The Issue: Mayor Adams’ Post column on gun availability and violence after the Midtown shooting.
Mayor Adams says the problem is the availability of illegal guns to those that want them, but the gun that was used in the shooting last week was purchased legally (“Combating gun violence in the wake of tragedy,” Aug. 3).
I agree with the mayor that we need to get criminals and illegal guns off the street. I also recognize that his hands are tied. But the problem is a result of the ridiculous bail laws and criminal-justice reforms, which starts with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and the rest in Albany.
Also, useless Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg allows a turnstile of recidivism for criminals to avoid going to jail. Until these people are voted out, the insane cycle will continue.
Rob Cerone
Manhattan
Hey Mayor Adams: Look no further than your Democratic allies in Albany for the continuing gun violence in New York City.
Gov. Hochul, Speaker Heastie and others refuse to fix bail reform. The governor’s Parole Board continues to release cop-killers, child rapists and murderers.
Just as Adams refused to blame then-President Joe Biden for the open-border fiasco, he refuses to blame his fellow Dems for continued violence.
Mike Lapinga
Staten Island
An armed, law-abiding citizen is an asset to the community. That’s why we have the right to bear arms.
In his essay, Mayor Adams makes the argument that lax gun laws in states like mine are responsible for gun violence in states like his. Therefore, in his mind, we must have stricter gun laws on a national basis.
However, a little research will show that the correlation between strict gun laws and violent crime is not a particularly strong one — whereas the correlation between high crime and Democrat-run cities is strikingly good.
It seems to me that the best way to decrease all violence is to make an effort to eliminate Democrats in government. We’re doing our part in Oklahoma. How about you, New York?
Lonnie Kennedy
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Why did you publish Mayor Adams’ gun-violence essay?
I’ll be snapping a picture and posting it for President Donald Trump to see. Maybe if he sees it and calls The Post out, it’ll quit using the term gun violence. It’s all violence — whether it’s a knife, a baseball bat or fists.
James Schwartz
Summit, NJ
The Issue: A rise in marijuana-addicted treatment patients since New York legalized weed.
The CEO of Camelot Counseling proved himself an imbecile by uttering that legalizing cannabis is one of the stupidest things our society has done (“Weed addicts are growing,” Aug. 4).
First: People would be consuming it anyway. Second: When buying from a licensed dispensary, you know what you’re getting, purity-wise.
It’s not a “gateway drug” for anyone with willpower.
Joseph Cesare
Copiague
Just what New York City needs: More high people with very little purpose in life.
Marijuana is a gateway drug, with users always looking for a stronger high. The legalization of pot is another progressive policy hurting everyday citizens.
J.R. Cummings
Manhattan
Did the morons who passed the law to legalize marijuana not know there were scores of people just waiting for this so they could buy it as if they were buying candy?
We are destroying humans because certain politicians wanted to be loved and voted for again. I hope they’re hanging their heads in shame because of what they have done to people.
Bunny Abraham
Manhattan
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