More than half of the guns seized on the streets of a dozen American cities after being used in crimes were made by five manufacturers, according to data released Wednesday by the mayors of those cities.
July 20, 2022, 10:36 AMIn this file photo taken on May 28, 2022, Glock Ges.m.b.H. pistols are displayed during the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center, in Houston.seized on the streets of a dozen American cities after being used in crimes were made by five manufacturers, according to data released Wednesday by the mayors of those cities.The top manufacturer of recovered guns is Glock in nine of the 12 cities.
"We're dealing with the same problem: a $9 billion industry turning their profits into our pain," New York Mayor Eric Adams told ABC News in an appearance on "Good Morning America" with the mayors of Buffalo, New York; Little Rock, Arkansas; and St. Louis. The mayors have convened to discuss strategies to combat gun violence and "to get that gun before it hits our streets," Adams said.Putting a focus on the manufacturers is deliberate, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones said.
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