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Gun rights groups take issue with statements blaming Minnesota victim for carrying a gun

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published January 28, 2026 at 12:01 PM EST
Demonstrators hold signs during a rally against federal immigration enforcement at Federal Courthouse Plaza on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Minneapolis. (Adam Gray/AP)
Adam Gray/AP
Demonstrators hold signs during a rally against federal immigration enforcement at Federal Courthouse Plaza on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Minneapolis. (Adam Gray/AP)

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus chair Bryan Strawser about his concerns about statements from President Trump and others that Alex Pretti, who was legally carrying a gun when border agents shot and killed him last Saturday, was somehow at fault because he was carrying a gun.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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