"I think what frustrates people [is] you remember Kyle Rittenhouse and how he was made a hero on the right. I'm sure there are people on the conservative side who are saying wait a minute, you mean you can't take a firearm to a protest? Because you were just celebrating a guy for doing it a couple of years ago,' Gowdy said."
"Gowdy continued, Alex Pretti's firearm was lawfully being carried. It is lawful to carry a gun in Minnesota. He never brandished it. He didn't point it at the cops. Rittenhouse shot and killed three people in Wisconsin amid the Black Lives Matter riots and protests of 2020; he argued the shootings were in self-defense and he was acquitted in 2021."
The shooting death of Alex Pretti prompted conservatives to question a perceived double standard between reactions to Pretti and to Kyle Rittenhouse, who was celebrated by some in 2020. Pretti lawfully carried a firearm in Minnesota, did not brandish it or point it at officers, and it remains unclear whether he was reaching for the weapon after being pepper-sprayed. Border Patrol and DHS officials publicly said Pretti intended to massacre agents, but critics say video clips do not support those claims. Some immigration agents expressed unease with official characterizations, and partisan leaders of both parties were criticized for mishandling commentary.
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