Anti-gunners are scrambling to rewrite the script on Alex Pretti’s tragic shooting in Nevada, where the 30-year-old mother of three was gunned down by her ex-boyfriend during a court-ordered gun surrender—proving once again that laws don’t stop criminals, they just disarm the law-abiding. The left’s fresh narrative? Blame lax gun laws and the Second Amendment itself, ignoring that Pretti’s killer, Robert Austin Mosley, was already a prohibited person with a violent history, including prior assaults on her. Instead of celebrating the system’s supposed safeguards—like the red flag order that failed spectacularly—they’re peddling sob stories to push universal background checks and assault weapon bans, as if more paperwork would have mag-locked Mosley’s illegally obtained pistol. This is classic hoplophobia: when a domestic abuser circumvents the rules, pivot to punishing everyone else’s rights.
Dig deeper, and the hypocrisy shines. Pretti herself was a staunch 2A supporter, often posting about her concealed carry permit and the empowerment it gave her as a single mom. Her death underscores the bitter irony—anti-gun zealots cheer policies that left her defenseless at the exact moment she needed protection most, while her killer exploited the gaps they created. Groups like Everytown are flooding social media with cherry-picked clips, framing it as a loophole in surrender laws, but the real loophole is the revolving door of soft-on-crime DAs who let repeat offenders like Mosley roam free. Data from the CDC and FBI backs this: defensive gun uses outnumber criminal homicides 3-to-1, yet tragedies like Pretti’s become ammo for disarming women who need it most.
For the 2A community, this is a rallying cry. Don’t let them hijack her story—amplify Pretti’s own words on self-reliance and push back with facts: shall-issue permitting worked for her until the state stripped it away. The implications are stark; if we don’t expose these narrative flips now, expect Pretti Laws mandating more pre-crime confiscations, eroding due process for all. Arm up, speak out, and honor her legacy by fighting smarter—because the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good one, and anti-gunners want to ensure that’s never you.
