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The sound bytes around the Pretti story evade both context and personal responsibility. No one has the right to charge into a law enforcement operation and confront officers. It's a crime. Carrying a gun while doing so makes it more volatile.

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CSPAN

125,367 views • 7 months ago

The line on Alex Pretti isn't that it's illegal to bring a gun to a demonstration. It's not, and it shouldn't be. It's that it is reckless, irresponsible, and above all very dumb to bring a gun when you know you will be in a hostile confrontation with law enforcement.

The line on Alex Pretti isn't that it's illegal to bring a gun to a demonstration. It's not, and it shouldn't be. It's that it is reckless, irresponsible, and above all very dumb to bring a gun when you know you will be in a hostile confrontation with law enforcement.

Blake Neff

155,672 views • 6 months ago

POSOBIEC: When you look at the Alex Pretti situation in totality, he disrupted a law enforcement operation and interjected himself irresponsibly and resisted while armed

POSOBIEC: When you look at the Alex Pretti situation in totality, he disrupted a law enforcement operation and interjected himself irresponsibly and resisted while armed

Jack Posobiec

179,786 views • 6 months ago

While one law enforcement death is too many, this is one bright spot — the amount of law enforcement deaths in the line of duty dropped 25% from 2024 to 2025, and that's the lowest number of law enforcement line of duty deaths since 1943. We're very thankful for that, and it matters who's in charge. That's an objective fact and it's a direct correlation to public policy. Republicans are going to continue to pursue legislation that makes officers safer and will also continue to advance transformational policies like No Tax on Overtime, which tens of thousands of law enforcement officers and their families have already benefited from and they're telling us about it when we go home.

While one law enforcement death is too many, this is one bright spot — the amount of law enforcement deaths in the line of duty dropped 25% from 2024 to 2025, and that's the lowest number of law enforcement line of duty deaths since 1943. We're very thankful for that, and it matters who's in charge. That's an objective fact and it's a direct correlation to public policy. Republicans are going to continue to pursue legislation that makes officers safer and will also continue to advance transformational policies like No Tax on Overtime, which tens of thousands of law enforcement officers and their families have already benefited from and they're telling us about it when we go home.

Speaker Mike Johnson

18,632 views • 3 months ago

Blocking law enforcement is where I’m done. Seventy-seven million Americans voted for this. Law enforcement is carrying out the will of the people. Blocking officers or interfering with arrests is a federal crime. It is impeding federal officers under 18 U.S.C. § 111, punishable by up to 8 years, and up to 20 years if it materially delays an arrest. Doing it to help someone evade capture is obstruction of justice under 18 U.S.C. § 1512, also up to 20 years. This is not protest. It is criminal obstruction. Arrest them and move on. Felonies have consequences, including not voting for a while.

Blocking law enforcement is where I’m done. Seventy-seven million Americans voted for this. Law enforcement is carrying out the will of the people. Blocking officers or interfering with arrests is a federal crime. It is impeding federal officers under 18 U.S.C. § 111, punishable by up to 8 years, and up to 20 years if it materially delays an arrest. Doing it to help someone evade capture is obstruction of justice under 18 U.S.C. § 1512, also up to 20 years. This is not protest. It is criminal obstruction. Arrest them and move on. Felonies have consequences, including not voting for a while.

Sovey

22,003 views • 6 months ago

♦️ JMPD IN ACTION ♦️ A driver, allegedly a SANDF member, was arrested for drink-and-driving and attempting to evade law enforcement. The suspect has been processed in line with the law. No one is above the law. Investigations are ongoing. #BuyaMthethoManjeNamhlanje

♦️ JMPD IN ACTION ♦️ A driver, allegedly a SANDF member, was arrested for drink-and-driving and attempting to evade law enforcement. The suspect has been processed in line with the law. No one is above the law. Investigations are ongoing. #BuyaMthethoManjeNamhlanje

COJ People’s MMC Public Safety

21,853 views • 6 months ago

Here is another snippet of my conversation with Ryan James Girdusky. There is a societal cost to enforcing the law and that cost is paid by society through danger to both our law enforcement officers and our civilians. This cost is an inevitability built it to the reality of enforcement and human nature. But America’s officers are very well trained and considering the size of our country and the number of officers or civilians lost during enforcement — we’re very successful at keeping this cost to a minimum. American law enforcement leaders are dedicated to a constant and continuing effort to minimize risks to both officers and civilians. Every life lost in an enforcement operation becomes a learning experience for officers throughout the country. Our law enforcement leaders have done a tremendous job developing training and strategies that have rendered use-of-force tragedies into anomalies. Americans should be very proud of where we are today as far as training of our officers.

