"In the short statement published via X on Tuesday, however, the country's biggest gun lobby wrote: The NRA unequivocally believes that all law-abiding citizens have a right to keep and bear arms anywhere they have a legal right to be. The NRA unequivocally believes that all law-abiding citizens have a right to keep and bear arms anywhere they have a legal right to be. NRA (@NRA) January 28, 2026"
"While the NRA statement did not mention Trump by name it followed remarks by the president just hours earlier, speaking to diners during a stop in Iowa on Tuesday, where he suggested Pretti certainly shouldn't have been carrying a gun. He described the killing as a very, very unfortunate incident but added: I don't like that he had a gun. I don't like that he had two fully loaded magazines. That's a lot of bad stuff."
"Pretti was reportedly a legal gun owner, and Minnesota law permits concealed carry with a valid permit. Video circulating online appears to show one Border Patrol officer confiscating Pretti's firearm during a struggle, before another officer fatally shot him while he was unarmed and on the ground. Footage of the incident appears to confirm that Pretti did not reach for his weapon or point it at agents. Federal authorities are investigating."
Federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti, a Minnesota VA nurse, after an encounter during which video shows a Border Patrol officer confiscating his firearm and another officer shooting him while he was unarmed and on the ground. Pretti was reportedly a legal gun owner and Minnesota law permits concealed carry with a valid permit. Footage appears to confirm that Pretti did not reach for his weapon or point it at agents. Federal authorities are investigating the shooting. The NRA issued an unequivocal statement asserting that all law-abiding citizens have a right to keep and bear arms. President Trump criticized Pretti for carrying a gun and promised an investigation.
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