Overview
- Instructors and retailers say inquiries surged the morning after mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s victory, with classes filling quickly.
- NYPD figures show concealed-carry permit applications rose 14% from 620 in June to 706 in August following the Democratic primary.
- Samson Armory opened in Marine Park as Brooklyn’s first new gun shop in more than 50 years, and its owner reports a post-election jump in sales and synagogue preparedness work.
- Some rabbis and Israeli-born residents say they are pursuing permits for self-protection, with carrying in houses of worship described as allowed for designated security volunteers by a trainer.
- Obtaining a license in New York City requires an 18-hour state course and can take six months to a year, while voting data show Borough Park and Crown Heights backed Andrew Cuomo over Mamdani.