NEW YORK — Democrats and police departments need to do better at forging alliances when it comes to gun violence, New York Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday morning, a day after testifying before Congress about the impact of guns on the city.
Adams, during an appearance on MSNBC, positioned himself squarely as a moderate in the gun debate, saying the vast majority of Americans — himself included — are caught in middle of a political crossfire between the far left and the far right.
“You have the numerical minority on the far right, trying to put guns in the hands of everyone, and then you have a small number that’s on the far left that believes we should not hold people accountable after committing crimes,” the Democratic mayor said. “They are shooting at each other, and caught in the middle are the everyday New Yorkers and Americans that are tired of this over-proliferation of guns.”
