President Biden, will be coming to New York City next week, giving a Presidential assist to Mayor Eric Adams (D) as the new Mayor battles a surge in Gun Violence. The White House announced the visit after the Shooting Deaths of Two NYPD Officers, the fourth and fifth cops Shot this month, and after Adams rolled out an ambitious and Controversial Plan to counteract the Violence. One big ask from Adams is Federal help to crack down on Gun Trafficking.
The Presidential visit suggests Biden is on board, though Federal Gun control proposals, pushed by New York City Mayors, have stubbornly gone nowhere for many years now. And another Branch of the Federal Government could be making things harder for the City, as the Supreme Court may soon strike down New York Laws that make it difficult to get a Permit to carry a concealed Gun outside the Home.
The White House said Biden and Adams plan to “discuss the Administration’s comprehensive strategy to combat gun crime, which includes historic levels of funding for cities and states to put more cops on the beat and invest in community violence prevention and intervention programs, as well as stepped up federal law enforcement efforts against illegal gun traffickers.”
Another plank in Adams’ Crime plan, tougher Bail Laws, is facing headwinds in Albany, that got stronger Wednesday, when Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) declined to get behind the Mayor’s Proposal. Adams wants Judges to have the Power to keep Defendants in Jail, before Trial, if the Judge believes they are Dangerous, a retreat from 2019 Laws placing Strict Limits on Cash Bail.
Democratic Legislative Leaders, however, are reluctant to make such changes. Hochul suggested she’ll stand with the Legislators, though her Comments leave some wiggle room for future Negotiations. “I will absolutely stand behind the fundamental promise on why we needed bail reform in the first place,” she said.
When Alvin Bragg (D) was a Candidate for Manhattan District Attorney, he spoke often about Gun Possession cases that did Not merit Harsh Prosecution or Imprisonment, saying that Not every Person, charged with such a Crime was linked to Violence. But on Wednesday, facing a Backlash over the Lenient Policies, he put in place upon taking Office earlier this month and following a String of High-Profile Shootings, the Appointment of a New Prosecutor dedicated to Preventing Gun Violence, and acknowledged that his Emphasis, if Not his Approach, had Changed.
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