New York City destroys more than 3,500 seize illegal firearms

New York City The mayor Eric Adams and the New York police authority (NYPD), Jessica S. Table, celebrated the destruction of 3,375 illegal handguns and 200 rifles on Thursday.

The firearms were only a small part of the more than 21,400 confiscated firearms, which have been confiscated since Adams’ administration took over.

The weapons were loaded onto a conveyor belt and fed to a hacker that was in scrap and recycled.

“Today we say goodbye and a good liberation of thousands of illegal weapons that no longer threaten the security of our neighborhoods, our families or our children by sending over 3,500 illegal weapons to their final goal: to become a hacker to become in scrap, and finally Recyckled,” said Adams at a press conference.

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“These weapons are never used again to jeopardize another child to scare another New Yorker or destroy another life. Although today’s destruction has built up another river that leads to the sea of ​​violence, we know that more and more work can be done.

When the weapons were placed by the Shredder, Adams asked the families of those affected by those affected Gun violence Call the names of your murdered relatives.

“I would like to thank you for taking on this important project,” said NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch. “These weapons have no place in our neighborhoods. They are afraid, pain and life destroyed. And they belong here in the tear box of an industrial metal shredder.”

The recycled firearm material is donated to the School of Cooperative Technical Education (Coop Tech), where the students are silent about the metal in a monument to honor of victims and their families, which are affected by gun violence.

In an official statement by the Mayor of Adam, it states that more than 21,400 weapons that have been confiscated since the beginning of his administration have been identified by over 1,400 of them as ghost weapons.

These are undiminished and Unbelievable firearms That is due to 3-D printer. These types of firearms often end up in the hands of criminals and minor buyers.

The NYPD has restored almost 2,000 ghost cannons since 2018.

In Adam’s first month in office, he published the “Blueprint to Ende Weapon”, which set his priorities to immediately address the crisis of weapons on the streets of the New York City.

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In March 2022, the NYPD started its security teams in the neighborhood in order to concentrate on the prevention of weapons in areas that make up a disproportionate number of shooting shootings.

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“From day one day, this administration made all efforts Reduce gun violence“Adams said.” From our Task Force for Prevention for Prevention to our security teams in the neighborhood, I testified before the congress on weapons, asked the Supreme Court to maintain the security laws of the weapons, worked with leaders and mayors across the country and sued the makers and marketers of GHOST weapons. “