SAFETY FIRST

Top Brooklyn Official Says He’ll Carry a Gun to Churches, Synagogues

The former NYPD captain commented following massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.

Eric Adams, the borough president of Brooklyn, said on Sunday that he will start carrying a gun with him to churches and synagogues in light of the massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday. “From now on, I will bring my handgun every time I enter a church or synagogue,” said Adams, who served as a New York police captain for more than 20 years. In New York, police officers are expected to carry their guns even while they’re off-duty, but retired officers are not required to do so. “A police officer in a place of worship is different than a permit holder,” Adams added. “Training being the difference.”