"He cared about people deeply and he was very upset with what was happening in Minneapolis and throughout the United States with ICE, as millions of other people are upset," said Michael Pretti, Alex's father. "He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong, so he did participate in protests."
On Monday, the New York Court of Appeals found that the state's requirement to provide a reason why they should be allowed to own a firearm which was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, to be severable from the rest of New York's detailed licensing system. In its decision, the court upheld the state's right to impose certain limitations on the right to carry a concealed weapon.