ad_1] Kristi Noem is a liar, but so is everyone else who keeps propping up the Liar in Chief. I have written extensively for years about the corrosive effects of Donald Trump’s lies and how they are infecting entire populations of people and now the world order. And I have warned there are deadly consequences

[ad_1] The killing of a US citizen by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis on Saturday triggered a wave of criticism, from family members and local leaders to Hollywood stars. Federal agents shot Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, less than three weeks after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed Renee

[ad_1] In the wake of the execution of a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis at the hands of a federal force, Republicans abandoned all pretenses that they support the rights of Americans to be armed to stand up to a tyrannical government. Led by Donald Trump, one after another left no doubt that the protections provided

[ad_1] Charlie Kirk’s quote on the 2nd Amendment is going viral after the tragic killing of the Minneapolis nurse on Saturday. Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old nurse, was fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent in Minnesota. The video of the confrontation, and the subsequent shooting went viral quickly, causing outrage when tempers were already simmering

[ad_1] When an unaccountable secret police can execute people in the streets of America, in broad daylight and while knowingly being filmed, fascism isn’t on the horizon; it is here. Listen To This Story When an ICE agent killed Renee Good earlier this month, we were careful not to refer to the shooting as “murder,”

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[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Supreme Court’s conservative majority raised tough questions Tuesday over a state law that requires a property owner’s explicit permission before lawful gun owners can bring their firearms into private businesses generally open to the public, like shopping malls. In spirited courtroom oral arguments, the question

[ad_1] Uncloseted Media published this story on Jan. 20. By NICO DiALESANDRO | One year ago today, Donald Trump was inaugurated as president of the United States for the second time. Since then, he and his administration have waged an all-out attack on the LGBTQ community by slashing crucial health and support programs, pressuring states

[ad_1] Throughout his presidency, President Joe Biden issued a number of executive orders and set many strategies aimed at reducing gun violence.  In his first year back in the White House, President Donald Trump took a sledgehammer to nearly all of them.  “Every single Biden attack on gun owners and manufacturers will be terminated my

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[ad_1] Watch the full KCRA 3 documentary ‘Liberty and Limits: Guns in California’ Two events in California were decades apart but left a lasting impact on both sides of the gun debate. Good evening. Recent national events from political violence to mass shootings to legal decisions have made *** mark in history. Two California events,

[ad_1] The Black Panther Party, founded in Oakland in 1966, is one of the most famous political organizations in American history, but what’s lesser known is the direct impact the party had on gun control laws in California. The Mulford Act made it a felony in California to openly carry firearms in public without a

[ad_1] Nearly eight years after a gunman murdered 17 people at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the Florida House on Thursday passed a bill that would lower the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 21 to 18. The Republican-controlled House, which passed the bill (HB 133) in a 74-37 vote,

[ad_1] The yellow school bus has taken Manuel and Patricia Oliver far. They have driven it around the country, from coast to coast, three times in the past five years, advocating for an end to gun violence on behalf of their son, Joaquin “Guac” Oliver, who was among the 17 killed in the Feb. 14,

[ad_1] Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut introduced an amendment to an appropriations bill Monday seeking to impose a massive tax increase on suppressors and certain firearms. The reconciliation bill signed into law by President Donald Trump in July contained provisions that reduced the taxes on suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns and guns described as

[ad_1] Governor Kathy Hochul wants to make it a crime in New York to simply possess digital instructions on how to produce a gun or component parts without a license. The proposal is part of her new agenda to further crack down on 3D printed guns “ghost guns.” Ms. Hochul claims that ghost guns are

[ad_1] Governor Kathy Hochul wants to make it a crime in New York simply to possess, without a license, digital instructions on how to produce a gun or component parts. The proposal is part of her new agenda to further crack down on 3D printed guns “ghost guns.” Ms. Hochul claims that ghost guns are