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NY State Senator Eric Adams (D 20th) talks about the outbreak of gun violence over the weekend and why many are calling for fewer stop-and-frisks.

Eric Adams, NY State Senator (20th district) and former NYPD captain, talks about legislation he's proposing to prevent those with mental illness from owning guns.

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Martin Golden, New York State Senator, R-22, Brooklyn, argues that Governor Paterson should veto legislation prohibiting keeping the names of the innocent who are stopped and frisked by the police. Eric Adams, New York State Senator, D-20, Brooklyn, and former head of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, defends the bill he sponsored in the Senate prohibiting the NYPD from adding information on innocent individuals who are stopped and frisked.

Eric Adams, NY State Senator (20th district) and former head of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, joins us for a discussion about the arrest of renowned Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. When asked about the incident during Wednesday's press conference, President Obama responded, "It's ...

The six teenagers that were shot in Marcus Garvey Park over the weekend were only the latest victims of an uptick in violent crime that has arrived with the warmer weather. We discuss the situation with Eric Adams, NY State Senator (20th district), and Jackie Rowe Adams, co-founder of Harlem ...

Today, organized "pray-ins" are scheduled for six locations around New York City. Coordinated by Reverend Al Sharpton, these demonstrations aim to draw attention to last weeks ruling involving the death of Sean Bell. New York State Senator Eric Adams and President of the Citizen's Crime Commission ...

Bev Weintraub, New York Daily News editorial writer, discusses the issues behind determining who is classified a 9/11 murder victim. Then Eric Adams, NY State Senator (20th district) and former head of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, talks about his proposed legislation ...

Eric Adams, NY State Senator (D-20, Brooklyn), and the former head of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, and Peter Vallone, Jr., New York City Council Member (D-Queens), chair of the Public Safety Committee, weigh in on proposed police procedures for undercover officers, which include ...