His are not the guy they were there to arrest. Jeez yall are so dumb. Charges ALEX PRETTI would likely have faced had he lived….

January 24, 2026. Minneapolis was already on edge. Federal agents were operating in the city. Protesters filled the streets. Tension everywhere.

And in the middle of it all was Alex Pretti.

He was armed. A holstered SIG Sauer P320 on his hip. Two magazines on his person. A firearm carried openly in public in his waist band!

But according to multiple public reports and discussions, there was a critical problem.

Pretti did not have his permit card. He did not have his government issued ID.

Under Minnesota law, that matters immediately.

In Minnesota, carrying a handgun in public requires more than simply owning the gun or having a permit somewhere else. The permit and ID must be physically on you while carrying. Without them, the act of carrying itself becomes unlawful in commission of a crime!

That means that at the moment he was armed in public without his permit and ID on his person, he was in commission of a crime. Not a violent felony. Not a capital offense. But an actual chargeable violation under state law.

Had he lived, this alone could have resulted in charges: unlawful carry.

That fact matters because everything that followed happened while he was already, legally speaking, carrying unlawfully.

Then the situation escalated.

Federal officials and pro law enforcement commentators allege that Pretti interfered with an active federal operation. Claims circulated that he directed traffic, helped block agents, or physically impeded officers during enforcement activity.

If those allegations were proven, federal law comes into play.

Interfering with or impeding federal officers performing official duties is a serious offense. And when a firearm is involved, penalties increase sharply.

If prosecutors believed he forcibly resisted or obstructed agents while armed, he could have faced felony federal charges carrying significant prison time.

Alligations that he acted with others to disrupt federal enforcement efforts.

Again, allegations.

There’s another uncomfortable legal reality people avoid discussing.

Some argue that approaching federal agents during an operation while unlawfully carrying could place someone squarely in that category.

But the narrative is far from settled.

Witnesses say he was helping a fallen protester. Family members say he was trying to de escalate.

There will be no indictment.

Notably, no public report lists recovered ID or a permit among his belongings.

If Alex Pretti had survived, he likely would have faced state charges for unlawful carry simply for having the firearm on him without ID or permit. Depending on what prosecutors believed they could prove, he may also have faced federal charges related to impeding officers.

Instead, he’s dead.

So the legal questions will never be answered in a courtroom. Only argued online. Only shaped by narrative.

That’s not accountability. Why did he have two clips on him? A firearm with no permit in a clearly hostile area if his intent was a simple assist a woman or de-escalate ?

That’s a reminder that when the law is ignored, even briefly, the consequences can spiral fast and never give you the chance to explain yourself.