Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro just threw a rhetorical haymaker at his own party’s radical wing, calling out Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner for likening ICE agents to Nazis as unacceptable, it is abhorrent, and it is wrong, period. This came during a Fox News Special Report appearance on Thursday, where Shapiro slammed the comparison for inflaming tensions rather than cooling them down amid nationwide protests and riots. It’s a rare moment of sanity from a Democrat governor, especially one who’s otherwise toed the progressive line on issues like gun control—Shapiro’s pushed for red-flag laws and universal background checks in the Keystone State, measures that 2A advocates see as footholds for broader confiscation schemes.
What’s clever here isn’t just Shapiro distancing himself from Krasner’s unhinged hyperbole; it’s the implicit acknowledgment that demonizing law enforcement—whether border patrol or local cops—doesn’t lower the temperature but turns up the heat on everyone, including armed citizens standing their ground. Krasner’s Nazi analogy isn’t some isolated rant; it’s part of a playbook where left-wing DAs like him (think George Soros-backed operatives) refuse to prosecute crimes while vilifying federal agents upholding immigration law. For the 2A community, this hits close to home: the same rhetoric paints law-abiding gun owners as insurrectionists or threats to democracy, justifying everything from ATF door-kicks to Shapiro’s own assaults on Pennsylvania’s firearm freedoms. When Shapiro calls this abhorrent, he’s unwittingly validating our point—escalatory language from the left erodes trust in institutions, making self-defense rights more vital than ever.
The implications? This fracture in Democrat unity could blunt their momentum on gun grabs, especially if Shapiro’s moderation appeals to purple-state voters wary of the party’s extremism. 2A warriors should amplify this: clip it, share it, meme it. It shows even blue-team leaders recognize that Nazi-slurs against enforcers of the rule of law are a losing strategy—one that backfires when Americans reach for their rifles to protect their communities from the chaos Krasner enables. Stay vigilant, Pennsylvania—Shapiro’s rebuke is a crack in the wall, but the fight for your rights rages on.
