Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) just dropped a bombshell on CNN’s News Central that perfectly encapsulates the progressive elite’s disdain for anything resembling effective border security—even when it directly benefits everyday Americans. Meeks isn’t thrilled about ICE agents staffing airports, despite their role in slashing those infamous hours-long security lines that plague travelers. He even floated the absurd notion of agents walking around with masks, as if federal law enforcement needs a costume to do their jobs without scaring the sanctuary crowd. This isn’t just anti-ICE rhetoric; it’s a window into a mindset that prioritizes optics over operational reality, where helping people get home faster takes a backseat to performative virtue-signaling.

Dig deeper, and Meeks’ stance reeks of the same selective blindness that plagues gun control zealots in his party. Just as Democrats decry armed good guys with concealed carry permits at schools or malls—claiming they escalate threats despite mountains of defensive gun use data—here we have ICE agents literally speeding up airport security, yet Meeks wants them gone because they might offend someone’s sensibilities. Remember, airports are already gun-free zones in spirit, with TSA confiscating firearms from honest folks who forget they’re in their bags daily. But bolster ICE presence to make those zones safer and more efficient? Crickets from the left, unless it’s to demonize them. This hypocrisy underscores a core truth: the anti-2A crowd doesn’t hate guns or ICE for safety reasons; they hate them because they represent decentralized, individual empowerment that bypasses big-government monopolies on force.

For the 2A community, this is a flashing red light on the 2025 horizon. If Democrats like Meeks can kneecap ICE at airports—federal facilities crawling with armed agents—for feeling reasons, imagine the push to strip armed pilots (post-9/11 FFDO program) or expand no-carry buffer zones around transportation hubs. It’s all connected: erode trust in armed protectors, whether badge-carrying or citizen, and you pave the way for total disarmament. Gun owners, take note—your airport carry permit battles are just the appetizer. Time to rally louder for reciprocal recognition and real security that doesn’t bend to snowflake whims.