Despite a recent groundswell of support for “stand-your-ground” laws in New York, Mayor Adams is standing firm in his opposition to New Yorker’s right to self defense.
For more than a decade — dating back to his days in the state senate — Mr. Adams has been a critic of such laws, which protect persons who use force in self-defense.
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