Warped Narrative: People Don't Kill People, 'Illegal Guns Make People Kill People'

Written By BlabberBuzz | Tuesday, 25 January 2022 08:30 PM
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Warped Narrative: People Don't Kill People, 'Illegal Guns Make People Kill People'

New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul said the Friday ambush shooting of two New York City police officers signals the need for congressional action in Washington, D.C. to "fight the scourge of illegal guns on our streets."

"Our hearts and prayers are with the families and the members of the NYPD, but also, it's a resounding call to action," Hochul demanded during a press conference in Buffalo on Saturday. "We have to do more to fight the scourge of illegal guns on our streets. And we need Washington teaming up with us, teaming up with locals, to get it done."

New York City Police Officers Jason Rivera, 22, and Wilbert Mora, 27, were shot at a Harlem apartment Friday night while responding to a call about an argument between a woman and her adult son. Rivera died from his injuries and Mora is in life-threatening condition with a serious head wound, officials report.

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Lashawn J. McNeil, 47, the man who police say shot the officers, was also critically wounded and hospitalized. McNeil was on probation for a 2003 felony narcotics conviction in New York City and had a lengthy criminal history, police said. An illegal Glock 45 stolen from Baltimore in 2017 was recovered at the scene, as per the police report.

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On Sunday, mayor Eric Adams called on federal authorities to do more to seize illegal guns. "We're removing thousands of guns off the street, but there's an endless flow that continues to come through our city borders," Adams stated. " I am encouraged by the President's acknowledgement that we need to collaborate with city, state, and federal entities the way we did during 9-11 to fight terrorism we have to fight the crimes on our street."

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During her briefing, Hochul insisted that while New York has some of the strictest gun control laws in the country, guns are still coming in from other states with looser restrictions and that federal action is needed. "They're flooding our streets. And I have pledged the resources of the New York State police to become embedded with NYPD and others to help them.

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"In fact, we've tripled – just a week ago on our budget, tripled the funding for this gun interdiction effort because they're coming in from Virginia and Maryland and coming in from Pennsylvania to our very streets," she continued. "And we have to do whatever we can to protect our neighborhoods."

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In recent weeks, the spate of violent crime in New York City has prompted leaders to call on Democratic lawmakers in Albany to repeal the state’s bail reform law, which eliminated cash bail for most nonviolent crimes and misdemeanors.

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