NYC Mayoral Candidate Vows To Carry Gun, Dump Security Team

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Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams

By    |   Friday, 31 January 2020 08:37 AM EST ET

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams says he will carry a gun if he’s elected mayor of New York City rather than have his own security detail.

Adams, a Democrat and a former police officer, made his remarks on the FAQ NYC podcast on Wednesday.

Asked if he would carry a gun as mayor, Adams replied: “Yes I will, number one. And number two, I won’t have a security detail. If the city is safe, the mayor shouldn’t have a security detail with him. He should be walking the street by himself.”

Current Mayor Bill de Blasio has a security detail provided by a unit of the New York Police Department, the New York Post noted. The detail accompanies the mayor everywhere -- even when he travels overseas.

The newspaper said the NYPD has refused to disclose how much money is being spent on the security detail.

Jeffrey Rodack

Jeffrey Rodack, who has nearly a half century in news as a senior editor and city editor for national and local publications, has covered politics for Newsmax for nearly seven years.

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