Please Take Borough President Adams’s Five Simple Steps to
Help Reduce the Impact of Gun Violence in New York City.
1. SAY SOMETHING
Don’t call it “snitching”; call it leadership. If you see suspicious or dangerous behavior in your community, tell
someone you trust, like a local leader or member of the clergy. Raise your voice at police precinct council meetings
in your area. Volunteer your time with local anti-violence organizations.
2. SEARCH YOUR SURROUNDINGS
Engage your children, relatives, and neighbors in proactive conversations about gun violence. Be on the lookout for
signs that young people you know may be involved in violent activities, including guns and gun paraphernalia that
may be in your own home.
3. SPEAK TO WASHINGTON
Call your representatives in Congress to ask what they are doing to cut off the “iron pipeline” that is funneling guns
into New York from southern states like Georgia and South Carolina. Tell them to support the Public Safety and
Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015 (H.R. 1217) and the Reducing Gun Violence in Our Neighborhoods
Act of 2015 (H.R. 3830). Tell them to NOT support efforts for federally-mandated concealed carry (H.R. 402/S. 498).
4. SPEAK TO ALBANY
Call your representatives in the Assembly and State Senate to ask them to increase funding for Operation SNUG,
which supports the Cure Violence model in New York City. Tell them to support the Child Access Prevention or Safe
Weapon Storage Act, known as Nicholas’s Law (A.53/S.2291), the Safe Homes Act (A.249), and the Domestic
Violence Firearm Surrender Act (A.257).
5. SPEAK TO CITY HALL
Call the Mayor and your City Council Member to ask for a $10 million emergency infusion to fund on-the-ground
organizations doing critical anti-violence work. Ask the Mayor to have New York City agencies only buy guns
capable of being micro-stamped.
YES, I WILL TAKE FIVE TO STAY ALIVE!
(TEAR OFF this sheet and MAIL to Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201)
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