A U.S. citizen was shot and killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis this weekend, and once again the usual partisan narratives are insufficient to explain this unnecessary loss of life. A 37-year-old ICU nurse named Alex Pretti was killed during an immigration enforcement operation. Federal officials say he “approached agents with a handgun and resisted attempts to disarm him,” claims that video evidence and bystanders contradict. Trump administration spokespeople condemned Pretti for bringing a gun to a protest. That was his right according to the Second Amendment of the Constitution. It is also ironic that the same party that championed Kyle Rittenhouse for bringing a gun to a Black Lives Matter protest would condemn this person for the same action. Democrats have found themselves in the unusual position of defending legal firearm possession. This is also interesting given their condemnation of Kyle Rittenhouse. The media is also offering an excuse to the firearm. They say that the Sig Sauer P320 9mm has a propensity to fire accidentally and that the agents may have fired as a result of hearing the unintended discharge. That explanation shifts responsibility away from the agents while failing to address the core questions: whether force was justified, whether agents were properly trained, and what rights protesters retain when federal law enforcement is involved. Even conservative voices and gun rights groups have condemned the federal actions and official explanation. The National Rifle Association blasted comments by a Trump-appointed federal prosecutor suggesting armed civilians who approach law enforcement could be “likely justified” targets, calling that sentiment “dangerous and wrong” and urging officials to await a full investigation rather than demonize law-abiding citizens. The Wall Street Journal reports that President Trump will review this shooting and is willing to withdraw ICE from Minnesota perhaps sooner than planned. The post Minneapolis Shooting Exposes the Limits of Partisan Narratives appeared first on Redacted.