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FREE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR POLICE OFFICERS IN CHICAGO AND NEW YORK

By law, Illinois provides “free transportation within any municipality in and by which they are employed for … policemen when in uniform or, when not in uniform, upon presentation of identification as policemen”. (70 ILCS 3605/30) (http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs2.asp?ChapterID=15).

In New York the mayor of each city or incorporated village issues a certificate of appointment to police officers. It specifies the duration of the term in office. With this certificate every police officer can ride on public transportation free of charge, whether in uniform or not, while performing the duties of his office (General Municipal Law. Article 10, § 206). However, in addition, there is a policy which allows police officers off-duty to ride for free on public transportation, according to Sergeant Sherman from the New York Police Department.

All police officers in New York and Illinois are required to act in their “on duty” capacity even when they are officially off-duty.

International Association of Chiefs of Police Firearms Policy Position Statement

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) has long held positions intended to reduce and prevent firearms violence. As law enforcement professionals, it is our duty to protect and serve our communities and display the leadership needed to ensure public safety. As such, the IACP supports legislation and policies that seek to improve the safety of our communities, which in turn enhances the safety of law enforcement officers.

The level of firearm-related injuries and deaths in the United States, which includes homicides, suicides, and accidental shootings, is unacceptable and demands immediate attention. Since 2000, over 500,000 Americans have lost their lives to firearms violence which averages to over 31,000 firearm deaths per year1. While acts of terrorism and mass shootings receive the most media coverage, gun violence claims lives every day in cities and towns throughout the United States. Acknowledging that any death by a firearm is equally tragic, regardless of the cause, the call to action remains the same – to safeguard the public and those who put their lives on the line each day to ensure the safety and well-being of communities.

Outlined in this position paper are common sense polices that would assist in reducing gun violence, while upholding the second amendment.

As States Expand Gun Rights, the Police Object

Guns in bars. Guns in airports. Guns in day care centers and sports arenas. Conservative state lawmakers around the country are pressing to weaken an array of gun regulations, in some cases greatly expanding where owners can carry their weapons.

But the legislators are encountering stiff opposition from what has been a trusted ally: law enforcement.

In more than a dozen states with traditions of robust support for gun ownership rights, and where legislatures have moved to relax gun laws during the past year, the local police have become increasingly vocal in denouncing the measures. They say the new laws expose officers to greater danger and prevent them from doing their jobs effectively.

Anti-crime plan includes more plainclothes cops on patrol, says NYC Mayor Eric Adams

With gun violence spiking and a cop's shooting death fresh in his mind, Mayor Mayor Eric Adams released a crime-fighting "blueprint" Monday that includes traditional measures like more cops on patrol but also seeks help from Congress.

As part of Adams's proposal, the NYPD will deploy plainclothes cops on modified anti-gun patrols in unmarked cars, and have fewer officers "on desk and staffing events where they are not needed." Instead, "The Blueprint to End Gun Violence" calls for more civilians to do NYPD administrative work and put additional "officers on patrol in key neighborhoods throughout the city."

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The mayor's plan got immediate support from the Police Benevolent Association, but also criticism for not going far enough.

"In addition to the measures proposed today, we need an immediate rollback of the entire policy regime that penalizes police officers for proactively confronting lawbreakers," PBA president Patrick Lynch said in a statement, "and we need more resources to relieve the outstretched cops on the front lines."