India, Jan. 28 -- Since the death of Minneapolis VA nurse Alex Pretti, social media has erupted with comparisons of Pretti with Kyle Rittenhouse, a gun rights activist who was acquitted in 2021 after fatally shooting two people during the unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 2020.

The issue of carrying a gun in public has become central to the question of accountability surrounding the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents. The federal government's line that Pretti was shot for carrying a licensed firearm has irked many gun rights advocates. It has even prompted the National Rifle Association (NRA) to react.

The Kyle Rittenhouse case has come up in discussion due to the apparent similarities with Alex Pretti's killing. Ritte...