Prof. Amy Sweasy Interviewed by CNN About Second Amendment Statements by the Administration

Professor Amy Sweasy was interviewed by CNN about the position statements by the Trump administration regarding Second Amendment rights after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti. FBI Director Kash Patel, was one of several administration officials who rushed to defend the shooting. He said on Fox News: “You cannot bring a firearm loaded with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It’s that simple.” Prof. Sweasy said, “It is inconsistent to hear an administration that has been very, very vocal in protecting Second Amendment rights and things like concealed-carry laws and open-carry laws to then — in a victim-blaming sense — saying, ‘Our agents aren’t responsible’ or that that this young man lost his life because of choices he made that are actually guaranteed to him by the same laws that they purport to support.”