"This is good technology," Adams said at Fulton Center near the World Trade Center."
"Would I rather that we don't have to be scanned? Yes," he added. "But if you would speak to the average subway rider, they would state that they don't want guns on their subway system, and if it means using scanners, then bring the scanners on."
The scanners drew immediate protest from civil liberties advocates. The New York Civil Liberties Union and the Legal Aid Society said they would sue the city if the technology is rolled out widely, alleging the searches violated the constitutional rights of riders.
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