Groups typically aligned with Trump call for investigation as NRA wades into the national dialogue

You know you’ve lost the plot when the NRA isn’t happy with your treatment of the Second Amendment.

The National Rifle Association (NRA) has joined other gun lobbying and advocacy groups that are typically aligned with Donald Trump in calling for the Republican president’s administration to conduct a “full investigation” into the killing of Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old nurse who was shot dead by federal immigration officials in Minneapolis on Saturday.

Pretti was reportedly legally permitted to carry a gun and is a citizen of the US, where it is a constitutional right to bear arms. Widely circulated video of his shooting death does not depict him ever holding a gun. It does show an officer reaching to Pretti’s lower back and stepping away with what appeared to be a pistol – and Pretti being subsequently shot to death.

The NRA waded into the national dialogue over Pretti’s killing after Bill Essayli – who was appointed by Trump to temporarily serve as a US attorney in California in 2025 – posted on social media: “If you approach law enforcement with a gun, there is a high likelihood they will be legally justified in shooting you.”

In response, the NRA posted: “This sentiment … is dangerous and wrong. Responsible public voices should be awaiting a full investigation, not making generalizations and demonizing law-abiding citizens.”

  • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 days ago

    GOA, FPC, and SRA did iirc, and it was the general sentiment amongst the people at the time (I’ve been involved with 2a supporters a long time, and am one to be truthful, so I remember it). The NRA is a joke, they exist(ed, I think he’s out now) solely to line Wayne LaPierre’s pockets, they’ve long been irrelevant since well before that incident happened anyway. FPC, GOA, and to a lesser extent SRA are usually more in line with the general rabble than whatever the fuck the NRA has become, but more important is the perception of the people themselves even if it isn’t echoed by the organizations that should, that failing is on the orgs.

    You’re not wrong though, it’s just the NRA sucks and doesn’t speak for the people they claim to.