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VIDEO: Expert: ‘It does not appear that Alex Pretti broke any laws’
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  • January 26, 2026

Expert: ‘It does not appear that Alex Pretti broke any laws’

“Everything that he did and everything that we have seen is consistent with his Second Amendment rights while exercising his First Amendment rights,” said ABC News legal contributor James Sample.

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