Samuel L. Jackson’s offhand remark about Black fans cheering for Argentina in the World Cup is the latest reminder that identity politics now tries to police even the most basic human impulse—rooting for a team you like. When the actor suggested those supporters were somehow “un” something, he wasn’t just tossing shade at soccer fans; he was reinforcing the idea that skin color should dictate political and cultural loyalty. That same logic is already being weaponized against gun owners: if you’re the “wrong” race or background and you support the Second Amendment, you’re labeled a traitor to your group. The message is clear—your individual rights and preferences are subordinate to whatever narrative the cultural gatekeepers decide fits your demographic.

For the 2A community this matters because the same people pushing racial litmus tests on sports fandom are the ones who insist that firearms are only for certain kinds of Americans. They claim gun ownership is a “white thing,” ignoring the long history of Black Americans arming themselves for self-defense from Reconstruction through the civil-rights era and into today’s urban carry-permit surge. When a celebrity can casually delegitimize Black Argentines for cheering the wrong jersey, it’s not a stretch to imagine the same voices telling Black gun owners they’re “un-Black” for exercising their constitutional rights. The principle at stake is the same: individual liberty versus collective identity.

The practical takeaway is that pro-2A advocates must keep hammering the point that rights are color-blind. Every time identity politics tries to shame people out of supporting a sports team, a political position, or a firearm, it reveals itself as the opposite of freedom. The Second Amendment doesn’t care what Samuel L. Jackson thinks about soccer fans, and it shouldn’t care what he thinks about who is allowed to own a gun.