Several niche, left-leaning gun advocacy groups said that since Alex Pretti was killed, they can hardly keep up with the surging demand for firearms training: “People join when they’re scared,” said Philip Smith,

FBI Director Kash Patel and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem both said peaceful protesters do not carry firearms with them.

The killing of the 37-year-old ICU nurse and licensed concealed-carry holder is pitting groups of members demanding investigations and constitutional accountability against others rushing to

Claims by Trump administration officials that the man fatally shot by a federal agent in Minneapolis lacked a right to possess a firearm and that his killing was justified are being dismissed by legal experts and assailed by gun rights groups ordinarily aligned with the president.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis man fatally shot by a federal agent, for carrying a handgun and extra ammunition, remarks that risk deepening a rare rift with gun rights groups and other Republicans.

By Tim Reid and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Trump administration officials’ suggestion that Alex Pretti should not have brought a legally carried handgun to a Minneapolis protest has opened a rare rift with gun rights groups,

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, the top federal prosecutor in D.C., is facing widespread criticism from conservatives after she said in a Fox News interview Monday that anyone who brings a gun into the nation's capital would face jail time.