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Eric Adams: “25,000 illegal guns [have been taken] off the street.”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Published | Video Starts at 08:13

Do you think that she is going to be in that role a year or two or three from now? We hope so. Look what we've done with crime. 25,000 illegal guns [have been taken] off the street. We have one period over last week, 12 days without a homicide. We're seeing record level of safety on our subway system where the employees of the companies that watch this show. (08:13–08:16)

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