Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) dropped a real gem on CNN’s The Source this week, commenting on a group of protesters who stormed a church in St. Paul, Minnesota, where a federal agent was attending Mass. The agent, targeted for his role in immigration enforcement, had his Sunday worship disrupted by uninvited chaos—yelling, filming, and general intimidation. Grijalva’s take? This federal agent now knows what’s like to have his daily life and privacy interrupted, drawing a parallel to immigrants facing ICE raids. It’s a classic case of empathy inversion: when left-wing activists play by their own rules, suddenly the shoe on the other foot feels a little too tight.
But let’s peel back the layers—this isn’t just political theater; it’s a window into the hypocrisy eroding our foundational rights. Grijalva and her cohort champion sanctuary spaces for illegal immigrants while treating federal agents like public enemy No. 1, even in a house of worship. Flip the script: imagine Antifa thugs crashing a synagogue or mosque to harass a pro-Israel official. The outrage would be deafening, with immediate calls for hate crime probes and protected spaces. Yet here, it’s spun as poetic justice. For the 2A community, this hits close to home. Protesters disrupting churches today could easily morph into mobs targeting gun owners at ranges, stores, or rallies tomorrow. We’ve seen it before—Biden’s ATF goons raiding homes over pistol braces, or feds SWAT-ing parents at school boards. The pattern? Weaponize government or mobs against dissenters, then cry victim when the tactics boomerang.
The implications for gun rights advocates are stark: this mindset justifies any intrusion if it serves the right cause, paving the way for broader erosions of privacy and self-defense. When politicians like Grijalva normalize storming private gatherings, they’re greenlighting the same against 2A events—think protests outside NRA meetings or armed citizens exercising at public ranges. It’s a reminder that sanctuary rhetoric is selective; real protection comes from the Second Amendment, not fleeting political sympathy. 2A supporters, stay vigilant: document these double standards, arm yourselves with facts (and legally, of course), and push back. If they can interrupt a Mass over immigration, no Second Amendment sanctuary is safe from their next crusade.
