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After Alex Pretti killing in Minneapolis, Jewish gun owners confront Second Amendment tensions

JL;DR SUMMARY The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a gun-carrying protester against ICE in Minneapolis, has stirred significant controversy among Jewish gun owners. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Trump AdministrationAuthoritarianismJewish SecuritySecond AmendmentJewish Gun ClubsIce ProtestAlex PrettiJewish Gun OwnersGun Rights DebateFederal Response

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Los Angeles, California, United States
"The 65-year-old Jewish resident of Los Angeles was also distressed that federal officials said the agents were justified in shooting Alex Pretti because they believed he was armed."
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
"Roberta Tarnove was horrified last week when she learned that a man protesting ICE was shot and killed in Minneapolis."
Arizona, United States
"On the other hand, Bruce Cohen, a lifelong Jewish gun owner in Arizona who hosts the Facebook group Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership, said he believed Pretti was looking for trouble."
Washington DC, United States
"said J.N., a 59-year-old Jewish gun owner in the Washington, D.C., suburbs who requested anonymity to protect his employment."

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