In fact, Pretti possessed a lawful permit to carry a concealed weapon, and widely-scrutinized video has shown that he was disarmed before federal agents fired 10 shots at him as he was restrained.
If they knew he had a gun, they wouldn’t have escalated to beating him.
Once they knew he had a gun, they all assumed he would use it at the first chance to defend himself with deadly force…
I’ve been saying it for over a year now: a CCW doesn’t cut it at a protest, because it’s not a visual deterrent and the second it becomes one you just brandished it at a federal agent.
A rifle is out and in your hands as normal carry, it’s not brandishing and especially when there’s more than one it is a visual deterrent that will prevent beatings, spraying, and other attacks.
Nothing concealed about it, hands on the table.
And in Minnesota if you have a handgun permit, you defacto have a rifle permit. In fact, it’s the only permit you can get, CCW/open pistol/rifle, all the same permit.
If they knew he had a gun, they wouldn’t have escalated to beating him.
Once they knew he had a gun, they all assumed he would use it at the first chance to defend himself with deadly force…
I’ve been saying it for over a year now: a CCW doesn’t cut it at a protest, because it’s not a visual deterrent and the second it becomes one you just brandished it at a federal agent.
A rifle is out and in your hands as normal carry, it’s not brandishing and especially when there’s more than one it is a visual deterrent that will prevent beatings, spraying, and other attacks.
Nothing concealed about it, hands on the table.
And in Minnesota if you have a handgun permit, you defacto have a rifle permit. In fact, it’s the only permit you can get, CCW/open pistol/rifle, all the same permit.