# use of force
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Gun-rights Groups Rebuke Administration’s Claim That an Armed Protester Justified Federal Shooting
After federal agents shot a man in Minneapolis, the Department of Homeland Security emphasised that he was armed and framed the shooting as defensive. Videos and police statements that emerged online cast doubt on that account, prompting the National Rifle Association and other gun-rights groups to demand a transparent investigation and to reject the notion that lawful carriage of a firearm alone permits officers to shoot.
Gun-Rights Groups Rebuke Trump Administration After Federal Agents Kill Armed Minneapolis Man
Federal agents in Minneapolis fatally shot a 37-year-old man; the Department of Homeland Security presented the shooting as justified because the man allegedly held a gun near officers. Bystander video and local authorities have cast doubt on that account, prompting criticism from major gun-rights groups that say lawful carriers should not be presumed culpable and that full investigations should precede public judgment.