A June 10 court appearance is scheduled in the bizarre saga of Minnesota DFL State Sen. Nicole Mitchell, who was arrested for the alleged April 22 burglary at her step-mother’s home and has now been charged with first-degree burglary, according to the Daily Mail.
Mitchell is a member of the Democrat Farm Labor (DFL) party and has a record of gun control support. The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms indicated there is a certain karma at work here.
Mitchell is due in court June 10 as the result of her arrest by Detroit Lakes police for burglary. Published reports say she was apprehended inside her stepmother’s home at about 4:45 a.m. April 22, allegedly taking things belonging to her late father. At the time of her arrest, she was clad entirely in black and had a flashlight covered with a sock, apparently to reduce the light beam, some reports noted.
“Senator Mitchell has supported restrictive gun control measures as though she believes every gun owner is a potential criminal or crazy person,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb at the time. “She supports restricting the rights of law-abiding Minnesota gun owners who have committed no crime, and she now stands accused of actually committing a felony. The irony here is staggering.”
Conservative media went after Mitchell hard, while she attempted to defend her actions as being out of concern for the stepmother’s help.
“Felony burglary is a serious offense,” Gottlieb continued. “It’s the sort of thing for which someone might get justifiably shot by a legally-armed homeowner. It’s no wonder why she wants to disarm Minnesota residents.”
Minnesota gun owners shared similar sentiments on social media. However, Senate Democrats said Mitchell would not be forced to resign.
Gottlieb also pointed to other Minnesota Senate Democrats who are rejecting demands that Mitchell be barred from voting until an ethics investigation is completed. Democrats argue nothing should happen before Mitchell has had due process.
“Shouldn’t that same standard apply to anyone disarmed by a red flag complaint,” he questioned. “We haven’t seen the DFL raising due process concerns about mandating laws that infringe on people’s Second and Fourth Amendment rights.
“If Senator Mitchell deserves the benefit of doubt, so does every honest gun owner in Minnesota,” he said.
