A shocking scandal is rocking France’s political elite: a parliamentary assistant to a leftist deputy has been banned from the National Assembly amid accusations of direct involvement in the brutal mob killing of a 19-year-old conservative university student, Valentin Moreau, in Lyon last month. According to reports from French media outlets like Valeurs Actuelles and CNews, the assistant—identified as a known Antifa militant—was part of a violent gang that chased down and beat Moreau to death during a street clash sparked by ideological tensions. Video evidence and witness testimonies allegedly place him at the scene, swinging punches in the fatal frenzy, yet France’s sclerotic justice system has so far only slapped him with an Assembly ban rather than cuffs. This isn’t some fringe agitator; he’s a taxpayer-funded insider, rubbing elbows with lawmakers who preach tolerance while allegedly greenlighting street thuggery.
Dig deeper, and this reeks of the double standards baked into Europe’s gun-free utopias. France’s draconian firearms laws—requiring endless permits, background checks, and storage mandates that turn self-defense into a bureaucratic nightmare—leave conservatives like Moreau defenseless against roving leftist mobs armed with fists, bats, and impunity. Antifa thrives in this vacuum, operating as de facto enforcers because the state winks at their violence while demonizing anyone who dares arm up. Remember the 2023 riots? Thousands of mostly peaceful arsonists torched France without a peep from the elite, but a single legal gun owner drawing in self-defense faces the gulag. Here, a killer aide gets a mere timeout from parliament, highlighting how leftist privilege shields radicals from accountability.
For the 2A community, this is exhibit A in the case against disarmament: when the state fails (or refuses) to protect, only armed citizens can deter mob rule. France’s bloodied streets scream what America’s founders knew—shall-issue carry and robust self-defense rights aren’t luxuries, they’re bulwarks against tyranny disguised as progress. As Macron’s regime cracks down on speech and firearms alike, watch this story fade from headlines unless patriots amplify it. Stateside, it underscores why red states are expanding concealed carry and constitutional carry: in the war of ideas turning kinetic, the right to bear arms isn’t just a right—it’s survival. Stay vigilant, stay armed.
