Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Eric Adams wants to decrease gun violence, but he believes Democrats are going about it the wrong way on a national level. NYC DEMOCRATIC MAYORAL NOMINEE ADAMS SAYS TREAT GUN VIOLENCE ‘AS PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY’Adams is not suggesting that lawmakers ban handguns, rather he wants improved monitoring that could locate illegal guns. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe Wall Street Journal reported that the Democratic mayoral candidate is expected to meet with President Biden on Monday alongside other local figures to discuss gun violence and stopping illegal weapons. Andrew Cuomo's decision to declare a disaster emergency for gun violence, asking "what took so long" for the governor to take action. Adams will take on Republican Curtis Sliwa, founder of the Guardian Angels anti-crime group, in November's election.

Source: Fox News July 12, 2021 13:08 UTC