{"id":447651,"date":"2022-05-16T04:34:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T01:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/top-nypd-official-blames-ghost-gun-threat-on-bail-reform\/"},"modified":"2022-05-16T04:34:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T01:34:16","slug":"top-nypd-official-blames-ghost-gun-threat-on-bail-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/top-nypd-official-blames-ghost-gun-threat-on-bail-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"#Top NYPD official blames &#8216;ghost gun&#8217; threat on bail reform"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35fd6f4adde\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35fd6f4adde\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/top-nypd-official-blames-ghost-gun-threat-on-bail-reform\/#%E2%80%9CTop_NYPD_official_blames_%E2%80%98ghost_gun_threat_on_bail_reform%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Top NYPD official blames &#8216;ghost gun&#8217; threat on bail reform&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTop_NYPD_official_blames_%E2%80%98ghost_gun_threat_on_bail_reform%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Top NYPD official blames &#8216;ghost gun&#8217; threat on bail reform&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>An NYPD bigwig blamed bail reform for the number of guns flooding the Big <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le\u2019s streets and worried about the proliferation of untraceable \u201cghost guns\u201d in a radio interview that aired Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere has not been a time in modern history where this many people have been walking around with guns not fearful of the consequences,\u201d Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence and Counterterrorism John Miller told host John Catsimatidis on his WABC 770 AM radio show.<\/p>\n<p>Miller pointed to an incident just last week to illustrate his point. An NYPD cop, Officer Dennis Vargas, of the Bronx Borough public safety team, was shot in the arm in an exchange of gunfire with a man who had been freed ahead of a sentencing date connected to a past gun bust. The suspect, Rameek Smith, was killed in the Tuesday shootout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo you see the triangle of quality of life crimes lead to people involved in other violations of the law, including violent crimes,\u201d Miller said.<\/p>\n<p>City and police officials have made shootings a priority in terms of crime-fighting \u2014 with the NYPD launching special anti-gun teams to combat the scourge.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ghost-guns-01.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"Miller displays a photo of a gun.\" class=\"wp-image-22280128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ghost-guns-01.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ghost-guns-01.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ghost-guns-01.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>To illustrate his point, Miller spoke about last week\u2019s shooting which left an NYPD cop injured and a repeat offender out without bail dead.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">William C. Lopez\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell has said the department is \u201cmaking noticeable headway\u201d through its increased patrols and Neighborhood Safety Teams. <\/p>\n<p>Nearly 70% of those busted by the new anti-gun units have a prior criminal history, officials have said. But, as The Post revealed last month, some suspects allegedly busted with weapons by the teams were allowed to walk free within hours of their arrest \u2014 thanks to lax judges and bail reform.<\/p>\n<p>In the interview, Miller also sounded the alarm about the number of so-called ghost guns \u2013 firearms without serial numbers that are bought in parts and built \u2013 spiking and adding to the dangerous mix.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s companies that sell the parts and then you log onto a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> video and it tells you how to assemble the parts,\u201d Miller, who has met with the ATF in DC about the guns, said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ghost-guns-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Recently confiscate ghost guns are on display at Police Headquartes.\" class=\"wp-image-22280119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ghost-guns-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ghost-guns-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ghost-guns-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Miller said the number of ghost guns has skyrocketed from 17 in 2018 into the hundreds.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">John Lamparski\/Sipa USA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cUnder the current federal law, which is about to change, because they\u2019re selling parts not a completed firearm it\u2019s not considered a firearm by these companies. Nobody\u2019s getting a background check. Nobody has a license. Nobody has a permit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The number of the ghost guns has skyrocketed from 17 in 2018 to the hundreds, he said. <\/p>\n<p>NYPD statistics released last month showed the number of ghost guns appearing in the city has exploded this year, with 131 recovered between Jan. 1 and April 6. That is a staggering 351 percent increase over the 29 recovered by cops during the same period in 2021. The ghost guns made up 12 percent of all guns recovered so far, according to the NYPD.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ghost-guns-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Recently confiscate ghost guns are on display at Police Headquartes \" class=\"wp-image-22280137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ghost-guns-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ghost-guns-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ghost-guns-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The NYPD projects it is going to pick up between 500 and 700 ghost guns in 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">John Lamparski\/Sipa USA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re projecting now we\u2019re probably going to pick up between 500 and 700 ghost guns,\u201d Miller said of 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo serial numbers, totally untraceable and totally functional as a firearm and we\u2019re finding them at crime scenes.\u201d \u201cFor the criminal element, the gun with no father, no mother, no way to trace it is a dream machine that deals death.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Eric Adams has called for more help from the federal government, and New Yorkers themselves, to help crackdown on the ghost guns scourge.<\/p>\n<p>Miller was unable to say how many shootings were connected to ghost guns in the city when asked recently.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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