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Quarterly reporting on confirmed firearm discharges
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Council staff quiets the room, welcomes attendees to the Committee on Public Safety vote, and asks members to approach the dais and silence electronic devices before yielding to the chair.
Councilmember Oswald Feliz, Chair of the Committee on Public Safety, opens the hearing and acknowledges committee members Nurse, Gutierrez, Hanks, Banks, Wong, and Pirina Sanchez who are present.
Chair Feliz announces the committee will vote on Proposed Int 935-A, a bill he sponsors that would require the NYPD to report quarterly on confirmed shots fired incidents in New York City.
Feliz notes that NYPD currently provides data on shooting victims and shooting incidents, but this data does not capture incidents where no one is struck by gunfire, leaving a gap in public information.
Feliz explains the bill would require NYPD to report the total number of shots fired incidents, including borough, precinct, approximate date, time, and location of each incident, capturing data not currently in existing statistics.
Feliz states that establishing a quarterly reporting requirement would provide the council and the public with a clearer picture of when and where shots fired incidents occur, including incidents where no one is shot.
Feliz concludes his remarks by stating the legislation will strengthen transparency around gun violence and provide the council and public with additional information to better understand and address public safety concerns.
Feliz yields the microphone to the committee clerk for a roll call vote and notes that Councilmember Hankerson has also joined the hearing.
Committee Clerk William Martin calls the roll for Proposed Int 935-A. Chair Feliz votes in the affirmative.
The clerk continues the roll call. Councilmember Gutierrez votes aye. Hanks, Nurse, and Banks are called and respond, with ASR capturing their votes as affirmative.
The clerk calls Hankerson, Justin Sanchez, and Wong, who each vote in the affirmative, completing the roll call for the committee.
The clerk announces the vote as 8 in the affirmative, 0 in the negative, with no abstentions, approving the item. Chair Feliz declares the vote passed, closes the vote, and adjourns the hearing.