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Mamdani Win Has New York Jews Rushing to Buy Guns Before He Takes Office
Shooting News Weekly ^ | 16 Nov 2025 | Dan Zimmerman

Posted on 11/17/2025 3:01:18 PM PST by Rummyfan

They’re preparing for a Mamdani administration lox, stock and barrel.

Jewish New Yorkers are arming themselves before an anti-Israel “mayor who despises us” takes the helm of New York City, several told The Post this week.

They want to “have a say in our protection and not have to rely on others,” one said.

The morning after mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s victory, firearms instructors and gun shop owners were flooded with urgent pleas. “It’s getting busy because of him,” said longtime gun safety instructor Lance Dashefsky. …

“I always ask people in class why they want a gun,” said Dashefsky. “And now the answer is Mamdani.”

Brooklyn firearms instructor Ross Den said anyone who was ever on the fence about getting a concealed carry weapon, is no longer.

That kosher cohort includes Jewish doctors, lawyers, plumbers and even rabbis, he continued.

“There are plenty of rabbis who carry – shul is where the greatest threat is,” said Den, adding “People are beginning to wake up and are now realizing they have to defend themselves and not rely on the cavalry to come save them.”

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And join the JPFO!

1 posted on 11/17/2025 3:01:18 PM PST by Rummyfan
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To: Rummyfan

I thought carry was basically impossible in NYC.


2 posted on 11/17/2025 3:03:20 PM PST by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
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To: TheThirdRuffian

I did too. I wonder what the process is.


3 posted on 11/17/2025 3:05:57 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: TheThirdRuffian

Brooklyn is not NYC
NYC is Manhattan
Media does not know geography


4 posted on 11/17/2025 3:07:30 PM PST by 1_Rain_Drop ( ~~ TRUMP is right about EVERYTHING ! ~~ )
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To: Rummyfan

I thought NYers couldn’t have guns.. ?!


5 posted on 11/17/2025 3:09:07 PM PST by Bikkuri
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To: 1_Rain_Drop

Ok “greater nyc” made carry near impossible.

The whole area.


6 posted on 11/17/2025 3:11:49 PM PST by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
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To: Bikkuri

Well they didn’t allow guns in Warsaw in 1943.


7 posted on 11/17/2025 3:12:46 PM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: 1_Rain_Drop

I thought Brooklyn was one of the five buroughs that together make up NYC. Do they have completely separate local governments?


8 posted on 11/17/2025 3:14:13 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Rummyfan

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/417816

...Michael Bergida, 30, recently opened Samson Armory, a gun shop in Marine Park, Brooklyn - the first new gun store in the borough in more than 50 years. The Orthodox Jewish owner said business has surged since Mamdani’s election victory, with everyone from elderly community members to Rabbis seeking firearms and training.

“We’re probably the only gun store to have a minyan,” Bergida told the New York Post, referring to the prayer quorum required in Judaism. He said many of his customers express anxiety over the incoming administration, predicting “chaos” and claiming the NYPD is understaffed. “People are freaking out over Mamdani - anyone who has Judeo-Christian values,” he said, adding that he primarily serves Jewish clients...


9 posted on 11/17/2025 3:16:00 PM PST by jjotto ("...saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob, And I hated Esau...")
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To: 1_Rain_Drop
“ Brooklyn is not NYC NYC is Manhattan.”

you learn something new every day. I’ve always thought all 5 Burroughs were part of NYC.

10 posted on 11/17/2025 3:17:46 PM PST by circlecity
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To: Jamestown1630

It is. The only local government role that is Borough specific is Borough president which is a fairly weak role https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_New_York_City#Borough_presidents


11 posted on 11/17/2025 3:19:29 PM PST by JSM_Liberty
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To: circlecity

“I’ve always thought all 5 Burroughs were part of NYC.”

They are


12 posted on 11/17/2025 3:20:19 PM PST by JSM_Liberty
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To: circlecity

I heard that Staten Island wants to secede from NYC.


13 posted on 11/17/2025 3:21:03 PM PST by deks (Deo duce, ferro comitante · God for guide, sword for companion)
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To: Rummyfan

maybe these new firearm owners will become new 2nd Amendment rights voters ...


14 posted on 11/17/2025 3:21:17 PM PST by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: Rummyfan

Yet,they voted for him.


15 posted on 11/17/2025 3:37:25 PM PST by oldbill
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To: Rummyfan; All

Good but Mo’s meditating murderers have no uniforms, lie and will kill you and yours by any means necessary. If they die for the cause they are martyrs. They have billions of allies and billions of dollars to implement their purpose. Keep your head on a swivel. That’s no way to live. Especially in America.


16 posted on 11/17/2025 3:38:18 PM PST by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: Rummyfan

JPFO is a Good starting point,
But these Folks are Way behind
The Curve. This Mamdani is Mayor and
All hell breaks loose,I Don’t get it.
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Get some Range Time NooBs.


17 posted on 11/17/2025 3:53:28 PM PST by Big Red Badger (ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
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To: oldbill

Not the Orthodox.


18 posted on 11/17/2025 3:56:12 PM PST by cowboyusa ( YESHUA I S KING OF AMERICA AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: Rummyfan

Using a firearm for self-defense in NYC? Guess who gets prosecuted. Somebody is in for a very rude awakening.


19 posted on 11/17/2025 3:58:16 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: Rummyfan
I have no respect for someone of age who's buying their first gun in 2025, especially in a place like New York City.

I understand financial difficulty or physical impairment, but anyone else who was an adult in 2020, especially those who live in American cities, has no excuse.

20 posted on 11/17/2025 4:13:39 PM PST by T.B. Yoits
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