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Eric Adams: “We removed over 23,000 illegal guns off our streets.”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Talks Crime, NYC Election | Bloomberg Talks

Published | Video Starts at 01:31

Well, the goal is the relationship between the federal government and DC Is different than the relationship between New York City and the federal government. And again, our communications with the federal government, we got this. We removed over 23,000 illegal guns off our streets. We're witnessing record levels of decreasing crimes, homicides and shootings in the first six months and shooting victims in the first seven months. And so we are very clear, always have been. (01:31–01:35)

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