"New Yorkers don't need statistics to know what's happening on our streets. They see it. They hear it. They feel it. A 69-year-old woman shot and killed in broad daylight while walking down the street. A mass shooting at a nightclub leaving three dead and nine injured. Teenagers playing basketball but end up ducking gunfire. In the last several weeks, we've seen a spate of shootings across Harlem, Brooklyn and the Bronx that once again reminded us of the human cost of gun violence."
"Added to the chaos is a convergence approach of willful ignorance from both the extreme right and extreme left. The extreme right likes to pretend that guns have nothing to do with gun violence, whereas the extreme left likes to pretend that crime really isn't much of a problem at all, and to the extent it is, that police are not part of the solution."
New York City is experiencing a surge of shootings that have resulted in deaths, injuries, and widespread fear across neighborhoods such as Harlem, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. Specific incidents include a 69-year-old woman shot in daylight, a nightclub mass shooting with multiple fatalities and injuries, and civilians exposed to stray gunfire. The problem is portrayed as both immediate and structural, exacerbated by ideological denial from both the extreme right and extreme left. Public safety is presented as the government's primary responsibility because other civic priorities cannot succeed without safety. Practical, nonpartisan solutions and honest acknowledgment of the crisis are urged.
Read at www.amny.com
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