Democratic protesters are getting themselves killed

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After another shooting involving federal immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis, it must be said clearly and plainly: Democratic “protesters” are getting themselves killed, putting themselves and others in danger with their irresponsible (and, at times, illegal) antics.

The latest controversy comes from the killing of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents. He has become the new martyr of the cause, held up by Democrats (and celebrities, and athletes) as a man killed simply for exercising his First Amendment right to protest and his Second Amendment right to carry a firearm. ‘He was disarmed before he was shot,’ they cry, ‘he was murdered for exercising his rights.’

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