Alex Pretti 是否擁有槍支並不重要Federal officers line up outside as demonstrators protest outside of the Whipple federal building on January 17, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Protests have ramped up around the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area following the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an immigration enforcement agent during an incident in south Minneapolis on January 7. (Photo by Steven Garcia/The Verge)

在聯邦探員於星期六早上擊斃 Alex Pretti 後不久,國土安全部(DHS)開始散播這名死者持有武器且危險的故事。DHS 說他有一把槍。(Bellingcat 對視頻的分析得出結論,Pretti 在被槍擊時是沒有武裝的。)DHS 說他在接近探員時持有槍支。(《紐約時報》報導他手上持有的是一部手機。)Pretti 在跪下的時候死亡,周圍是持槍的邊境巡邏探員,不斷朝他開槍。美國的第二修正案受到保守派的喜愛。明尼蘇達州允許持證公開攜帶武器。Pretti 住在一個人們經常遭受襲擊的城市…… 在 The Verge 閱讀完整故事。