"For MAGA, authoritarianism is clearly the highest value, and even earlier commitments to gun rights can fall by the wayside. Mixed in with the authoritarianism is tribalism. The right believes in gun rights, but only for the right sort of people."

~ Jeet Heer

#AlexPretti #Trump #KashPatel #KristiNoem #ScottBessent #execution #murder #guns #2ndAmendment #KyleRittenhouse
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thenation.com/article/politics…

MAGA Is Proving How Little It Actually Cares About Gun Rights | The Nation

The ability to kill dissidents at will is more important to Trump and his supporters than the Second Amendment.

^{smccroskey (The Nation)}

"The coordinated messages indicate that the administration believes that attacking Pretti’s gun carry is its best chance of justifying his killing to the public, but those talking points have already sparked backlash from some of Trump’s closest allies: gun-rights activists."

#AlexPretti #Trump #KashPatel #KristiNoem #ScottBessent #execution #murder #guns #2ndAmendment #KyleRittenhouse
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"In social media posts and interviews, officials including FBI Director Kash Patel, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and even Treasury Secretary Scott Bessett have falsely argued that Pretti’s mere possession of a gun or an extra magazine was illegal or evidence of his nefarious intent."

~ Stephen Gutowski

#AlexPretti #Trump #KashPatel #KristiNoem #ScottBessent #execution #murder #guns #2ndAmendment #KyleRittenhouse
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ms.now/opinion/trump-alex-pret…

The Trump administration wants to have it both ways on gun rights

After immigration agents killed Alex Pretti Saturday, the Trump administration cast aspersions on common gun-carry practices and upset gun-rights groups.

^{Stephen Gutowski (MS NOW)}

Kyle Rittenhouse: Shot and Killed Two Protesters

Gun-toting St. Louis Couple

Bundy Father and Son’s Armed Confrontation with Federal Officials

Armed Protesters Breach Michigan State Capitol

Armed Militia Gathered Around Georgia State Capitol

Another State, Another Election Protest: Arizona

To Round It Out: January 6

#AlexPretti #Trump #KashPatel #execution #murder #guns #2ndAmendment #KyleRittenhouse
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For all the social media armchair warriors and gun fanatics now blaming Alex Pretti for his murder because he was legally carrying a gun to a protest that he never touched, Zeteo has a salient list of times these very same little fellows were praising folks openly displaying guns at protests:

#AlexPretti #Trump #KashPatel #execution #murder #guns #2ndAmendment #KyleRittenhouse
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"Minnesota has a concealed carry law that gun owners do not lose when they attend a rally. (Perhaps Trump should not have pardoned the armed, violent Jan. 6 protestors; perhaps they should not have lionized Rittenhouse.)"

#AlexPretti #Trump #KashPatel #execution #murder #guns #2ndAmendment #KyleRittenhouse
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"Well, that only applies to their own supporters, it seems. FBI director Kash Patel falsely stated on Sunday, “You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines, to any sort of protest that you want. It’s that simple.” That is a lie."

#AlexPretti #Trump #KashPatel #execution #murder #guns #2ndAmendment #KyleRittenhouse
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"Republicans have long-extolled the inviolability of 2nd Amendment, pushed for concealed carry laws, and subverted attempts to impose even minimal restrictions on gun owners. They turned Kyle Rittenhouse, an armed protestor who killed two unarmed people in Wisconsin, into a national hero."

~ Jennifer Rubin

#AlexPretti #Trump #execution #murder #guns #2ndAmendment #KyleRittenhouse
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contrarian.substack.com/p/word…

Words & Phrases

Apparently, Trump wants to erase the 4th and 2nd Amendments

^{Jennifer Rubin (The Contrarian)}

"Remember dont bring a gun to a protest, unless its an illegal fire arm and you cross state lines and your name is Kyle. Then totally bring a gun, so we can call you a hero. 😒"

#Minneapolis #Trump #ICE #DHS #MaskedThugs #AlexPretti #murder #KyleRittenhouse
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Akeem Woods (@akeemwoods) on Threads

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