"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

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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."

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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

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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)}