This week, we asked readers their thoughts on Mayor Eric Adams’ blueprint to end gun violence.

 

“What’s going to work is if they bring back the “Stop & Frisk” [policy] and they fund the police again, give them back the money they deserve. When they had the “Stop & Frisk,” even though people say it was racist, I feel it wasn’t so much a racist thing. It’s just that people complain, and it’s wrong. If they bring that back, I guarantee you that crime will drop. When they had it when [Mayor Michael] Bloomberg was in, the City was perfect; crime was very low. They must put restrictions on the guys selling guns; they have to. The bad guys have better guns than the military, and it’s not good.”

Ricky Santiago,

Bedford Park

 

“I’ve heard some parts of his plan, but I don’t agree with what he is doing. I believe that there’s a lot of individuals that carry a lot of money, and work very hard for their money, and they should be allowed to carry a gun to protect themselves. Now, with gun violence, if a person has felonies, and constant arrests, they should go to jail. The jail system is a game; it’s all a joke, and politicians use it for politics. You’re supposed to go to the Feds now if you get caught with a gun, and it’s supposed to be one-year for each bullet.”

John Abreu,

Hunts Point

 

“So far, I agree with what he’s saying because there are too many guns out here, and the majority of people that are getting shot are mostly kids: innocent bystanders. So, with all the problems that are going on right now, we need somebody like him out here to help with all these guns, not only prosecuting them, but keeping them inside. Anybody with a gun shouldn’t be able to come out; that’s what’s killing a generation. A lot of the young kids are the ones carrying the guns and doing the shooting. I got shot four times in August of 2020. I thank God that I’m still alive today. The person that did the shooting, I spoke to him, and I forgave him. If I can’t forgive him, how’s God going to forgive me?”

Miguel Perez,

Fordham Heights

 

“I support Mayor Adams and his plan for combating gun violence in New York City. We’re losing lives daily and halting the flow of guns is a non-negotiable tactic. To address violence in the schools, I support restoring conflict resolution and peer mediation training.”

Tiffany Forte,

Crown Heights, Brooklyn

 

“The City is going to pure hell with these Democrats in office. Put “Stop & Frisk” back out there. The State’s where these guns are coming from; we know the routes they are taking. You just put up checkpoints; it’s not rocket science. Then, you go into the southern states where all the stores are selling guns and put an end to that. They need to do the same thing with the flow of illegal Mexicans coming over the border.”

John Schaffer,

Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn