The shocking reality about gun prosecution in New York City
The NYPD arrested 4,456 people on gun charges in 2021. You won’t believe how many even made it to trial.
Our leaders want us to think they are taking illegal gun ownership and violence seriously, but the numbers tell a shockingly different story.
Both those for and against the Second Amendment typically agree on one thing: we have gun violence in America. For many, the answer is stricter gun control. For others, it’s a slap in the face that lawful owners are punished – and unable to defend themselves – while so many criminals run free.
New York City, bogged down by a swell in violent crime in recent years, is a glaring example. I almost fell off my chair when I dug down into the NYPD stats.