Hmm… I wonder why this information would be withheld from the public? Anybody have any thoughts?
City councilmembers say a mandatory annual report on how illegal guns are brought into the city is nearly a year overdue — hindering their ability to make decisions on how best to prevent gun trafficking.
The report, which the NYPD and the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice are required to produce, would include details about each firearm that police have seized in the last year, including the types of guns recovered, whether they were connected to crimes, where they came from, where they were recovered and whether they were registered.
The report is also required to include information about how guns are illegally transported into New York City and recommendations for how to prevent firearm trafficking in the future.
Councilmember Shaun Abreu, who sponsored the bill that requires the new annual reports, said the report is needed to focus on the places where illegal guns are entering the city, and find ways to stop them.
By Samantha Max