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Eric Adams: “22,000 guns seized since [Eric Adams'] administration…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Leadership Discuss Crime Reduction and Public Safety in New York City

Published | Video Starts at 35:44

We're there to make New York safer in a lot of different ways. Other on topics. Yes, Tony? Yeah, I guess for mayor, you often Talked about the 22,000 guns seized since [Eric Adams'] administration started. That's 2,600 this year. That's still a lot of weaponry. Although the shootings are down, the victims are down. Are there more guns out there that we know and is that going to be an intractable problem going forward? (35:44–35:49)

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Asserts that 22,000 guns have been seized since the start of his administration.

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