New York City will begin testing gun-detection technology in a pilot program at several subway stations, Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday.
The announcement came after several shootings in the subway, one of the largest and busiest in the world, including an argument on a train in March that ended with a man shooting himself in the head with his gun.
After a 90-day notice period required by city law for new surveillance technology, the NYPD will begin testing handheld scanners at several stations. Adams did not say which ones.
“The announcement is the next step in our ongoing efforts to keep dangerous weapons off our transit system and provide better mental health services to the citizens of New York,” said Adams, a Democrat who patrolled the subway when he was an officer of police, at an event at the Fulton Street station in Manhattan this Thursday.
The Legal Aid Society, which advocates for the rights of New Yorkers who cannot afford lawyers, said the plan is misguided and an invasion of the rights of the city’s citizens.
“Put simply, weapons detection systems are flawed and often trigger false alarms, which induce panic and create situations that can result in loss of life,” Jerome Greco, an attorney with the Digital Forensics Unit at Legal Aid. “New York should not serve as a proving ground for surveillance companies.”
Source: Terra
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