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Reports out of New York indicate a significant surge in gun ownership and firearms training among Jewish New Yorkers as Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani prepares to take office.
The New York Post has described Mamdani as a “Muslim radical socialist,” and concerns over rising anti-Semitic rhetoric and violence have triggered a wave of preparation across the city’s Jewish community.
According to The Times of Israel, Jewish gun owners, instructors, and security professionals in the city are seeing heavy demand for concealed carry permits and firearms training.
The trend reflects growing unease about the kind of social climate Mamdani’s administration may bring, especially as hate incidents have increased nationwide.
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Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO) noted that this reaction is unsurprising. Faced with a potential threat, Jewish residents are turning toward the rights protected by the 2A as a preventative measure.
Historically, New York City’s Jewish population has not strongly supported gun ownership. Even though many major pro-gun voices in America are of Jewish heritage, but that pattern is shifting rapidly.
JPFO views the change not as hypocrisy, but as a rise in common sense.
A separate report from the New York Post detailed the Democratic Socialists of America’s expectations for Mamdani and highlighted their anti-Israel platform, another factor pushing New York’s Jewish residents toward firearms for personal protection.
The Times of Israel further reported that more than 1,000 rabbis and cantors nationwide signed a letter opposing Mamdani and the normalization of anti-Zionism.
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New York Police licensing data shows a clear response: a 14-percent spike in concealed carry permit applications after Mamdani secured the Democratic primary.
Firearms instructors told The Times of Israel that interest spans every corner of the community: doctors, lawyers, plumbers, and even rabbis are signing up for training. Nothing illustrates the level of concern more clearly than this rapid uptick in both applications and training enrollment.
JPFO concluded that New York’s Jewish population is signaling its resolve. According to the organization, the city’s Jews “will not flee, will not be disenfranchised and will not back down.”
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Yet The communist did well in the parts of the city heavily populated by Jewish residents.
Why would they arm up? We KNOW they won’t fight back. They have gone along with every totalitarian, draconian, woke ideal that has come along. Comrade mumdummy has nothing to fear, except not having enough people to pick up the guns the NJ Jews throw down as they run in terror, hoping someone will fight their battles for them. This is, in a large way, their fault, for supporting all the insane garbage the democrats they support have imposed. NOW they reap what they have sown. This Jew(me) has been admonished numerous times bt Rabbim, andso called Mensch, as being, dare I say, too militant in my attitude toward muslims, nazi’s, and other anti Jewish groups, as my thoughts are that WE as a people should actively, ruthlessly persue them. Good luke luck you socialist cowards, you asked for this.
If I was Jewish I’d sell what I couldn’t take with me and borrow as much as I could to obtain internationally recognized money and move to Israel.
Even now as a non-Jew, I sit with my wife in restaurants and consider similarities to the previous century, upon whom blame always eventually falls historically speaking, and wonder if we have a Jew hiding room or space on our property.
There you have it. Another coward hands them a victory.
New York elections have always been known
for their legitimacy and application of the
principles of our representative Republic . History
is full of examples showing how well our system
works there since before our founding .
The citizens have “spoken” . As they sow , so shall they reap .
Various insurgencies such as this have been occuring
throughout our Nation for some time now , with little
resistance to it.
Enjoy your daily calls to prayer , enslaving of your
children , ( as of that’s not happening already ) , and
third world living conditions . You’ve earned them .
I mirror your thoughts exactly, but I was not so kind in expressing them.
What NYC do you live in?
Their elections have always been crooked as loaded dice
The same people complaining are the same people that voted a communist camel-jockey into office. Are these the same people that put bumper stickers all over the city that said “never forget” after 9/11? 😏🙄
Gee now they are pro gun. See how this works.
may have applied, doubt they will get permits………the chickens are asking the fox for protection here.
I’m surprised they waited this long. Doesn’t anyone remember the Warsaw Uprisings? No guns, bad guys?
For decades, most traditional people have been arming up against domestic hood rats and illegal aliens who the pets of liberal NY Jews.
Jews voted for him so boo freaking hoo.
New York is solely responsible for a New York’s problems! I honestly don’t care what happens anywhere in that city. It’s a shame the rest of New York has to put up with the retards in the city but that’s on them. Maybe New York City should become a district and not part of the rest of the state. Then they can run it into the ground without fear to the rest of the residence.
And if the Jewish population voted for the guy… Then you can just go along and suffer just like the rest of the New Yorkers! The latest number shows 43.5% of the Jewish population voted for the socialist… You deserve what you all get!
Abso-EFF’N-lutely! Reminds me of the people living in the People’s Republic of Kalifornistan. They bitch about having the highest prices on EVERYTHING then any other of the contiguous state in the union. They have practically been striped of their 2nd amendment rights, and others. They are taxed to death over the stupidest shit, like summer use only gasoline. They care more about saving a damn fish than protecting peoples homes from fire, knowing damn good and well every year they deal with Santa Anna winds and fire hazards living in an arid desert environment that’s drier than a popcorn fart. My own uncle bitches about all the shit Grab’em Newscum has done to their beautiful state, but when you pin him down on it, come to find out he voted on the POS. Following all the other sheep I guess.🙄
He squeeked by in the recall election against Ben Carson. They had their chance to get rid of him and didn’t
The first thing he did was raise the income taxes.
So after decades of tikkun olam supporting every gun-grab imaginable, New York’s Jewish community is on board with 2A. Not to worry, the first one who shoots an assailant who is a protected class will find him – or her – self residing on Rikers.
Karma, baby.
I don’t understand the Jewish community when you have over a third of Jewish community voting for a person who has openly hates Jews?
They voted for anti White and anti Christian, he’s just another golem for them.
When you figure it out, let the rest of us know. Trump has been the biggest supporter of the Jews and their struggles, and they turn around and vote for a commy bastard that hates their guts and fully intends to make life as hard on them as possible. It’s their businesses that will suffer in “Gotham City” for years to come.
Same with black. They vote “demoncrat” knowing damn good and well they are supporting total anarchy, defunding the police, opening the revolving door justice system with their soft-on-crime judges and DA’s, then have the audacity to bitch about the crime rate in the ‘hood’ and having to bury their kids EVERYDAY through out the country.
Fuck ’em!
Choose your battles carefully folks …