One_CRD of_PRF us_PNP is_VBZ a_AT0 police_NN2 leader_NN1 who_PNQ headed_VVD police_NN2 agencies_NN2 in_PRP three_CRD cities_NN2 ,_PUN including_VVG twice_AV0 in_PRP New_NP0 York_NP0 City_NN1 ,_PUN successfully_AV0 reducing_VVG violent_AJ0 crime_NN1 in_PRP each_DT0 venue_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 other_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 lifelong_AJ0 public_AJ0 policy_NN1 advocate_NN1 seeking_VVG ways_NN2 to_TO0 reduce_VVI violence_NN1 ,_PUN including_PRP having_VHG helped_VVN lead_VVI the_AT0 successful_AJ0 fights_NN2 to_TO0 pass_VVI the_AT0 Brady_NP0 Bill_NP0 ,_PUN ban_NN1 on_PRP assault_NN1 weapons_NN2 and_CJC ban_NN1 on_PRP large_AJ0 magazines_NN2 ._SENT We_PNP have_VHB both_AV0 worked_VVN on_PRP many_DT0 different_AJ0 violent_AJ0 crime_NN1 issues_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC we_PNP have_VHB worked_VVN together_AV0 in_PRP different_AJ0 cities_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 United_NP0 States_NP0 and_CJC in_PRP Latin_AJ0 America_NP0 ._SENT The_AT0 one_CRD common_AJ0 element_NN1 we_PNP see_VVB in_PRP every_AT0 place_NN1 we_PNP go_VVB where_AVQ violence_NN1 is_VBZ high_AJ0 is_VBZ how_AVQ the_AT0 easy_AJ0 availability_NN1 of_PRF firearms_NN2 drives_VVZ violence_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 is_VBZ irrefutable_AJ0 ._SENT Our_DPS own_DT0 city_NN1 ,_PUN New_NP0 York_NP0 ,_PUN is_VBZ currently_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 grip_NN1 of_PRF an_AT0 alarming_AJ0 rise_NN1 in_PRP shootings_NN2 and_CJC murders_NN2 which_DTQ threatens_VVZ to_TO0 further_AV0 destabilize_VVI an_AT0 already_AV0 shaken_AJ0 city_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 NYPD_NN1 last_ORD year_NN1 seized_VVD a_AT0 record_NN1 number_NN1 of_PRF guns_NN2 and_CJC this_DT0 year_NN1 is_VBZ on_PRP track_NN1 to_TO0 do_VDI the_AT0 same_DT0 ._SENT Coincidentally_AV0 ,_PUN or_CJC perhaps_AV0 not_XX0 so_AV0 coincidentally_AV0 ,_PUN 2020_CRD saw_VVD a_AT0 record_NN1 number_NN1 of_PRF gun_NN1 sales_NN0 nationwide_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC 2021_CRD is_VBZ on_PRP track_NN1 to_TO0 see_VVI the_AT0 same_DT0 ._SENT We_PNP are_VBB awash_AJ0 in_PRP a_AT0 sea_NN1 of_PRF firearms_NN2 and_CJC New_NP0 York_NP0 must_VM0 rely_VVI on_PRP its_DPS own_DT0 legal_AJ0 structures_NN2 to_TO0 try_VVI to_TO0 stem_VVI this_DT0 flow_NN1 of_PRF guns_NN2 ._SENT Recent_AJ0 action_NN1 by_PRP the_AT0 U.S._NP0 Supreme_AJ0 Court_NN1 accepting_VVG for_PRP review_NN1 a_AT0 case_NN1 challenging_VVG New_NP0 York_NP0 's_POS gun_NN1 licensing_NN1 system_NN1 threatens_VVZ to_TO0 make_VVI an_AT0 already_AV0 perilous_AJ0 situation_NN1 even_AV0 more_AV0 dangerous_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 challenged_AJ0 law_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 so-called_AJ0 Sullivan_NP0 Law_NN1 ,_PUN traces_VVZ its_DPS roots_NN2 back_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 early_AJ0 20th_ORD century_NN1 at_PRP another_DT0 time_NN1 when_CJS sensational_AJ0 gun_NN1 crimes_NN2 ,_PUN including_PRP the_AT0 attempted_AJ0 assassination_NN1 of_PRF Mayor_NP0 William_NP0 Gaynor_NP0 ,_PUN were_VBD dominating_VVG the_AT0 headlines_NN2 ._SENT State_NN1 Sen._NP0 Timothy_NP0 Sullivan_NP0 successfully_AV0 introduced_VVD legislation_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ passed_VVD in_PRP 1911_CRD ,_PUN requiring_VVG that_CJT anyone_PNI seeking_VVG to_TO0 purchase_VVI a_AT0 handgun_NN1 would_VM0 be_VBI required_VVN to_TO0 obtain_VVI a_AT0 police-issued_AJ0 license_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC under_PRP the_AT0 law_NN1 now_AV0 ,_PUN in_PRP order_NN1 to_TO0 carry_VVI that_DT0 weapon_NN1 concealed_VVN ,_PUN the_AT0 licensee_NN1 has_VHZ to_TO0 demonstrate_VVI ,_PUN in_PRP essence_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 heightened_AJ0 need_NN1 to_TO0 carry_VVI the_AT0 weapon_NN1 for_PRP self-defense_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 current_AJ0 lawsuit_NN1 ,_PUN brought_VVN by_PRP two_CRD people_NN0 who_PNQ sought_VVD permits_NN2 and_CJC backed_VVD by_PRP the_AT0 New_AJ0 York_NP0 State_NN1 Rifle_NN1 and_CJC Pistol_NN1 Association_NN1 argues_VVZ that_CJT the_AT0 Second_ORD Amendment_NN1 prohibits_VVZ the_AT0 state_NN1 from_PRP imposing_VVG these_DT0 conditions_NN2 on_PRP those_DT0 who_PNQ seek_VVB a_AT0 license_NN1 to_TO0 carry_VVI ._SENT At_PRP the_AT0 very_AJ0 moment_NN1 New_NP0 York_NP0 is_VBZ in_PRP the_AT0 midst_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 crisis_NN1 of_PRF violent_AJ0 gun_NN1 crime_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 very_AV0 last_ORD thing_NN1 we_PNP need_VVB is_VBZ more_DT0 guns_NN2 in_PRP our_DPS city_NN1 and_CJC no_AT0 control_NN1 over_PRP who_PNQ is_VBZ permitted_VVN to_TO0 carry_VVI concealed_AJ0 ._SENT 
