US Political News and Trump’s China visit
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The democrats that failed to properly; use the full extent of the law to oppose Trump are facing challengers from the left. The democrat party is being reshaped. So is the republican party, considering Trump can’t run in 2028, and even more so if they lose the midterms. The uniparty is struggling to stay united and comeback unchanged; the electorate has seen the face of Trump and not letting their politicians off the hook, in both parties.
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America has Finally Entered Late stage Empire phase where it will withdraw from International affairs, Its leaders will create crisis at home to maintain control over a divided populace. Foreign wars will be created to terrorise others in to submission while simultaneously causing economic misery at home. The Road Ahead for Yanks will be a very painful one. Trump is Not going anywhere.
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‘Not a cheap piece of crap’: Gun reportedly carried by Alex Pretti is widely popular among enthusiasts
The customized firearm appeared to be a version of the Sig Sauer P320, a 9mm pistol carried by law enforcement and U.S. military members.
The Department of Homeland Security shared this photo of a gun following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis man by a federal agent. (Department of Homeland Security)
Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the 37-year-old fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent on Jan. 24, was allegedly carrying a Sig Sauer 9mm pistol that is widely popular and frequently carried by U.S. military and law enforcement.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shared photographs of the gun with its slide retracted and sitting on the seat of a vehicle. Beside it is an ejectable magazine loaded with bullets.
Authorities said the gun and ammo was on Pretti’s person during a fatal confrontation with agents.
The shooting is the third involving federal agents since the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota expanded earlier this month.
Trump administration officials cast Pretti’s possession of the firearm as evidence that he had violent intentions. State and local officials quickly condemned the shooting, including some gun-rights supporters.
People with knowledge of firearms said the model is a Sig Sauer P320 with several customized features, indicative of an enthusiast. Mounted on the handgun is a detachable sight. It has a custom flat trigger and grip. Printed on the gun is “Sig Custom Works,” the insignia of the New Hampshire-based gun manufacturer’s bespoke line.
Pistols with such custom modifications are widely available to the general public. In Minnesota, handgun owners are required to obtain a permit for concealed carry. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said Pretti was legally permitted to carry a weapon.
Based on the photograph of the gun, Joshua Harrison, a firearms expert based in Huntington Beach, Calif., said the model appeared to be a P320 AXG Combat.
Harrison noted the threaded barrel of the gun. He said this design allows for attachments such as a suppressor or a compensator, used to dampen sound or help with accuracy, respectively. Harrison said the pistol is the type one might find on the gun range.
“This is not a cheap piece of crap,” Harrison said.
Rob Doar, president of Minnesota’s Gun Owners Law Center, said the P320 is well-liked in the state and typically runs about $1,300. Upgrades like the optic are less common, he said.
In 2023, GunBroker.com ranked the P320 model as the second-bestselling handgun in the U.S., after Sig Sauer’s P365. That is the same year Sig Sauer, the top pistol maker since 2018, produced more than 944,562 pistols, accounting for 94% of its total production, according to the trade publication.
Sig Sauer’s ascent tracked with the adoption by the U.S. military. Since 2018 the P320 has been the standard issue sidearm under a contract with the gunmaker to replace the M9/11 Beretta.
Federal agents, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), also carry P320s, as do many state and local law enforcement officers.
Man killed by Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse who grew up in Green Bay
Alex Pretti attended Preble High School, was a Boy Scout and sang in the Green Bay Boy Choir. He worked for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and had no criminal record.
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Man killed by Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse who grew up in Green Bay
Apparently the guy showed up at an ICE raid carrying a gun
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Starlord
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@j_hungary your comments on this recent shooting?
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Meengla
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It was terrible what happened to this man but, come on, the Renee Good death was very recent and so for this guy to go with a gun in a protest. What was he thinking??! Just because it was 'legal' for him to carry the gun, there is common sense to follow!
samsite84
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Was he breaking any laws? If not, why the excessive use of force - where are the de-escalation tactics. This is not the US I aspired to live in - there is a reason why I left India.
ICE is not trained at all. In fact, most of the law enforcement in USA has very little training to deal with such situations. Add to that the pressure being put on them (metrics), plus an open market of guns (pretty much). Situations like this unfortunately won't be the last one.
Meengla
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Yes, excessive force was used but to hide behind the 'technicality' of carrying a gun in such a violent situation was unwise, to say the least, especially after what happened to Renee Good just few days ago.
I think the ICE agents are jittery, ill trained, and probably feel they can get away, literally, with murder because the POTUS himself feels like that and provides the 'cover' for the agents. It is a shameful America but still Mr. Alex Pretti should not have carried a gun--which, even though removed from him, contributed to his death.
PS. As to what's becoming of this country, I do agree, and I don't really want to live here longer anymore. It is in general becoming a mass psychosis.
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