New York City will soon install body scanners at several busy subway stations meant to check for people carrying guns.
Mayor Eric Adams announced a pilot program for the scanners at a news conference on Thursday at the Fulton Street subway station in Lower Manhattan.
“This is our Sputnik moment,” Adams said. “Like when Kennedy said we’re going to put a man on the moon. … Let’s bring on the scanners.”
The event included a demonstration of how the scanners work. The scanners appeared to flag a man carrying a loaded gun, but not a man with a backpack full of electronics.
However, subway riders will not be required to pass through the machines.
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“This is our Sputnik moment. Like when Kennedy said we’re going to put a man on the moon,” Mayor Adams said just now.
