House majority leader on federal agents shooting and killing Alex Pretti

(CBS, KYMA) - House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about about the shooting of Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says Pretti, 37, had a nine-millimeter semi-automatic handgun with two magazines.

It is unclear whether he was holding the gun when he was shot.

"The agents attempted to disarm the individual, but he violently resisted. Fearing for his life and the lives and safety of fellow officers, a Border Patrol agent fired defensive shots," said Greg Bovino, Border Patrol Commander-at-Large, during a press conference Saturday.

According to Brennan, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said the events in Minneapolis are "only incredibly disturbing, but the credibility of ICE and DHS are at stake," and has called for a joint federal and state investigation, prompting her to ask Rep. Scalise if he would join the call, to which he said:

"I don't question the credibility of ICE. They're doing an incredibly hard job. They're...look we are all, just feel sorry about what happened in Minneapolis. And this has happened over and over again. I mean, I'm not just talking about regarding ICE. I mean, they've got some failed local leadership. They let their city burn down years ago. They have chaos, it seems like all the time in places where other cities don't. ICE is operating in a lot of cities...and you don't have these kind of incidents in any other city but Minneapolis...and so, I wish yesterday didn't happen."

During the interview, Brennan and Scalise talked about the Second Amendment after DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said, "I don't know of any peaceful protester that shows up with a gun and ammo rather than a sign."

This led Brennan to ask the congressman if he believes Americans have the right to bear arms while they're protesting, and Scalise said:

"First of all, I'm a co-sponsor of Louisiana's law that allows you to have a concealed carry permit. It's worked very well there. I don't know the state law in Minnesota. I know in a state like Louisiana, and frankly, most states, you are not allowed to carry a gun while you're committing another crime and interfering with law enforcement is a felony. It's something that, unfortunately, we're seeing in a lot of cities. You even had the police chief yesterday, Chief O'Hara, that you just had on, yesterday said of the protests going on after the shooting, that they were unlawful. Yes, he actually said it was an unlawful assembly, what a lot of people are doing. And they were throwing things at ICE agents. Throwing projectiles that could harm ICE agents...So, let's tone this down."

To watch more of Brennan's interview with Scalise, click here.