NYC to place gun detectors in subways

New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday announced the deployment of gun detection equipment in the city's subway stations.

"Would I prefer us not having to walk through this to come on our system? You’re darn right I do. But we have to live life the way it is and work to make it what it ought to be," he said, according to Politico.

Crime in the city's public transit system has become a major issue in recent months, with New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul deploying 1,000 National Guardsmen and State Police officers to the Big Apple's subways earlier this month following a flurry of high-profile assaults.

The gun detection equipment may not be deployed for at least 90 days, however, as new police technology is subject to a mandatory waiting period. The city already uses the equipment in sports stadiums and some public facilities.

Shootings and other violent altercations at subway stations have grabbed public attention for months. In February, for instance six victims were shot at the Mount Eden Ave subway station in the Bronx. Earlier this month, a 36-year-old man was shot on the NYC subway during rush hour.

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