Republicans and Democrats switch jerseys on guns at protests after Minneapolis shooting
Politics,Gun Control And Gun Rights,Republican Party,Democratic Party,Minnesota
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Anumber of Trump Administration officials, along with Democratic leaders and gun control groups, seemed to switch jerseys on the Second Amendment and whether it was okay to bring a firearm to a protest in the wake of the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis this weekend.
Pretti was shot by federal law enforcement in Minnesota shortly after being disarmed by one of the officers as the Border Patrol agents sought to restrain him on the ground during a chaotic scrum on Saturday.
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