Minnesota AG Keith Ellison’s latest meltdown on CNN’s OutFront is a masterclass in progressive projection, where he laments over 3,000 ICE agents escalating into our state during a church protest in St. Paul—framing federal immigration enforcement as some kind of armed invasion. Picture this: ICE agents, doing their job to uphold border security, get painted as aggressors for simply showing up amid chaos sparked by protesters allegedly harboring illegal immigrants in a sanctuary church. Ellison’s frustration isn’t about violence or disruption; it’s about federal authority clashing with his state’s open-borders utopia. This isn’t just rhetoric—it’s a glimpse into how blue-state officials weaponize sanctuary narratives to undermine law enforcement, much like they do with gun control by declaring Second Amendment rights null and void within their borders.
For the 2A community, this St. Paul standoff screams hypocrisy and a dangerous precedent. Remember, these same Democrats who cry foul over ICE barging in have zero qualms about ATF agents raiding gun stores, FFLs, or even law-abiding citizens’ homes under the guise of public safety. Ellison’s outrage flips the script: when federal agents enforce immigration law in a church, it’s an escalation, but when they confiscate firearms from grandmas in Minnesota’s rural counties? Crickets. This double standard erodes the rule of law, setting the stage for more selective enforcement where 2A protections are ignored in sanctuary counties for guns, just as churches become sanctuaries for criminals. It’s a slippery slope—if states can nullify ICE, what’s stopping red counties from nullifying ATF overreach?
The implications hit hard for gun owners: in a nation fracturing along sanctuary lines, expect emboldened officials like Ellison to escalate against 2A strongholds. Arm up, stay vigilant, and support leaders who back federal supremacy on borders *and* the Constitution. This church drama isn’t isolated—it’s a trial balloon for the next ATF church raid disguised as common-sense reform. 2A patriots, take note: their frustration today is your confiscation tomorrow.
