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Arizona AG suggests state's self-defense laws allow residents to shoot masked ICE agents


PHOENIX, ARIZONA - NOVEMBER 02: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes speaks at an Arizona AFL-CIOGOTV (Get Out the Vote) canvass launch with union members and supporters at IUPAT Hall on November 2, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. The event highlighted support for Proposition 139 which would codify ‘the fundamental right to an abortion’ in the swing state of Arizona with three days left until Election Day. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Arizona Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes said during an interview that residents could fire upon ICE agents who are masked if they feel they are in danger due to the state’s laws on self-defense.

Mayes explained that Arizona has a “Stand Your Ground” law that allows people to use lethal force if they believe their life is in danger.

“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 during an interview with 12News.

She said that the “Stand Your Ground” law in Arizona allows residents to use lethal force if they feel like their life is in jeopardy.

“And we have a Stand Your Ground law that says that if you reasonably believe that 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,” Mayes said.

The interviewer, Brahm Resnik pushed back on Mayes, asking if this gave people permission to shoot federal agents.

Mayes said that the law was a fact and she wasn’t encouraging violence.

“If you’re being attacked by someone who is not identified as a peace officer — how do you know?” Mayes said.

She also said real cops don’t wear masks.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has made headlines lately as anti-ICE protests have ramped up around the U.S., specifically in Minnesota after an agent killed Renee Good.