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From Minneapolis, new questions on guns
Ira Porter
In Minneapolis, the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents has pushed many questions to the fore. One that Patrik Jonsson explores for us today: How does the idea of constitutional gun rights as a defense against tyranny coexist with law enforcement tactics seen by some as pushing constitutional boundaries?
鈥淭his is the most extreme test case for the claims of gun groups over the last couple of decades,鈥� Chad Kautzer, an associate professor of philosophy at Lehigh University, tells Patrik. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a heightened moment of contradiction and revelation.鈥�
