![]() ![]() At the wrong day at the wrong time, violence could reach us or someone that we love. Every day, we're reminded that it doesn't matter what job we do or where we live, where we eat, or where we shop. We've seen it outside barbershops and in restaurants, outside schools, in front of station houses, in parks and on the subway. The truth is that gun violence has taken too many lives in our city. Thank you, Mayor Adams, for gathering us here this morning. Councilman.Ĭity Council Member Shaun Abreu: Thank you, brother. I want to now turn it over to the council member, Council Member Shaun Abreu, to talk about Intro-518A. So I want to thank the City Council again, Speaker Adrienne Adams, Council Member Abreu, Council Member Powers and all who have come together to mobilize to get rid of our common threat, and that is illegal guns and those legal guns that could be made harmful and dangerous due to the Supreme Court decision. They'll continue to do the job every night, battling against the iron pipeline that's feeding guns here in our city, many coming from the southern part of our country and that is having an endless flow of guns in New York and other cities across America. The New York City Police Department removed over 5,000 illegal guns off our streets. We are fighting back against illegal guns coming into our city and prosecuting those who carry illegal guns, a major focus on our part and we're happy to see DA Bragg's here with us. But we're not stopping here just to deal with this area. Licensed gun carriers and others may not enter this area with a gun, unless otherwise specifically authorized by law. Today, we enshrine in law that Times Square is a gun-free zone. We're not going to live in fear and we're going to make sure we create an environment where those who visit the city, such as Times Square, won't have to be paralyzed with the fear of knowing that someone is carrying a gun in this area. Many of them come through Times Square, it has become a signature of this city and we want to make sure that they're safe. We are projected to receive 56 million tourists in this city. Millions of tourists flock here every year. I want to thank my lawmakers and I want to thank our partners here on a local level that assisted us in moving this legislation forward. It's not a big city problem, it's an American problem and we're going to continue to partner with our municipalities all over the country, so we could come together with information sharing and address this real crisis we are facing. The gun industry generates over $9 billion in revenue, yet it costs everyday Americans $557 billion in revenue because of the negative fallout from gun violence. Gun violence is a national nightmare, not a local nightmare, but a national nightmare. It made a mockery of our justice system, made a mockery of our ability to keep New Yorkers safe. The Supreme Court decision came down less than six weeks after 10 New Yorkers were shot and killed in a Buffalo supermarket. It took aim at the safety of New Yorkers and opened another river that we have to dam and these two bills are going to assist us in damming those rivers. Earlier this year, the decision to overturn New York State's long standing gun licensing requirements really impacted our city and state. This is the heart of our city and you don't want a city, particularly here, that people are carrying illegal or, based on the Supreme Court, legal guns in this area. ![]() Every time you turn, you come to this city for tourism, people come through this area. And today I'm signing two bills, Intro-518 and 602 that would help reduce the flow of illegal firearms in New York City and designate Times Square as a sensitive location zone.Įxtremely significant - we receive millions of visitors here. But specifically here in New York, we are going to continue to dam those rivers that is impacting our city. As I talked about over and over again, there are many rivers that we must to dam to end the sea of gun violence that is really destroying our country in general. And that's why we're here at Times Square. The Supreme Court decision is really going to impact our public safety, not only here in New York, but across the entire country. DA Bragg, Councilman Powers, as well as Councilman Abreu and the entire City Council and state lawmakers - Governor Hochul and state lawmakers for coming together on an area that we all agree. And really want to thank our partners here. It is now my pleasure to introduce the mayor of the City of New York, Mayor Eric Adams. Today, Mayor Adams will be signing two pieces of legislation to address the issues of gun violence in our city and to keep our New Yorkers safe. My name is Sylvia Hinds-Radix and I'm the city's corporation counsel. Sylvia Hinds-Radix, Corporation Counsel, Law Department: Good morning everybody. ![]()
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