{"id":23032,"date":"2020-12-14T14:17:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T19:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=23032"},"modified":"2020-12-14T14:17:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T19:17:42","slug":"wheres-the-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=23032","title":{"rendered":"Where&#8217;s the problem?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/public-safety\/2020\/12\/08\/police-commissioner-warns-about-package-theft-this-holiday-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to the NYPD<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Statistics from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/site\/nypd\/index.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYPD<\/a> show a surge in gun violence that the city hasn&#8217;t seen in more than a decade. Shootings are up nearly 96% in the first eleven months of this year. In November alone, there were 115 shootings \u2014 a 112% increase from the same time last year. There were also 28 murders last month, driving the murder rate up 38% &#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s not just the City that has seen a big increase, it&#8217;s all over the state (<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/capital-region\/public-safety\/2020\/10\/21\/in-new-wave-of-gun-violence-in-albany--councilor-wants-state-of-emergency-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Albany<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cnycentral.com\/news\/local\/shots-fired-calls-in-syracuse-increase-by-144-violence-in-upstate-ny-hit-new-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Syracuse<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/13wham.com\/news\/local\/gun-violence-fatalities-reach-10-year-high-in-rochester\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rochester<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wkbw.com\/news\/local-news\/shootings-are-up-dramatically-in-buffalo-for-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buffalo<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Has any elected called out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Governor<\/a> and\/or the legislature for the obvious failure of the state&#8217;s gun control laws including Cuomo&#8217;s signature <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/safeact.ny.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SAFE Act<\/a>? No.<\/p>\n<p>Has anyone called for repeal of any of New York&#8217;s gun control laws? No.<\/p>\n<p>Has anyone advocated 2A reforms for New York state? No.<\/p>\n<p>Where is the problem?<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ssb_list_wrapper\"><li class=\"fb2\" style=\"width:135px\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gunpoliticsny.com%2F%3Fp%3D23032&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=true&amp;width=135&amp;height=21&amp;appId=307091639398582\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden;  width:150px; height:21px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/li><li class=\"twtr\" style=\"width:90px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=23032\">&nbsp;<\/a><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');<\/script><\/li><li class=\"gplus\" style=\"width:68px\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=23032\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"ssb_linkedin\" style=\"width:64px\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.linkedin.com\/in.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">lang: en_US<\/script><script type=\"IN\/Share\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=23032\" data-counter=\"right\"><\/script><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the NYPD: &#8220;Statistics from the NYPD show a surge in gun violence that the city hasn&#8217;t seen in more than a decade. Shootings are up nearly 96% in the first eleven months of this year. In November alone, there were 115 shootings \u2014 a 112% increase from the same time last year. 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