Somali-born Mayor Nadia Mohamed of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, is drawing sharp criticism after responding to a gang-related shooting by calling for an outright gun ban rather than addressing the criminal elements behind the violence.
As reported by the Gateway Pundit, Mohamed, celebrated by the left as the first Somali elected mayor in the United States, weighed in after Minnesotas Eden Prairie High School canceled its homecoming dance when a shooting, believed by authorities to involve Somali gangs, left two people injured outside the schools football stadium. In a video statement, she immediately downplayed the role of Somali gangs in the incident, insisting, We can definitely talk about this issue without making it a Somali issue, and, Without making it all about Somalis, and how Somali gangs, and Somali this, and Somali that. The rhetoric that you are pushing at best is irresponsible, at worst is dangerous.
Rather than confronting gang activity or demanding tougher enforcement, Mohamed pivoted to a familiar progressive solution: disarming law-abiding citizens. You may be wondering, Hey mayor, how can we solve for this? The answer is easy, ban guns, she added, offering no explanation of how criminals who already ignore the law would suddenly comply with sweeping gun restrictions.
Mohamed went on to frame criticism of Somali gangs as an attack on the broader Somali community, saying, To pick on a community that is already revealing from anti-Somali rhetoric is low-hanging fruit, before urging, Lets talk about policy. For many Americans who still take the Second Amendment and personal responsibility seriously, her remarks raise an obvious question: why should constitutional rights be sacrificed while elected officials refuse to name, confront, and punish the violent gangs terrorizing their communities?
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