{"id":2469047,"date":"2025-07-31T08:56:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-finally-returns-from-africa-quickly-begins-twisting-manhattan-shooting-to-fit-his-political-agenda\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T08:57:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:57:19","slug":"mamdani-finally-returns-from-africa-quickly-begins-twisting-manhattan-shooting-to-fit-his-political-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-finally-returns-from-africa-quickly-begins-twisting-manhattan-shooting-to-fit-his-political-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani Finally Returns from Africa, Quickly Begins Twisting Manhattan Shooting to Fit His Political Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmamdani-finally-returns-from-africa-quickly-begins-twisting-manhattan-shooting-to-fit-his-political-agenda%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2469047&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani&#8217;s response to a recent mass shooting in midtown Manhattan that left four people dead. Mamdani, described as a democratic socialist, called for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prosecute-hunter-biden-for-gun-violations-before-any-new-laws\/\" title=\"Prosecute Hunter Biden for Gun Violations Before Any New Laws\">stronger gun control laws<\/a>, including a nationwide ban on assault rifles, echoing New York Governor Kathy Hochul&#8217;s position. The article criticizes Mamdani for advocating gun restrictions on the public while relying on armed NYPD security for his own protection, labeling this stance as hypocritical.<\/p>\n<p>The shooter, Shane Tamura, reportedly targeted an office building housing NFL headquarters and expressed grievances related to brain injuries linked to football. The piece argues that despite New York&#8217;s strict gun laws, such incidents still occur, suggesting that gun control fails to reduce gun violence. It highlights high rates of shootings in other cities with strict gun laws like Chicago and Philadelphia as evidence that gun control mainly disarms law-abiding citizens but does little to stop criminals.<\/p>\n<p>The article further contends that left-wing activists&#8217; push for more gun control is misguided, especially as they have concurrently promoted defunding the police and soft-on-crime policies, which have contributed to rising violent crime.It emphasizes that restricting legal gun ownership only emboldens criminals and undermines the constitutional right to self-defense.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>New York City&rsquo;s Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani reacted to Monday&rsquo;s mass shooting in midtown Manhattan with a predictable, left-wing demand for more &ldquo;gun control.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-urged-revoke-zohran-mamdanis-citizenship-deport-communist-control-act-1954\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">democratic socialist<\/a> parroted the anti-Second Amendment mantra at a news conference Wednesday in New York, after returning from a 10-day trip to his birthplace, Uganda.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are reminded that no matter how strong our gun laws are in this state, we are only as safe as the weakest laws in this nation,&rdquo; Mamdani said.<\/p>\n<p>After pleading for &ldquo;stronger gun laws,&rdquo; the Muslim added, &ldquo;I echo the call from Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ny-gov-kathy-hochul-quickly-tries-politicize-manhattan-shooting-sickening-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[Kathy]  Hochul<\/a> for a nationwide ban on assault rifles.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: NYC socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani calls for &ldquo;a nationwide ban on assault rifles&rdquo; after Manhattan office building shooting that left 4 people dead. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z5xicYzsYq\">pic.twitter.com\/Z5xicYzsYq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/1950627343376040418?\">July 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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expressed gratitude for the NYPD security detail he enjoys as a mayoral candidate.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, the hypocritical Democrat wants to disarm all Americans, so they can&rsquo;t defend themselves, but he gleefully travels with armed security for protection.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mamdani: Ban assault rifles.<\/p>\n<p>Also Mamdani: I&rsquo;m grateful for my NYPD security detail.<\/p>\n<p>New York, he&rsquo;s telling you that you shouldn&rsquo;t be allowed to protect yourself, but you should have to pay to protect him. Reject this communist. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WVqev89BBL\">pic.twitter.com\/WVqev89BBL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jessica &#127482;&#127480; (@RealJessica05) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealJessica05\/status\/1950723090151063570?\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As a reminder, Las Vegas resident <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disturbing-note-found-manhattan-shooters-pocket-hints-motive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shane Tamura<\/a> traveled to the Manhattan office building that housed NFL headquarters on Monday, where he shot and killed four people. He then killed himself, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>In a suicide note, Tamura expressed grievances against the NFL, claiming he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain disease linked to repeated head trauma, especially in those who play football.<\/p>\n<p>Predictably, Democrats frivolously pounced on the incident to demand more &ldquo;gun control,&rdquo; even though New York has among the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-know-what-would-deter-more-shootings-than-red-flag-laws-executing-mass-killers-quickly\/\" title=\"You Know What Would Deter More ... Than Red Flag Laws? Executing Mass Killers Quickly\">strictest gun-control laws<\/a> in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Gun violence is tragic, and it shouldn&rsquo;t happen as often as it does in this country.<\/p>\n<p>But whenever it occurs, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >unhinged gun-control crusaders rabidly demand &#038;ldquo<\/a>;more gun control&rdquo; &mdash; as if that would end the nationwide scourge of gun violence. But it doesn&rsquo;t.<\/p>\n<p>If gun control laws actually worked, shootings would not be so common in left-wing cities, such as Chicago and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fourth-july-celebrations-turn-deadly-philadelphia-alarming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philadelphia<\/a>, which have strict gun laws.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Chicago shootings: At least 55 people shot, 8 fatally, in 4th of July weekend gun violence, CPD says <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GtPs4WAVe4\">https:\/\/t.co\/GtPs4WAVe4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chad Connelly (@ChadConnelly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChadConnelly\/status\/1944127150174388284?\">July 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Gun control laws abridge the self-defense rights of law-abiding Americans while doing little to deter lawless thugs from terrorizing the public.<\/p>\n<p>This is because criminals will manage to get their hands on guns illegally.<\/p>\n<p>What&rsquo;s especially disturbing is that left-wing activists want to erode Americans&rsquo; constitutional right to self-defense after they&rsquo;ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-mayor-comes-big-realization-giving-george-floyd-police-reforms-try\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disempowered the police<\/a> and incentivized lawlessness with their soft-on-crime policies.<\/p>\n<p>Violent crime has become so rampant in some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/3-videos-different-angles-crowd-black-men-women-beats-daylights-white-woman-2-white-men\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrat-run cities<\/a> that many people feel they have no choice but to defend themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Blocking legal gun ownership does nothing but embolden and enable vicious criminals.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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