JUDGE BUT WE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.
SARAH WALLACE, NEWS4 NEW YORK.
>>> AS WE JUST TOUCHED ON WITH
MAYOR ADAMS, COMMUTERS ARE STILL
WORRIED ABOUT THEIR COMMUTE ON
THE SUBWAY.
NOW THE MAYOR HAS ANNOUNCE AD
NEW PILOT PROGRAM.
A LOOK AT HOW THESE SCANNERS
WORK.
>> Reporter: WATCH THESE WOULD
BE PASSENGERS AND LISTEN.
NOW LOOK AT WHY YOU HEARD THAT TONE.
NYPD OFFICERS WEARING A GUN ON
THEIR WAIST BAND.
PUTTING A NEW SYSTEM TO THE
TEST. MAYOR ERIC ADAMS GIVING NEW
YORKERS THE LEGALLY REQUIRED 90
DAYS NOTICE THAT ELECTROMAGNETIC
GUN DETECTORS LIKE THESE ARE
COMING TO THE SUBWAY SYSTEM.
>> WE KNOW THE STRATEGIES WE PUT IN PLACE ARE NOT ENOUGH.
>> Reporter: EVEN THOUGH SUBWAY
CRIME IS TRENDING DOWN NOW AFTER
A 46% SPIKE IN JANUARY, WITH A
15% DROP IN FEBRUARY, AND ANOTHER 16% IN MARCH --
>> PEOPLE MUST BE SAFE AND
PEOPLE MUST HAVE FEEL SAFE WHEN
THEY’RE RIDING THE SUBWAY.
>> Reporter: THE MACHINE IS OFF
RIGHT NOW.
IT IS DESIGNED TO ONLY LOOK FOR
A GUN.
IF I WERE TO WALK THROUGH WITH A
METAL MAKE ROW PHONE AND METAL
CONTENTS LIKE A PHONE IN MY BAG,
THAT WOULDN’T SET OFF AN ALARM.
>> YOU’RE COMING INTO A TRAIN
STATION WITH A GUN.
THAT’S COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.
>> Reporter: THE CITY HASN’T
SAID WHICH SCANNER IT WILL USE
IN THE SUBWAY BUT THEY’RE
CONSIDERING A COMPANY CALLED
EVOLVE. POPULAR IN STATEMENTS AND
SCHOOLS AROUND THE COUNTRY
DESPITE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW
ACCURATE THE SENSORS ARE.
THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY SAYING,
SIMPLY PUT, GUN DETECTION
SYSTEMS ARE FLAWED AND FREQUENTLY TRIGGER FALSE ALARMS
WHICH INDUCES PANIC AND CREATES
SITUATIONS THAT COULD RESULT IN
THE LOSS OF LIFE.
AFTER THE 98-DAY RE-EVALUATION,
THE CITY MAY BEGIN A PILOT
PROGRAM WITH THE FIRST GUN