Report: New York City is approving just 10% of new gun permits amid surge in violence

NEW YORK CITY, NY- As Law Enforcement Today recently reported, the spike in shootings is set to reach a 14 year high as 2020 is coming to an end. 

The spike in crime coupled with Joe Biden’s newly proposed agenda on gun control regulations, has many residents across the country, and particularly in New York, running to purchase firearms as a means to defend themselves. 

The New York Post reported that the:

“Big Apple’s staggering surge in shootings amid the COVID-19 pandemic has led nearly 9,000 terrified New Yorkers to apply for gun permits — but the NYPD has signed off on fewer than 1,100, The Post has learned.”