Here is another snippet of my conversation with Ryan James Girdusky. There is a societal cost to enforcing the law and that cost is paid by society through danger to both our law enforcement officers and our civilians. This cost is an inevitability built it to the reality of enforcement and human nature. But America’s officers are very well trained and considering the size of our country and the number of officers or civilians lost during enforcement — we’re very successful at keeping this cost to a minimum. American law enforcement leaders are dedicated to a constant and continuing effort to minimize risks to both officers and civilians. Every life lost in an enforcement operation becomes a learning experience for officers throughout the country. Our law enforcement leaders have done a tremendous job developing training and strategies that have rendered use-of-force tragedies into anomalies. Americans should be very proud of where we are today as far as training of our officers.

Marina Medvin 🇺🇸

28,927 views • 7 months ago

It sounds like the Governor of Minnesota is encouraging people to obstruct federal law enforcement That’s a crime He has a lot of responsibility here

It sounds like the Governor of Minnesota is encouraging people to obstruct federal law enforcement That’s a crime He has a lot of responsibility here

Josh Hawley

81,808 views • 7 months ago

BREAKING: Greg Bovino blatantly tries to create a bogus narrative over ICE's murder of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minnesota today. He seemingly claims that because Pretti had a gun in his waist-ban (legally), it can be assumed that he wanted to "massacre law enforcement," and that gave ICE a right to shoot and kill him. Where are all of the Pro-Second Amendment people? You've gone from being against creating larger restrictions for guns to suddenly cheering on as law-enforcement kills somebody merely for legally owning a gun? It's clear as day in the videos that the officer took the gun from Pretti before he was shot multiple times and killed. This is murder!

BREAKING: Greg Bovino blatantly tries to create a bogus narrative over ICE's murder of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minnesota today. He seemingly claims that because Pretti had a gun in his waist-ban (legally), it can be assumed that he wanted to "massacre law enforcement," and that gave ICE a right to shoot and kill him. Where are all of the Pro-Second Amendment people? You've gone from being against creating larger restrictions for guns to suddenly cheering on as law-enforcement kills somebody merely for legally owning a gun? It's clear as day in the videos that the officer took the gun from Pretti before he was shot multiple times and killed. This is murder!

Ed Krassenstein

842,016 views • 7 months ago

Kash Patel: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple. You don't have a right to break the law." (Pretti was carrying a gun legally.)

Kash Patel: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple. You don't have a right to break the law." (Pretti was carrying a gun legally.)

Aaron Rupar

5,353,429 views • 6 months ago

“This is a violent riot when you have someone showing up with weapons,” Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said during a press conference following the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti by a federal immigration agent. "This individual showed up to impede a law enforcement operation and assaulted our officers," Noem said. "They responded according to their training and took action to defend the officer's life and those of the public around him." Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said Pretti had a valid permit to carry a gun and videos from the incident do not show Pretti approaching agents with a weapon in his hands.

“This is a violent riot when you have someone showing up with weapons,” Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said during a press conference following the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti by a federal immigration agent. "This individual showed up to impede a law enforcement operation and assaulted our officers," Noem said. "They responded according to their training and took action to defend the officer's life and those of the public around him." Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said Pretti had a valid permit to carry a gun and videos from the incident do not show Pretti approaching agents with a weapon in his hands.

CBS News

216,142 views • 6 months ago

Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus on the shooting of Alex Pretti: “…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…”

Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus on the shooting of Alex Pretti: “…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…”

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸

142,967 views • 7 months ago

Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino held a press conference portraying CBP shooting victim Alex Pretti as a dangerous assassin who was intending to “massacre” law enforcement. For every one of Bovino’s assertions, there’s a growing amount of first-hand video and eyewitness accounts that point to the total opposite. Bovino claims that Pretti approached law enforcement with a weapon. In fact, Pretti appears to be filming on his phone and then steps in front of an agent after he pepper sprays and pushes another bystander to shield her. MPD has confirmed Alex Pretti was licensed to own and carry a gun. There is no footage showing him pulling it on law enforcement during the encounter. On the contrary, multiple videos, including a freeze-frame analysis of the one BT first posted this morning, show an agent appearing to remove the firearm from Alex Pretti’s holster before the first shot from CBP. With more information still coming out, BT journalists remain in Minnesota and will continue to ensure the facts of this story are not distorted.

Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino held a press conference portraying CBP shooting victim Alex Pretti as a dangerous assassin who was intending to “massacre” law enforcement. For every one of Bovino’s assertions, there’s a growing amount of first-hand video and eyewitness accounts that point to the total opposite. Bovino claims that Pretti approached law enforcement with a weapon. In fact, Pretti appears to be filming on his phone and then steps in front of an agent after he pepper sprays and pushes another bystander to shield her. MPD has confirmed Alex Pretti was licensed to own and carry a gun. There is no footage showing him pulling it on law enforcement during the encounter. On the contrary, multiple videos, including a freeze-frame analysis of the one BT first posted this morning, show an agent appearing to remove the firearm from Alex Pretti’s holster before the first shot from CBP. With more information still coming out, BT journalists remain in Minnesota and will continue to ensure the facts of this story are not distorted.

BreakThrough News

41,963 views • 7 months ago

We are a law-and-order state and want more law enforcement officers, like Officer Bernard Gonzales, to make the move to the Sunshine State.

We are a law-and-order state and want more law enforcement officers, like Officer Bernard Gonzales, to make the move to the Sunshine State.

Ron DeSantis

389,790 views • 3 years ago

Toronto police receive a call that a man is pointing a gun at people in the downtown core. Police arrive and try to wrestle the gun from him. He breaks free with the weapon and points it at officers. More officers arrive and manage to make him surrender with gun butts to the head. No one was killed.

Toronto police receive a call that a man is pointing a gun at people in the downtown core. Police arrive and try to wrestle the gun from him. He breaks free with the weapon and points it at officers. More officers arrive and manage to make him surrender with gun butts to the head. No one was killed.

keep6ixsolid

77,017 views • 14 days ago

CNN law enforcement analyst/former D.C. and Philly police chief Charles Ramsey on the man with a gun being shot dead by federal law enforcement: "The tension is so high there that it really doesn't matter if it's a justified shooting or not. People are not going to -- are not going to take it that way, b/c DHS has zero credibility. DOJ has zero credibility. They'll be doing the investigation and if people are not going to believe whatever the findings are, that's just the reality. They're on the street right now. And it's very unfortunate"

CNN law enforcement analyst/former D.C. and Philly police chief Charles Ramsey on the man with a gun being shot dead by federal law enforcement: "The tension is so high there that it really doesn't matter if it's a justified shooting or not. People are not going to -- are not going to take it that way, b/c DHS has zero credibility. DOJ has zero credibility. They'll be doing the investigation and if people are not going to believe whatever the findings are, that's just the reality. They're on the street right now. And it's very unfortunate"

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112,824 views • 7 months ago

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COJ People’s MMC Public Safety

75,153 views • 6 months ago

She was obstructing federal agents carrying out a lawful operation from the start. That’s already a crime. She then ignored lawful orders, escalated the situation, and accelerated her vehicle into an agent. That’s when she was shot. None of this was unavoidable. If she hadn’t been breaking the law and obstructing law enforcement, it wouldn’t have happened. It really is that simple.

She was obstructing federal agents carrying out a lawful operation from the start. That’s already a crime. She then ignored lawful orders, escalated the situation, and accelerated her vehicle into an agent. That’s when she was shot. None of this was unavoidable. If she hadn’t been breaking the law and obstructing law enforcement, it wouldn’t have happened. It really is that simple.

Jeffery Mead

74,837 views • 7 months ago

"The Republican Party stands for the rule of law. And the people in charge of this are doing this thoroughly, carefully, and methodically. They're investigating and gathering all the facts. And to do this appropriately, and to do it in a manner that upholds our constitutional responsibility, requires time, it requires a sound process." -Speaker Mike Johnson discussing the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.

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