Mayor Eric Adams is moving ahead with the installation of a controversial weapons detection system in the subways. The first stations could get them in a matter of days.
NEW YORK -- Mayor Eric Adams is moving ahead with the installation of a controversial weapons detection system in the subways.The first stations could get them in a matter of days.Weapons detection systems coming to NYC subway stationsIt was only a few months ago that Adams had detectives demonstrate a weapons detection system in which a red box shows up on an iPad if a rider has a gun, a knife or other dangerous item. Now, he's ready to install them in a few select locations.
The mayor said that once the stations are chosen, they will be made public and riders will be told what the exact rules are.Opponents call system 'ineffective,' say they trigger false alarmsCivil rights groups have opposed the idea because false alarms can happen, as CBS New York political reporter Marcia Kramer discovered when she got to kick the tires of a weapons detection system installed as part of a pilot at City Hall in May 2022.
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