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HEADLINE: US Supreme Court Overturns 100-Year-Old Decision on New York City Gun Law
TEASER: How will the ruling affect public safety and police efforts in reducing gun violence in major cities?
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BYLINE: Aron Ranen
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DATELINE: New York City, USA
VIDEOGRAPHER: Aron Ranen
PRODUCER: Aron Ranen
SCRIPT EDITORS: Igor Tsikhanenka, MPage
VIDEO SOURCES: VOA s
PLATFORMS: WEB__TV_X__RADIO___
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TYPE: TV
UPDATE: may trims throughout due to length & for balance))
[[INTRO]]
[[The Supreme Court recently struck down a 100-year-old law that restricted the carrying of concealed weapons in New York City. The decision eliminates the previous requirement that the gun owner must prove the need for having a concealed weapon in public for self-defence. Aron Ranen asked ordinary New Yorkers and law enforcement professionals what they think of the recent changes in the law and how will they affect public safety in America]].
((VIDEO: INSIDE WESTSIDE RIFLE & PISTOL RANGE)
((VIDEO: NEW YORK CITY STREET SCENES)
((NARRATOR))
[[NAT SOUND SHOTS FIRED AT A SHOOTING RANGE]]
[[VIDEO VOA ORIGINAL: RIFLE & PISTOL RANGE]]
Last week’s Supreme Court ruling effectively allows New Yorkers and the residents of other major U.S. cities to legally carry guns on the streets without showing a "proper cause" for doing so. Here at the West Side Rifle and Pistol Range, the only public range in Manhattan, Darrell Leung the owner, responds to this recent decision.
((Darrell Leung, West Side Rifle and Pistol Range))
“Anytime that you can overturn a 100-year law that's on the books. It's a wonderful thing. That's an amazing thing, especially in the city of New York, I was actually pretty amazed by it.”
[[VIDEO VOA ORIGINAL: INSIDE WESTSIDE RIFLE & PISTOL RANGE]]
((NARRATOR))
Since the ruling, the gun range has seen an increase in interest.
((John Aaron, West Side Rifle and Pistol Range (In English) ))
“It's it's been nonstop usually, you know, you get a phone call here, you get a phone call there. But this is ringing off the hook. And people don't want to understand this concept. I'm explaining... this does not give you the right to just all of a sudden have a carry license. You have to go through an application. You have to apply for a license. It doesn't happen overnight."
((VIDEO VOA ORIGINAL: ANTI GUN PROTEST NEW YORK CITY)
((VIDEO: NEW YORK CITY STREET SCENES)
((NARRATOR))
The likely surge in weapons on the streets worries many residents of New York City.
((Sonni Mun, Rally Attendee))
“It's terrifying. And I've said this, I lived through the pandemic. I would never leave New York. But this is one reason why I would take pause. And as an Asian American where we've also had a lot of bias attacks against Asians, I’m terrified. I'm really terrified.”
((Shannon Van Esley, Rally Attendee))
“Do you think if people, that like more people are carrying guns in New York, people are going to be on edge even more so than they even are now.”
[[VIDEOAP: ADAMS PRESS-CONFERENCE]]
((NARRATOR))
The possible increase in guns on the streets of New York City is also of concern to its mayor, Eric Adams.
[[COURTESY: AP]]
((Eric Adams, Mayor New York City))
“We cannot allow New York to become the wild, ok wild west. That is unacceptable, will not allow our city to live in fear that everyone around us is armed and that any altercation could evolve into a shootout.”
((VIDEO VOA ORIGINAL: NEW YORK CITY POLICE OFFICERS)
((NARRATOR))
New York City's police department is the largest in the United States with approximately 36,000 officers. How will this recent Supreme Court ruling impact them?
((Dr. Oscar Odom, Retired New York City Police Department Detective (In English) ))
“As a former New York City police detective, I can tell you a split-second decision are very difficult to deal with. And now we're going to have the added fact that now to worry about weapons whether or not this person is licensed or unlicensed and whether or not he's a good guy or a bad guy. It’s putting too much on a police officer’s plate. It's gonna be challenging for New York City police officers.”
((VIDEO VOA: INSIDE WESTSIDE RIFLE & PISTOL RANGE)
((VIDEO: NEW YORK CITY STREET SCENES )
((NARRATOR))
According to the Small Arms Survey, U.S. civilians own more than 393 million guns. And with the new Supreme Court's decision that number is only expected to rise.
(((Aron Ranen, for VOA News, New York City.))
NewsML Media TopicsCrime, Law and Justice
NetworkVOA
Embargo DateJune 27, 2022 17:18 EDT
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
