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Something remarkable happened on January 26, 2026 — a show long known for reflexive anti-gun rhetoric actually acknowledged the constitutional right to keep and bear arms while reacting to a brutal government shooting. The usually predictable panel on The View spent time not just mourning the victim but grappling with whether government agents had overstepped and whether citizens’ rights were being trampled. That rare moment of clarity landed like a jolt to anyone who had been told for years that the Second Amendment is the problem.
Sunny Hostin, Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines and Alyssa Farah Griffin each pushed back against attempts to erase legal gun ownership in the conversation about Alex Pretti, who was reportedly carrying a permitted handgun when he was fatally shot. Hostin explicitly noted that Pretti had a permit and was allowed to carry, and the hosts connected the right to bear arms to the very real danger of unchecked government power. For conservatives who have been warning about government overreach, hearing that from cable daytime hosts felt like vindication.
Don’t be fooled into thinking this was a permanent conversion. This outlet and its colleagues have spent years lecturing Americans about banning entire classes of weapons and treating gun owners like villains, and when convenient they flip to performative calls for “safety.” The hypocrisy is glaring: the same people who routinely argue for disarmament suddenly remember the Founders’ warnings when a live example of government force is on camera. That contradiction is why millions distrust the cultural elite and why the Constitution matters more than ever.
The raw facts of the case only strengthen the conservative argument that citizens must remain vigilant and that civil liberties must be defended from any branch of government that thinks it can act without consequence. Video of the incident and the outcry that followed make clear this isn’t an abstract debate about rights — it’s about real Americans facing real violence, sometimes at the hands of those sworn to protect them. If the mainstream media and liberal commentators finally feel a flicker of concern when the government acts wrongly, that should be turned into sustained pressure for accountability, not a one-off talking point.
Patriots should take this moment and drive it home: constitutional rights are not negotiable planks to be picked up and dropped depending on the narrative of the day. Demand answers, support lawful self-defense, and hold elected officials and agencies accountable when they betray the public trust. If a left-leaning daytime panel can admit the obvious in the face of evidence, then every decent American can double down on defending liberty and ensuring our Bill of Rights is respected for everyone, every day.
