The Department of Justice is reportedly launching an investigation into Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for allegedly obstructing federal law enforcement, stemming from the chaotic 2020 riots that torched the city after George Floyd’s death. According to multiple news outlets, the probe centers on claims that Walz and Frey stonewalled federal agents—specifically ICE and ATF personnel—trying to restore order and protect federal property amid the arson, looting, and violence that left dozens dead and billions in damage. This isn’t some minor bureaucratic hiccup; it’s a potential federal obstruction case that could expose how anti-law-enforcement politics at the state level directly enabled the mayhem, with Walz’s National Guard deployment delays and Frey’s infamous dancing while Minneapolis burns moment as infamous backdrops.
For the 2A community, this hits like a mag dump on a steel target. Walz, Kamala Harris’s VP pick and a vocal gun-grabber who’s pushed red-flag laws and universal background checks in Minnesota, has a track record of prioritizing progressive optics over public safety—remember his slow-rolling of Guard activation while armed citizens like the roof Koreans of Minneapolis stepped up to defend neighborhoods when politicians wouldn’t? If DOJ nails him and Frey for obstruction, it underscores a damning hypocrisy: the same leaders who demonize gun violence and Second Amendment defenders were actively blocking feds who could’ve prevented armed rioters from running wild with stolen ARs and handguns. This probe, if it gains traction under a potential Trump DOJ, could kneecap Walz’s national ambitions and validate the armed self-defense ethos that kept communities afloat when government failed.
The implications ripple far beyond Minnesota. In a post-2020 world where blue-city mayors and governors have flirted with defunding police and hamstringing feds, this investigation signals that accountability might finally be coming for those whose soft on crime policies left citizens to fend for themselves—often at gunpoint. 2A advocates should watch closely: a guilty finding here bolsters the case that reliable law enforcement is the best friend of gun rights, not the enemy, and exposes how obstructing feds during crises disproportionately harms the law-abiding who rely on their RKBA as the last line of defense. Stay vigilant, patriots—this could be the spark that reignites real justice.
