The National Rifle Association and pro-Second Amendment advocacy groups are demanding a full investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti. Earlier this year in Minneapolis — a city recently defined by violent protests and aggressive toward Immigration Customs Enforcement operations — Pretti was shot during a deliberate confrontation aimed at sabotaging federal immigration law. While he was a committed activist integrated into a network designed to disrupt ICE officers, he was also a citizen legally and lawfully carrying a handgun.

This pushback comes from the recent ICE crackdown labeled “Operation Metro Surge,” which has been largely successful with over 4,000 federal agents focused on arrests in the Twin Cities. Yet, their efforts have had their fair share of controversial issues along the way — including the deaths of Renee Good and Pretti, with the shootings occurring within a 2-mile radius of each other. This further highlights the hardships that both Americans and ICE officers are dealing with at the moment. 

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The specific case of Pretti is layered in controversy, as video evidence has been released to the public, many have taken to social media to express their opinion on the matter. Most notably, the NRA made a post on X: 

This sentiment from the First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of........

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