First, it was New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) calling for a nationwide ban on so-called “assault rifles” in the wake of this week’s deadly Manhattan shooting.
Now, the horrific incident that claimed four lives led New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani (D) to echo Hochul’s proclamation that popular sporting rifles have no place in U.S. society.
New York already bans the so-called ‘assault rifle’ used in Monday’s attack
Hochul predictably led the charge to erase Second Amendment rights, but political newcomer Mamdani wasted no time jumping into the fray. After the governor laughably equated eradicating the right to keep and bear arms with being “tough on crime,” the mayoral candidate proclaimed the ban on semi-automatic weapons is integral to “a vision of stronger gun laws.”
Understand, New York already has such a ban, and the 27-year-old suspect marched through it on Monday like it wasn’t even there.
The National Rifle Association (NRA) was quick to mock Mamdani’s position, using a clown emoji on X to express its opinion of his gun control agenda. The venerable organization derided the idea that banning firearms will address “the nation’s mental health crisis.”
Mamdani is in no rush to give up his armed security if elected NYC mayor
Mamdani’s stand is hardly a new one, though we can expect all sorts of political gymnastics in the coming weeks as he will undoubtedly try to paint himself as some sort of centrist. But it was just three years ago when the mayoral candidate tweeted that “we need to ban all guns.”
If he is elected mayor of the Big Apple, there is a zero percent chance that he will give up his armed security detail. So, while Mamdani’s agenda is to wipe out gun rights for the people, he will continue to benefit from being protected by good guys with guns.
Again, NYC already has the very ban in place that the candidate espouses, and it accomplished nothing.
Disarming law-abiding citizens simply is not the answer to solving the violent crime dilemma.
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