# ICE Protester’s Call to Arms: When Leftist Rage Meets the Second Amendment
In the wake of a tragic shooting in Minneapolis that left one dead and another injured, an ICE protester didn’t mince words during a heated rally: Show up with guns and end this. The fiery exhortation, captured on video and rapidly spreading across social media, urges allies to arm themselves against federal immigration enforcement—a stark pivot from the anti-gun rhetoric that dominates progressive circles. This isn’t some fringe anomaly; it’s a symptom of escalating tensions where anti-ICE fervor, fueled by sanctuary city politics and open-border activism, collides head-on with the reality of armed self-defense. As an expert firearms analyst, I see this as a textbook case of selective Second Amendment invocation: the same crowd that decries AR-15s in civilian hands suddenly discovers the empowering utility of shall not be infringed when it’s their ox being gored.
The context here is rich with irony. Minneapolis, still scarred by the 2020 riots that saw police stations burn and armed CHAZ-style occupations sprout up, has long been a hotbed for defund-the-police advocacy—until federal agents roll in to enforce laws on illegal immigration. This protester’s call echoes historical precedents like the armed standoffs at Ruby Ridge or Waco, but flipped: now it’s the left flirting with militia-style resistance against what they deem an occupying force. For the 2A community, the implications are profound. It underscores a core truth we’ve long championed—firearms aren’t just for right-wing extremists; they’re the great equalizer in any asymmetrical conflict. Suddenly, gun control advocates are extolling the virtues of showing up strapped, validating our argument that an armed populace deters tyranny from all sides. Data from the FBI’s active shooter reports and CDC firearm stats reinforce this: defensive gun uses outnumber criminal ones by orders of magnitude (e.g., Kleck’s 2.5 million annual estimates), and politicized violence like this only heightens the need for robust carry rights.
Make no mistake, this isn’t an endorsement of vigilantism—law and order must prevail—but a wake-up call for 2A patriots. As leftist icons from the Weather Underground to modern antifa have periodically rediscovered, guns level the playing field against perceived oppression. The hypocrisy exposes gun controllers’ endgame: not safety, but monopoly on force. For us, it’s vindication—stock up, train hard, and stay vigilant. The Second Amendment isn’t partisan; it’s the firewall against chaos, whoever wields the match.
*Sources: Video footage from independent journalists on X (formerly Twitter), local Minneapolis news reports on the shooting incident, FBI Uniform Crime Reports for context on civil unrest.*
