Alongside the city’s new mayor, former police officer Eric Adams, the Democrat wants to outline his strategy “to combat gun violence,” according to a statement from the White House.
Joe Biden will tout “historic funding for cities and states to deploy more police and invest in local prevention and response programs,” the statement said.
PHOTO CARLO ALLEGRI, REUTERS
This beginning of the year was marked in New York by several episodes of gun violence. A shooting in the Harlem neighborhood last weekend left two police officers dead.
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The president, regularly attacked by the American right which accuses him of not being interested in crime, also promises “reinforced” federal action against “illegal arms trafficking”.
The beginning of the year was marked in New York by several episodes of gun violence.
A shooting in the Harlem neighborhood last weekend left two police officers dead.
A total of five police officers – including the two who intervened in Harlem – have been hit by firearms in the megalopolis of nearly 9 million inhabitants since 1is January.
In addition to attacks on police officers, the largest American city has been confronted with a series of violent acts which have caused a stir in recent days, for example the death of a 19-year-old Puerto Rican woman, shot dead by a robber on 14 January in a fast food restaurant where she worked.
Eric Adams, a right-wing Democrat and former police officer, wants to take stronger action against the proliferation of guns.
“Safety is my administration’s highest priority and we welcome the opportunity to show President Biden how local and federal authorities can coordinate and support each other in this fight to keep New Yorkers safe.” , he commented in a statement on Wednesday.
Joe Biden, for his part, has issued a series of executive orders since his election to try to respond in particular to the illegal trafficking of firearms.
But the Democratic president has little room for manoeuvre, in particular for lack of a clear and clear majority in the Senate to pass major reforms on the subject.
According to a study published last June by the Pew Research Institute, 30% of Americans say they own a firearm.
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Alongside the city’s new mayor, former police officer Eric Adams, the Democrat wants to outline his strategy “to combat gun violence,” according to a statement from the White House.
Joe Biden will tout “historic funding for cities and states to deploy more police and invest in local prevention and response programs,” the statement said.
PHOTO CARLO ALLEGRI, REUTERS
This beginning of the year was marked in New York by several episodes of gun violence. A shooting in the Harlem neighborhood last weekend left two police officers dead.
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The president, regularly attacked by the American right which accuses him of not being interested in crime, also promises “reinforced” federal action against “illegal arms trafficking”.
The beginning of the year was marked in New York by several episodes of gun violence.
A shooting in the Harlem neighborhood last weekend left two police officers dead.
A total of five police officers – including the two who intervened in Harlem – have been hit by firearms in the megalopolis of nearly 9 million inhabitants since 1is January.
In addition to attacks on police officers, the largest American city has been confronted with a series of violent acts which have caused a stir in recent days, for example the death of a 19-year-old Puerto Rican woman, shot dead by a robber on 14 January in a fast food restaurant where she worked.
Eric Adams, a right-wing Democrat and former police officer, wants to take stronger action against the proliferation of guns.
“Safety is my administration’s highest priority and we welcome the opportunity to show President Biden how local and federal authorities can coordinate and support each other in this fight to keep New Yorkers safe.” , he commented in a statement on Wednesday.
Joe Biden, for his part, has issued a series of executive orders since his election to try to respond in particular to the illegal trafficking of firearms.
But the Democratic president has little room for manoeuvre, in particular for lack of a clear and clear majority in the Senate to pass major reforms on the subject.
According to a study published last June by the Pew Research Institute, 30% of Americans say they own a firearm.
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