Because I have pledged an oath with my life - literally - to defending the constitution, even when it is to my own detriment. I don't expect you to understand.
The amount of conservative media repeating outright lies proves that what the left did to Rittenhouse is a partisan infection that can effect anyone who sees the world through a partisan filter. FYI: the man shot on Saturday never pulled a gun on federal law enforcement officers.
I don't care if you support or oppose ICE. Personally, I'm 100% behind removing EVERY SINGLE illegal immigrant. But, ICE murdered a man today simply for open carrying. Government assassinated someone for existing with the means of self-defense in a holster & a coward killed him.
In Iraq if I disarmed an Insurgent then shot him I would be breaking rocks at Leavenworth.
There needs to be accountability for this one 100% and more training until then get them away from the public because so far all I see is needless escalation.
NEW: Since yesterday's deadly shooting in MN, I've talked to more than half a dozen federal sources involved immigration enforcement, including several in senior positions, who all tell me they have grown increasingly uneasy & frustrated w/ some of the claims & narratives DHS pushed in the aftermath of the shooting.
Specifically, I'm told there is extreme frustration with DHS officials going on TV and putting out statements claiming that Alex Pretti was intending to conduct a "massacre" of federal agents or wanted to carry out "maximum damage", even after numerous videos appeared to show those claims were inaccurate. While they say it was a terrible decision to show up with a gun and inject himself into a federal law enforcement operation, there is no indication Pretti was there to murder law enforcement, as videos appear to show he never drew his holstered firearm.
These sources say this messaging from DHS officials has been catastrophic from a PR and morale perspective, as it is eroding trust and credibility - comparing it to when Democrats falsely claimed the border was closed or that Haitians were being whipped at the border.
Some of these sources have described DHS’ response to the shooting as “a case study on how not to do crisis PR”, one said they are so “fed up” that they wish they could retire, another said “DHS is making the situation worse”, and another added that “DHS is wrong” and “we are losing this war, we are losing the base and the narrative."
These sources all believe this is going to end up being what they call a “bad shoot”, a “shitty” situation that happened in seconds where agents likely heard “gun!”, then the disarmed firearm may have had an accidental discharge that spooked the agents, and they shot. The agents do not have the luxury of multiple slow motion angles - and had to make split second decisions.
All of the sources support the mass deportation agenda, but have serious hesitations about the way it is being carried out and the messaging that comes with it. Many of the sources have expressed frustration that ICE is routinely blamed for the actions of Border Patrol, a completely separate agency.
I reached out to DHS for comment on concerns that their rhetoric and comments have damaged their credibility.
DHS provided the following statement to @FoxNews:
“We have seen a highly coordinated campaign of violence against our law enforcement. This individual committed a federal crime while armed as he obstructed an active law enforcement operation. As with any situation that is evolving, we work to give swift, accurate information to the American people as more information becomes available."
Carrying a firearm is not a death sentence, it’s a Constitutionally protected God-given right, and if you don’t understand this you have no business in law enforcement or government.
@Oilfield_Rando No one is saying he shouldn’t have been arrested but saying they had the right to kill him because he was carrying a firearm is the problem here. You missed the point
Those of us who have legal carry permits know that it comes with certain requirements state by state. Having your permit and ID on you are basic stuff. No ID? That’s an illegal carry. Lawful gun owners know all this and we practice it every day
Those of us who have legal carry permits know that it comes with certain requirements state by state. Having your permit and ID on you are basic stuff. No ID? That’s an illegal carry. Lawful gun owners know all this and we practice it every day