Top NYPD official decries ‘ghost gun’ threat, blames it on bail reformBy Tina Moore
May 15, 2022
An NYPD bigwig blamed bail reform for the number of guns flooding the Big Apple’s streets and worried about the proliferation of untraceable “ghost guns” in a radio interview that aired Sunday.
“There has not been a time in modern history where this many people have been walking around with guns not fearful of the consequences,” Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence and Counterterrorism John Miller told host John Catsimatidis on his WABC 770 AM radio show.
Miller pointed to an incident just last week to illustrate his point. An NYPD cop, Officer Dennis Vargas, of the Bronx Borough public safety team, was shot in the arm in an exchange of gunfire with a man who had been freed ahead of a sentencing date connected to a past gun bust. The suspect, Rameek Smith, was killed in the Tuesday shootout.
“So you see the triangle of quality of life crimes lead to people involved in other violations of the law, including violent crimes,” Miller said.
City and police officials have made shootings a priority in terms of crime-fighting — with the NYPD launching special anti-gun teams to combat the scourge.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/05/15/top-nypd-official-blames-ghost-gun-threat-on-bail-reform/
