The Trump administration said federal agents were justified in their actions in part because the man possessed a firearm. “What he has or didn’t have isn’t the issue,” said a former NRA spokesperson.
Federal immigration officers deploy tear gas in Minneapolis on Jan. 24, 2026. Abbie Parr/AP
The Trump administration is defending a federal agent shooting and killing a man in Minneapolis on Saturday in part because the man possessed a firearm.
Gun rights proponents have immediately taken issue with that argument.
Gun Owners of America, a gun-rights organization, said in a statement on social media that a full and transparent investigation by the Justice Department into the facts of the shooting is “essential.”
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