The city’s top cop took on the NRA today, shooting down its call for putting armed guards in every school.
NRA exec Wayne Lapierre said that “the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.”
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly seemed taken aback when he learned this today.
“I thought they were going to make meaningful recommendations on gun control,” he said.
Kelly added that he would have to look at the proposal, but said the idea was expensive and didn’t seem fully formed.
Instead, he called for an assault weapon ban, which he described as a “no-brainer,” as well as limits on magazine rounds and prosecution of people who lie on background check forms.
“Hopefully Sandy Hook has been a turning point on what we can seriously do on these issues,” he said.
Kelly also emphasized the Finest’s strong coverage of schools, which are protected by more than 5000 school safety agents and 350 cops.
The NYPD is also cyber-patrolling—monitoring public websites and chat rooms to stop would-be mass murderers.
“I hope we’re ahead of the curve on this,” said Kelly.