India, Jan. 25 -- The shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday, January 24, has sparked a massive debate on gun rights. Pretti, a US citizen, was carrying a firearm when he was fatally shot by an ICE agent.

It has raised questions on the rights assigned by the 2nd Amendment on owning and carrying guns as the Trump administration has argued that "approaching an ICE agent with a gun" will result in agents being "legally justified in shooting." This stance of the Trump admin has sparked criticism from the National Rifle Association (NRA) - the US's top gun rights

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