2A* | Second Amendment Warning Label | Minneapolis 1.24.26 | Constitutional Rights Tee

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Minneapolis. January 24, 2026. Alex Pretti — a VA ICU nurse, a legal Minnesota concealed-carry permit holder, a bystander filming with his phone — was tackled by CBP officers, disarmed by one of them, then shot ten times in five seconds by another agent's service weapon while he lay pinned and unarmed. The Second Amendment that was supposed to be the floor turned out to be the fine print.

THE STORY

The shirt is a product-warning label for a constitutional right. The asterisk is the disclaimer the White House said out loud the next day: when you are bearing arms and you are confronted by law enforcement, you are raising the assumption of risk. That is the clause the Constitution does not contain. The clause is the receipt.

THE RECEIPT

Regulatory typography — the look of a prescription bottle warning, a power-tool hazard sticker. The asterisk on 2A points to the small print: terms and conditions apply. The terms are written at the moment of confrontation, by whoever is wearing the badge. The conditions are whoever is on the other end.

WHY THIS MATTERS

A right that gets revoked by federal discretion in the field is not a right. It is a permission slip the state can pull at the last second. The Pretti case is the test. The result is the fine print.

WEAR IT

Anywhere the conversation gets to the Second Amendment and someone needs the asterisk pointed out. Say his name. Alex Pretti.