Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) blasted Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) on Friday as a “Second Amendment imposter” for defending the Border Patrol killing of Alex Pretti, promptingRep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) blasted Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) on Friday as a “Second Amendment imposter” for defending the Border Patrol killing of Alex Pretti, prompting

‘Gaslighter’: MAGA lawmaker loses it when called out on 2nd Amendment hypocrisy

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) blasted Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) on Friday as a “Second Amendment imposter” for defending the Border Patrol killing of Alex Pretti, prompting a fiery response from Fine that included a slew of insults.

Pretti was pepper-sprayed, beaten and shot dead in Minneapolis over the weekend by Border Patrol officers, a killing that the Trump administration has defended even though Pretti was lawfully carrying a gun.

While Americans are permitted to legally carry firearms during peaceful protests – as many did during the COVID-19 pandemic to protest lockdowns – Fine took the side of the Trump administration and fiercely defended Pretti’s killing, despite his past remarks suggesting he was an uncompromising defender of the Second Amendment.

“Second Amendment impostor and hypocrite Randy Fine has no problem with federal agents confiscating a citizen’s lawful firearm and then shooting him dead with ten bullets ,” Raskin wrote in a social media post on X.

“You don’t lose your Second Amendment rights because you’re lawfully exercising your First Amendment rights. Fine isn’t a constitutional patriot – he’s a Trump toady and autocratic sycophant.”

Fine couldn’t help but respond to Raskin’s criticisms, launching his own slew of attacks on the Maryland Democrat.

“You’re an idiot, and worse, a gaslighter. Pretti engaged physically with law enforcement while carrying a gun, something every responsible gun owner knows not to do,” Fine wrote in a response to Raskin’s remarks.

“This after he spit on them, physically attacked them, and called on them to hurt him. When you FA, you FO. Your fetish for illegal immigrants over the safety of Americans is sick, disgusting, and shameful.”

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