Hilarious, just because a guy with a gun dies the NRA is attacking the government.

Nothing will come of this, nothing about what the government did infringed on his 2A rights.

He didn't brandish the weapon, but he did conceal and bring one, causing more risk to him and community. As every good anti-2A person (like myself) knows heightens the risk and the intensity of the encounter. There are even ADs in Santa Clara on how to ask your neighbors if they have weapons on the premises. Why?

Because guns are ------- dangerous.

Lumpers cheering the NRA's stance really show they don't care about guns, they just hate Trump and/or Republicans, anything to own the CONS.

If you really cared you'd argue SEE this is what guns in the hands of the public creates and we should ban weapons in public spaces.

Gun owners: watch the video of those ICE raids. That could happen at your house, and sooner than you think. Your possession of a firearm makes you a threat to a tyrant...

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Ridiculous, they didn't kill him just because he had a gun. They killed him because he had a gun and was irresponsible in its use.

There are MN laws about duty to inform if you interact with LEO's Also every CCW class teaches that interacting with law enforcement is a situation that can go south quickly when carrying out in public. The CCW --------- inform the officer of possession, and turn over the weapon if instructed.

Guns are dangerous to be around, dangerous to own, and should be handled with respect. Pretti didn't take his responsibility seriously.

#6 | POSTED BY A_FRIEND
#4 | POSTED BY A_FRIEND

Hows that medication working? Do you need to see your Dr weekly? You might look into that.

I am not a gun owner, and generally am opposed to gun ownership, but...

The fuss about the victim being armed while on the streets appears to me to be the first step in the confiscation of firearms in private hands.

It wasn't that he was armed on the streets, this is such an equivocation, omitting facts to conform to a narrative, it's that he was irresponsible.

He obstructed an officer of the law without saying he was armed, with a concealed weapon. The subduing of Pretti was going as many of these interaction do, him struggling and resisting. Officers then discovered the concealed weapon, yelled "GUN", removed it from the struggle. Were there more weapons? Who knew at that time? Only Pretti knew. Until Pretti is subdued and searched only can they then declare "CLEAR".

Then things get strange, either the weapon accidentally discharged (twitchy trigger on SIG pistols) as the officer was walking away with the weapon or when Pretti in his struggle, got on his knee and reached to his back where the weapon was previously holstered was then shot (famous photo TruthNLies posted). The officers reacted, knowing the suspect had/has a gun.

The investigation will determine the timing of the events, I believe when he reached to his back hip, the first shot had just rung out, but the videos/audio are too jumpy to make a solid determination. Ergo IMO the weapon had an accidental discharge, and the other officers reacted to the sound (first shot, then tiny pause, then multiple shots are fired).

Tragic, all because a person brought a concealed weapon to a protest, which is his right, but doesn't absolve someone from being irresponsible.