Eric Adams: Democrats’ Priorities Regarding Crime ‘Were Misplaced’

TAPPER One of the ░░░░░░░░ I ve heard you ░░░░░░░░ about that a lot ░░░░░░░░ national Democratic politicians don ░░░░░░░░ is the fact that ░░░░░░░░ gun crimes are not ░░░░░░░░ with so called assault ░░░░░░░░ they re committed with ░░░░░░░░ and that most homicides ░░░░░░░░ not these horrific mass ░░░░░░░░ They re one offs ░░░░░░░░ of them every day ░░░░░░░░ what you just mentioned ░░░░░░░░ terms of laws in ░░░░░░░░ of state or city ░░░░░░░░ national gun laws to ░░░░░░░░ to stop gun violence ░░░░░░░░ do you think would ░░░░░░░░ And do you think ░░░░░░░░ priorities of national Democrats ░░░░░░░░ have been misplaced ADAMS ░░░░░░░░ I do I believe ░░░░░░░░ priorities they really were ░░░░░░░░ And it s almost ░░░░░░░░ what we have witnessed ░░░░░░░░ the last few years ░░░░░░░░ of our presidents they ░░░░░░░░ these numbers They knew ░░░░░░░░ the inner cities particularly ░░░░░░░░ black brown and poor ░░░░░░░░ lived they know they ░░░░░░░░ they were dealing with ░░░░░░░░ real crisis And it ░░░░░░░░ this president to state ░░░░░░░░ it is time for ░░░░░░░░ to stop ignoring what ░░░░░░░░ happening in the South ░░░░░░░░ of Chicago in the ░░░░░░░░ in the Atlantas of ░░░░░░░░ country And so it ░░░░░░░░ extremely important that just ░░░░░░░░ we became energetic after ░░░░░░░░ saw mass shootings with ░░░░░░░░ rifles in the suburban ░░░░░░░░ of our country which ░░░░░░░░ should have we should ░░░░░░░░ also focused on the ░░░░░░░░ The numbers of those ░░░░░░░░ are killed by handguns ░░░░░░░░ astronomical And if we ░░░░░░░░ t start having real ░░░░░░░░ legislation matched with states ░░░░░░░░ cities we re never ░░░░░░░░ to get this crisis ░░░░░░░░ control TAPPER But we ░░░░░░░░ not going to I ░░░░░░░░ the United States isn ░░░░░░░░ going to ban handguns ░░░░░░░░ what are you proposing ░░░░░░░░ done about it ADAMS ░░░░░░░░ they should not have ░░░░░░░░ to ban handguns But ░░░░░░░░ s look at those ░░░░░░░░ gun dealers where there ░░░░░░░░ a real correlation and ░░░░░░░░ with the guns that ░░░░░░░░ used in our streets ░░░░░░░░ who are those states ░░░░░░░░ lax gun laws where ░░░░░░░░ can walk into a ░░░░░░░░ shop with a license ░░░░░░░░ walk out with the ░░░░░░░░ Let s look at ░░░░░░░░ of the feeders of ░░░░░░░░ guns are making their ░░░░░░░░ into our cities something ░░░░░░░░ as here in the ░░░░░░░░ Authority we should have ░░░░░░░░ bag checks People are ░░░░░░░░ to get on the ░░░░░░░░ bus and come into ░░░░░░░░ cities with bags full ░░░░░░░░ guns with a level ░░░░░░░░ comfort And so we ░░░░░░░░ to zero in on ░░░░░░░░ handgun and you will ░░░░░░░░ the decrease in many ░░░░░░░░ these shootings But then ░░░░░░░░ must also have long ░░░░░░░░ plans of the feeders ░░░░░░░░ violence in our country ░░░░░░░░ it s more than ░░░░░░░░ dealing with the immediate ░░░░░░░░ Before that young person ░░░░░░░░ a gun he was ░░░░░░░░ an educational opportunity somewhere ░░░░░░░░ the city That s ░░░░░░░░ real crime that we ░░░░░░░░ fighting TAPPER There s ░░░░░░░░ in Washington big efforts ░░░░░░░░ policing reform.”