{"id":2208578,"date":"2024-03-28T17:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T21:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayor-unveils-gun-scanners-in-subway-amid-violent-crime-surge\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T17:44:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T21:44:18","slug":"nyc-mayor-unveils-gun-scanners-in-subway-amid-violent-crime-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayor-unveils-gun-scanners-in-subway-amid-violent-crime-surge\/","title":{"rendered":"New York City Mayor Introduces Subway Gun Scanners Amid Rise in Violent Crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnyc-mayor-unveils-gun-scanners-in-subway-amid-violent-crime-surge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2208578&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New York City Mayor\u2063 Eric Adams introduced the use of gun \u200dscanners in subway stations to \u2064address the increase in violent crime.\u2062 He unveiled a freestanding gun scanner at Manhattan&#8217;s Fulton Transit Center, likening the initiative to a transformative moment similar to the space\u200b race declaration by President Kennedy. New York City Mayor Eric Adams has implemented\u200c gun scanners in subway stations to\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-democrats-cared-about-ending-crime-they-would-punish-criminals-not-target-law-abiding-gun-owners\/\" title=\"If Democrats Cared About Ending Crime, They Would Punish Criminals Not Target Law-Abiding Gun Owners\">combat rising violent crime<\/a>. By revealing \u200ba freestanding gun scanner at Manhattan&#8217;s \u2064Fulton Transit Center, he draws a parallel to \u2064President Kennedy&#8217;s space\u200c race declaration, emphasizing the \u2064transformative nature of this initiative.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"NYC Mayor Unveils Gun Scanners in Subway Amid Violent Crime Surge\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/no-evidence-judge-unmoved-by-hunter-bidens-argument-that-prosecution-is-politically-motivated\" data-post-url id=\"print-1873815\">\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption> \t\t\t\tNew York City mayor Eric Adams (Getty Images)\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>New York City mayor Eric Adams (D.) on Thursday announced the city will start using gun scanners in its subway stations amid a surge in violent crime in recent months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Adams unveiled a freestanding gun scanner at Manhattan\u2019s Fulton Transit Center on Thursday. &#8220;This is our Sputnik moment. Like when Kennedy said we\u2019re going to put a man on the moon \u2026 let\u2019s bring on the scanners,&#8221; the mayor <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/03\/28\/us-news\/nypd-to-roll-out-new-scanners-to-detect-guns-in-subway-stations\/\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>, adding that the weapon detection system would not record any commuter\u2019s face or identification.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Adams noted the new technology would allow NYPD officers to monitor on a screen as commuters walk through the scanners. A weapon\u2019s location would show up as orange on the screen, enabling officers to conduct an immediate search.\u00a0<\/span>\t<\/p>\n<p><span>The gun detectors, however, will not be put into use until late June due to the city\u2019s Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology Act passed in 2020, which <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legalaidnyc.org\/news\/investigation-nypd-surveillance-technology-rollout\/\"><span>requires<\/span><\/a><span> the NYPD to wait at least 90 days before rolling out a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-clinesmith-altered-an-email-in-the-trump-russia-probe-to-keep-it-going-he-just-received-probation\/\" title=\"Kevin Clinesmith Altered An Email In The Trump-Russia Probe To Keep It Going. He Just Received Probation.\">surveillance system<\/a> at a new location. The same scanners have already been installed at some venues in the Big Apple, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, CitiField stadium, and One Vanderbilt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Adams\u2019s announcement came after he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/nyc-bringing-back-random-bag-checks-subway-riders-surge-crime\"><span>dispatched<\/span><\/a><span> 1,000 officers in February to the city\u2019s underground transit system in response to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/nyc-bringing-back-random-bag-checks-subway-riders-surge-crime\"><span>surge<\/span><\/a><span> in homicides, felony assaults, and grand larcenies. Earlier this month, New York governor Kathy Hochul (D.) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/kathy-hochul-deploys-national-guard-to-fight-crime-on-nyc-subway\/\"><span>deployed<\/span><\/a><span> 1,000 troops and police officers, including 750 National Guard members, to patrol and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-governor-deploys-national-guard-to-fight-crime-on-subway\/\" title=\"NY Governor Sends National Guard to Combat Subway Crime\">conduct bag checks<\/a> in the city\u2019s busiest stations.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams revealed plans to implement gun scanners in subway stations as a response to escalating violent crime. The unveiling of a freestanding gun scanner at Manhattan&#8217;s Fulton Transit Center marks a significant step in enhancing safety measures. Adams views this initiative as a pivotal moment akin to &#8220;our Sputnik.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2807,"featured_media":2208579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/new-york-mayor-adams-makes-public-safety-related-announcement-e1672943678609.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2208578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/new-york-mayor-adams-makes-public-safety-related-announcement-e1672943678609.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2208578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2807"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2208578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2208578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2208579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2208578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2208578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2208578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}