{"id":41498,"date":"2026-02-22T02:06:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T02:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=41498"},"modified":"2026-02-22T02:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T02:06:19","slug":"alex-prettis-ex-wife-speaks-out-about-his-firearm-and-permit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=41498","title":{"rendered":"Alex Pretti\u2019s ex\u2011wife speaks out about his firearm and permit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the space of a few gunshots, a quiet ICU nurse became a national flashpoint.<br \/>\nHis ex\u2011wife has broken her silence.<br \/>\nFederal agents insist he was a threat.<br \/>\nVideo suggests something else.<br \/>\nNow, a concealed carry permit, a semiautomatic pistol, and a fractured marriage are at the center of a country asking who pulled the trig.<\/p><div class=\"zysnv69d6636662fc4\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.zysnv69d6636662fc4 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.zysnv69d6636662fc4 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.zysnv69d6636662fc4 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.zysnv69d6636662fc4 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.zysnv69d6636662fc4 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1950061\" data-uid=\"05db0\">\n<div id=\"mgw1950061_05db0\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\" data-template-type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\" data-template-type=\"header\" data-template-placed=\"before\">\n<p>Alex Pretti\u2019s death sits at the collision point of law, fear, and perception. To his ex\u2011wife, Rachel Canoun, he was a politically engaged man who legally carried a concealed handgun, owned at least one semiautomatic pistol, and never once used it to intimidate her. To federal agents on a Minneapolis street, he was a potential lethal threat whose split\u2011second movements justified deadly force. Between those two portraits lies the unanswered question: what truly happened in the seconds before the shots were fired.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1950062\" data-uid=\"0cb86\">\n<div id=\"mgw1950062_0cb86\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\" data-template-type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\" data-template-type=\"header\" data-template-placed=\"before\">\n<p>As video footage circulates and experts dissect every frame, his lawful concealed carry status has become a symbol both sides claim. Gun rights advocates argue he embodied \u201cresponsible ownership,\u201d while critics say any armed protester escalates risk.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1950061\" data-uid=\"06a67\">\n<div id=\"mgw1950061_06a67\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\" data-template-type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\" data-template-type=\"header\" data-template-placed=\"before\">Canoun\u2019s words don\u2019t resolve the controversy; they humanize it. Her testimony forces the public to see beyond headlines and permits, and to confront how quickly a citizen can be transformed into a target.<br \/>\n<strong>READ MORE BELOW<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the space of a few gunshots, a quiet ICU nurse became a national flashpoint. 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