"Minnesota has had it."
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President Donald Trump unloaded on Minnesota elected officials Saturday in the wake of the fatal federal immigration officer shooting earlier that morning, going as far as to accuse state leadership of “inciting insurrection.”
A 37-year-old Minneapolis resident was killed Saturday after several federal officers opened fire after having wrestled and beat the individual in a chaotic scene captured on video. The killing has sparked outrage across the nation, including in the city of Minneapolis where hundreds of protesters have clashed with police.
“Much of what you’re witnessing is a COVER UP for this Theft and Fraud. The Mayor and the Governor are inciting Insurrection, with their pompous, dangerous, and arrogant rhetoric!” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.
The individual killed by federal officers was accused by the Department of Homeland Security of approaching officers “with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun.” The agency also alleged that the individual’s behavior was consistent with someone who “wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement,” though facts of the incident have yet to be verified.
In his social media post, Trump shared an image of the individual’s supposed firearm, along with some questions of his own.
“This is the gunman’s gun, loaded (with two additional full magazines!), and ready to go – What is that all about?” Trump wrote.
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The Minneapolis protester fatally shot by a federal officer was ICU nurse Alex Pretti, his parents say
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Looks like ICE agents tried to take people's phones away from them after the shooting.
https://www.reddit.com/r/law/comments/1qluenq/video_showing_ice_agents_taking_phones_from/
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Looks like ICE agents tried to take people's phones away from them after the shooting.
https://www.reddit.com/r/law/comments/1qluenq/video_showing_ice_agents_taking_phones_from/
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I expect that the NRA will send millions of 2nd Amendment fundamentalist Americans pouring into the streets to protest the assassination of a lawfully carrying white man ...
Crazy economist who likes to write about higher education.
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I expect that the NRA will send millions of 2nd Amendment fundamentalist Americans pouring into the streets to protest the assassination of a lawfully carrying white man ...
@Piano-Dad said in "Minnesota has had it.":
I expect that the NRA will send millions of 2nd Amendment fundamentalist Americans pouring into the streets to protest the assassination of a lawfully carrying white man ...
I had a similar thought earlier today, wondering what the reaction of supporters of the 2nd Amendment might be.
Well....from the MN Gun Owners Caucus:
We are deeply concerned by this morning’s reports that a federal law enforcement operation in Minneapolis resulted in the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by federal agents. According to local officials, the man was legally armed, a firearm was recovered at the scene, and he is believed to have been a lawful gun owner and permit to carry holder.
Many critical facts remain unknown.
We do not yet have an independent account of what initiated the encounter or what triggered the use of deadly force. Despite widespread speculation regarding intent, there has been no evidence produced indicating an intent to harm the officers. We are calling for a full and transparent investigation by both state and federal authorities.
Every peaceable Minnesotan has the right to keep and bear arms—including while attending protests, acting as observers, or exercising their First Amendment rights. These rights do not disappear when someone is lawfully armed, and they must be respected and protected at all times.
https://gunowners.mn/press-release-shooting-death-alex-pretti/
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I expect that the NRA will send millions of 2nd Amendment fundamentalist Americans pouring into the streets to protest the assassination of a lawfully carrying white man ...
@Piano-Dad
No doubt
