Why Pretti shooting was justified

The ICE Shooting Was Justified

There’s a short way to understand the ICE shooting of Alex Pretti. Watch the video. Listen to the analysis. It lines up with the law.

Andrew Branca is an attorney and a recognized expert in self-defense law. He walks through the moments that led to the shooting. He uses plain language. No fluff. Just law and facts.

Here are the key lines from Branca’s breakdown, transcribed:

• “The moment he makes contact with that officer, he’s just committed a federal felony good for eight years in a federal penitentiary.”
• “That’s why they were seeking to make his arrest because they saw him commit a forcible felony against a fellow officer.”
• “Then he’s noncompliant with arrest. He’s fighting them. Then they discover he has a gun…”
• “They take that gun. There are cries of ‘gun, gun, gun.’ The officers called to each other. He’s still noncompliant. They hear a gunshot go off. And Alex Pretty’s right hand comes from his waistline with a black object in his hand.”
• “That combination of facts is going to get you shot 999 times out of a thousand by law enforcement, and justifiably so.”

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