Patrick Ruddiman (@PatrickRuddiman) profile picture

🌳🌲 Outdoorsman & Conservationist 🏛 2nd Amendment Absolutist 💻 Software Engineer

Winston-Salem, NC
Joined November 2024
I did not see this coming, but my election has become an inflection point for our whole country. Today we make history. Will you be part of this historic day by voting, calling friends who can vote, posting to social media, or making a donation? Spread the word fellow patriots!
8,907
22,527
1,211
149,087
2,206,327
GM…☕️ Carry everywhere. Always. It's your right. Fuck the naysayers.
93
289
24
2,569
59,229
Patrick Ruddiman retweeted
If you say "I'm a 2A absolutist" but in the next breath imply a man was justifiably shot for not having his paperwork (this has been floated), you're not a 2A absolutist. You're a statist that believes governments have the power to grant or take God given rights at will.
The parents of Alex Pretti say their son quit his hospital job months ago and had shown “unusual behavior” recently. “He seemed to have joined some kind of group. We warned him two weeks ago — protest if you want, but don’t engage, don’t do anything stupid,” his father, Michael Pretti, told reporters. “He said he understood.” But it wasn’t until police pulled messages from Alex’s phone that the truth began to emerge — and what investigators found. It seems that Pretti's parents didn't want him participating. It seems Pretti allegedly scrubbed his social media presence one day prior to his actions leading to his death. When you make decisions based on emotions, you make poor decisions. He made bad decisions. I’m a 2A absolutist. You have a right to carry, not a privilege. But rights come with restrictions, you need your ID & permit on you. Reports say Pretti had neither. He wasn’t carrying legally.
633
262
36
2,460
93,426
DISARM ICE DEFUND ICE DISMANTLE ICE This is a reasonable, moderate position.
62
52
8
314
6,514
You have the right to bear arms. You have the right to film feds. You have the right to protest. These rights don't go away simply because they're inconvenient for the government.
3,099
2,137
169
13,317
243,178
Patrick Ruddiman retweeted
The 2nd Amendment wasn’t written to limit the people. It was written to limit the government. Remember that.
87
621
11
4,767
47,725
Patrick Ruddiman retweeted
I go armed everywhere! That means: Going armed to the grocery store. Going armed to get gas. Going armed to the doctor. Going armed to Protests. Stop acting like this isn't normal.
709
243
29
2,614
93,842
Patrick Ruddiman retweeted
144
271
21
1,602
35,125
Patrick Ruddiman retweeted
Listen. You don’t interfere with the duties of armed officers of the government. That’s just asking to be killed.
483
1,831
96
19,021
493,567
"The second amendment protects the first." "BUT HE HAD A GUN!" Choose one.
22
27
253
4,228
Patrick Ruddiman retweeted
New conservative argument: it's ok for the feds to murder you if they think you might be armed.
“HURRDURR but they had already disarmed him!” Right, right, ICE should have used their magic telepathy powers to know he was only carrying the one gun. Smart stuff, guys, brilliant
394
176
14
3,008
116,054
Patrick Ruddiman retweeted
1984 was a warning, not an instruction manual.
"THE PARTY TOLD YOU TO REJECT THE EVIDENCE OF YOUR EYES AND EARS. IT WAS THEIR FINAL, MOST ESSENTIAL COMMAND." -GEORGE ORWELL, 1984
152
284
12
2,380
73,140
Patrick Ruddiman retweeted
Jack is lying here. The officers instigated everything; he didn't roadblock anybody; he never brandished his gun once. He calls getting pushed, assaulted, and murdered as him having "engaged officers." Embarrassing propaganda slop.
Pretti was conducting an illegal armed roadblock to obstruct ICE operations, did not have ID or carry permit, engaged officers, and violently resisted arrest
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Minneapolis police and the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus confirmed Alex Pretti had a valid concealed carry permit, and bystander videos show him holding a phone rather than brandishing a gun or conducting a roadblock. bbc.com/news/articles/… fox9.com/news/ice-mn-th… theguardian.com/us-news/2026/j…
682
343
30
2,825
248,937
OmG loaDeD WitH tWo MaGaZiNeS??! We need a law against this asap!
“This is the gunman’s gun, loaded (with two additional full magazines!), and ready to go – What is that all about? Where are the local Police? Why weren’t they allowed to protect ICE Officers? The Mayor and the Governor called them off? It is stated that many of these Police were not allowed to do their job, that ICE had to protect themselves — Not an easy thing to do! Why does Ilhan Omar have $34 Million Dollars in her account? And where are the Tens of Billions of Dollars that have been stolen from the once Great State of Minnesota? We are there because of massive Monetary Fraud, with Billions of Dollars missing, and Illegal Criminals that were allowed to infiltrate the State through the Democrats’ Open Border Policy. We want the money back, and we want it back, NOW. Those Fraudsters who stole the money are going to jail, where they belong! This is no different than a really big Bank Robbery. Much of what you’re witnessing is a COVER UP for this Theft and Fraud. The Mayor and the Governor are inciting Insurrection, with their pompous, dangerous, and arrogant rhetoric! Instead, these sanctimonious political fools should be looking for the Billions of Dollars that has been stolen from the people of Minnesota, and the United States of America. LET OUR ICE PATRIOTS DO THEIR JOB! 12,000 Illegal Alien Criminals, many of them violent, have been arrested and taken out of Minnesota. If they were still there, you would see something far worse than you are witnessing today!” - President Donald J. Trump
64
57
1
677
22,470
Like a pack of coyotes with bloodlust at the mere sight (or mention) of a gun. Making it worse is the fact they know they are immune from lawsuit; immune from state/local prosecution, and have zero chance at internal accountability via their employer.
1) Agent (a) calls “Gun”. 2) Agent (b) unholsters his weapon. 3) Agent (a) disarms suspects weapon, which was in its holster. 4) Agent (a) accidentally discharges confiscated handgun. 5) Agent (b) shoots suspect in back
180
123
15
789
41,521
Patrick Ruddiman retweeted
I call it like I see it. The Alex Pretti Shooting looks "UNJUSTIFIED!" Putting the finishing touches on the breakdown.
295
40
8
838
53,000
The state will always protect its own no matter how far in the wrong they are. Remember that.
15
55
3
439
5,394
Patrick Ruddiman retweeted
Carrying a firearm is not a death sentence, it’s a Constitutionally protected God-given right, and if you don’t understand this you have no business in law enforcement or government.
If you approach law enforcement with a gun, there is a high likelihood they will be legally justified in shooting you. Don’t do it!
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The U.S. Constitution (particularly the 2nd, 4th, and 14th amendments) prohibit officers from shooting citizens merely for possessing a weapon that is not an “imminent threat”. This was reaffirmed in Graham v Connor, which says force must be reasonable. supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/… justice.gov/jm/1-16000-dep…. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitut…
10,316
12,797
1,001
90,821
3,497,446
Patrick Ruddiman retweeted
It might be unpopular opinion, but the second amendment was designed to protect from law enforcement enforcing unconstitutional acts
91
85
10
540
10,522
Patrick Ruddiman retweeted
That federal agent crossed the street for no legitimate law enforcement purpose. He came over to assault a woman engaged in first amendment activity. It was personal. Everything escalated from that. The victim repeatedly deescalated. Hands up. Back turned. Not engaged.
27
493
8
3,527
36,569