A gunman opened fire at Brown University in Providence on Saturday afternoon, killing two students and wounding nine others during a final exam review session in the engineering building. Authorities detained a person of interest—a 24-year-old man from Wisconsin—early Sunday morning, lifting the campus lockdown after an intense manhunt.
The attack happened in the Barus and Holley building, where students were gathered for exams. Providence police and university officials confirmed the victims were all students, with most suffering gunshot wounds treated at Rhode Island Hospital.
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani quickly responded on social media, calling for tougher measures against guns. “Two people were killed this evening at Brown University by a gunman who remains at large. Eight others are injured, fighting for their lives in a nearby hospital,” he wrote. “This senseless violence—once considered unfathomable—has become nauseatingly normal to all of us across our nation.”
Mamdani added: “The epidemic of gun violence stretches across America. We reckon with it when we step into our houses of worship and out onto our streets, when we drop our children off at kindergarten and when we fear if those children, now grown, will be safe on campus. But unlike so many other epidemics, we possess the cure. We have the power to eradicate this suffering from our lives if we so choose.”
Rhode Island already ranks among states with the toughest firearm restrictions, including bans on high-capacity magazines over 10 rounds and an upcoming prohibition on certain semi-automatic rifles signed into law this year. Criminals, though, pay no heed to such rules, as this incident shows—another reminder that laws only disarm the law-abiding.
Mamdani, long vocal on the issue, once posted that “We need to ban all guns.” His stance drew attention during the campaign, especially given reports of armed guards at his own events abroad.
The shooting fell on the eve of the Sandy Hook anniversary, adding to the nation’s ongoing grief over such events. Families of the victims deserve prayers and justice, while the rest of us grapple with how best to protect innocent lives in a dangerous world. Relying on more restrictions that fail to stop determined evil-doers leaves communities vulnerable, as seen here in one of the most regulated states. Real security demands vigilance, strong enforcement, and recognizing that good people need ways to defend themselves when threats arise.
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Everyone just stop. Stop it. Stop explaining anything about “gun” control. When someone of the vile, tyrannical left attempts to argue for “gun” control, simply state “NO!” and walk away. There is no further dialogue to be had. There is no basis for engaging these vermin in the debate. Debate is settled. SCOTUS says so, and so over 250 years of historical treatment. And in any event, just to be clear, we ain’t giving up sh*t!
scumbag muslim. murderer terrorist sympathizer, anti-white muslim fuck. kill him on a beach or in a mosque.
Stay in your lane #1.
#2 of course he wants to leave Americans comprising defenseless against the Islam takeover. Do NOT give up your guns, if you do, you will regret it bitterly and your do and grandchildren will never forgive you.
A disarmed person is a victim.
Democrats disarm people.
Think about that.
And then go R.E.D. – Remove Every Democrat
From all positions of influence or authority, in government, education, and society.
somebody should point this yahoo to what just happened in Australia – a country that pretty much banned semiautomatic rifles and pump-action shotguns and made guns almost impossible to own. Bondi beach – 16 dead, 29 wounded. Perpetrators ? Moselimbs !!!