Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s recent comments on WBUR’s “Here and Now” podcast have stirred the pot, with the mayor calling a St. Paul church protest against ICE unsettling while dropping a bombshell: there’d be “peace and order” in his city if federal immigration agents just packed up and left. Frey drew a line in the sand, insisting he wouldn’t disrupt a church service himself—it doesn’t take place in Minneapolis—and highlighted how his city has hosted tens of thousands without such drama. But let’s peel back the layers: this isn’t just sanctuary city virtue-signaling; it’s a mayor openly fantasizing about ditching law enforcement that doesn’t align with his progressive playbook, all while his streets have burned from riots that torched businesses and tested the limits of Second Amendment rights.
For the 2A community, Frey’s remarks are a flashing red light on the escalating clash between urban leftist governance and the right to self-defense. Remember 2020? Minneapolis was ground zero for the George Floyd riots, where armed citizens stood guard over stores because police were either overwhelmed, stood down, or straight-up absent—Frey’s own National Guard delay exacerbated the chaos. Now, he’s eyeing ICE’s exit as the magic bullet for peace, ignoring how federal agents often fill voids left by defunded local forces. This mindset breeds the exact disorder that justifies armed vigilance: if mayors like Frey prioritize open borders and protest pandering over enforcement, law-abiding gun owners become the thin blue line between civilization and anarchy. It’s no coincidence that post-riot Minnesota saw a surge in concealed carry permits—folks aren’t waiting for politicians to restore order.
The implications ripple nationwide. As blue cities double down on sanctuary policies, they’re inadvertently supercharging 2A activism, proving that when government fails at public safety, the people exercise their God-given right to keep and bear arms. Frey’s fantasy of ICE-free utopia? It’s a dystopian preview of defunded America, where peace and order means surrender to chaos unless you’re strapped and ready. 2A patriots, take note: this is why we fight—not just for the right, but for the reality it protects when mayors dream of disarming the enforcers.
