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Posted on 01/28/2026 6:49:24 AM PST by ShadowAce
Everyone keeps repeating the same two claims about the Pretti shooting:
“He had a right to carry.” “He had a right to film.”
Both statements are true. And both are meaningless without context.
In this episode, I explain why focusing on abstract rights while ignoring real-world behavior leads to bad conclusions — and dangerous lessons.
Carrying a firearm doesn’t make you more entitled to confrontation. It makes you more responsible for avoiding it.
Filming law enforcement doesn’t mean you can interfere with an active operation. And slogans about “rights” don’t override duty-to-retreat laws, lawful orders, or basic survival reality.
This isn’t about excusing anyone. It’s about refusing to lie to ourselves about how rights actually work when things get tense and people are armed.
If we want accountability, we also need honesty — about responsibility, context, and consequences.
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Please pull this post. I see it is a duplicate.
Is this Pritt guy the FIRST apparently-straight, white, guy that the Left has ever supported?
“He had a right to carry.” “He had a right to film.”
He DID NOT have a right to interfere with federal agents doing their jobs.
That is exactly what he chose to do - and reaped the consequences.
Funny watching the gun grabbers all of the sudden supporting the 2nd Amendment. Normally they would be shouting for more gun laws.
He's right of course, but to expect this from modern day Democrats is, to say the least, not going to happen.
Stay out of the way and let them do their jobs. Problem solved.
See Post #2
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