National Guard won’t carry long guns during bag checks in NYC subways, Hochul says
The National Guard will no longer carry long guns while checking the bags of commuters filtering through the city’s subway system, officials said.
The directive reportedly came days after last week’s announcement that soldiers would begin patrolling subway stations and helping the NYPD perform random bag-checks. National Guard soldiers who are not deployed at bag-check stations will continue to carry long guns as part of the Joint Task Force Empire Shield, the governor’s office confirmed with Gothamist on Sunday.since the beginning of 2020 compared to the 15 years prior.
Henry Smart III, assistant professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan, joined WNYC’s All Things Considered this week to walk us through the implications.Henry Smart III, assistant professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan, joined WNYC’s All Things Considered this week to walk us through the implications.Gothamist is a website about New York City news, arts, events and food, brought to you by New York Public Radio.
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