Arizona Dem AG suggests residents can shoot ICE agents under stand-your-ground law, says ICE is not 'real law enforcement'

( Post Millennial )

Arizona's Attorney General Kris Mayes suggested that residents can open fire at ICE agents if they feel their life is in danger during a sit-down interview on Tuesday. The comments from the Democrat come as left-wing politicians have been claiming that ICE is akin to the Gestapo.

Mayes warned that Arizona's "Stand Your Ground" law, which allows for residents to use deadly force in self-defense, could be a "recipe for disaster" if anti-ICE agitators come in contact with ICE agents. “It’s kind of a recipe for disaster because you have these masked federal officers with very little identification, sometimes no identification, wearing plain clothes and masks,” Mayes said, then added that ICE officers are "very poorly trained."

"It's kind of a recipe for disaster because you have these masked federal officers with very little identification, sometimes no identification, wearing plain clothes and masks and we have a stand-your-ground law that says that if you reasonably believe your life is in danger, and you're in your house or your car or on your property, that you can defend yourself with lethal force,"she said.

During the interview, Mayes said she did not think that ICE officers "are real law enforcement." She also threatened to prosecute ICE officers if they "violate an Arizona law" during the appearance.

The 12 News reporter was taken aback by her comments when she suggested that residents may shoot ICE agents in self-defense. She then reiterated that those were just the "facts" but said she was not encouraging violence. “If you’re being attacked by someone who is not identified as a peace officer — how do you know?” she said, adding that "real cops don't wear masks."

“I mean if somebody comes at me wearing a mask, by the way, I’m a gun owner, and I can’t tell whether they’re a police officer, what am I supposed to do? No, I’m not suggesting people pull out their guns, but this is a ‘Don’t Tread On Me’ state," she said.