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NYPD Fails to Find Most Seized Firearms, Lacks Gun Control, Says Audit
2 July 2008
Newsday (New York)
The New York City Police Department can't keep track of the guns it seizes, according to a report issued yesterday.
New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr. referred to the NYPD's current system of holding surrendered and confiscated firearms as unacceptable and demanded immediate improvements after announcing yesterday the results of his audit in lower Manhattan.
In June of last year, Thompson's audit gauged whether the NYPD's Manhattan Property Clerk... (GunPolicy.org)