Sen. Cory Booker’s latest broadside against the Supreme Court—claiming the justices are “eviscerating African American representation”—is the same rhetorical sleight-of-hand the gun-control lobby has used for years: paint any constitutional limit on government power as an attack on minorities, then pivot to “massive voter turnout” as the only remedy. In reality, the Court’s recent Voting Rights Act and redistricting decisions simply restored the principle that race cannot be the predominant factor in drawing districts, a standard the Second Amendment community has long defended when states try to disarm law-abiding citizens in urban areas under the guise of “public safety.” By framing neutral constitutional rules as existential threats, Booker is laying groundwork to delegitimize future rulings that might strike down magazine bans, “ghost gun” rules, or carry restrictions—moves that disproportionately affect the very minority communities he claims to champion.

For 2A advocates, the takeaway is clear: the same progressive coalition pushing race-based districting also pushes race-neutral but rights-eroding gun laws that leave inner-city residents defenseless while affluent suburbs remain armed. When turnout is weaponized as the sole check on judicial review, it signals an intent to pack courts or amend the Constitution itself once demographic shifts deliver permanent legislative majorities. Gun owners should therefore treat every election as a firewall election—not merely for who sits in Congress, but for who appoints the judges who still believe the Bill of Rights applies to all Americans regardless of ZIP code or skin color.