Steve Quinn aimed a XRF scanner gun at a wrestling action figure to measure lead and other substances in the small toy. When he squeezed the trigger and the gun completed its calculations, a screen ...

After some earlier pilots, so-called gun scanners are making their debut on the subway, with Mayor Adams and MTA officials announcing yesterday that the imposing machines would be coming to select ...

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Mayor Eric Adams announced that a new scanner would search for guns on the subway. Riders who refuse to be scanned, he said, will not be allowed to enter the system. By Emma G. Fitzsimmons Mayor Eric ...

New York City is turning to AI-powered scanners in a new bid to keep guns out of its subway system, but the pilot program launched Friday is already being met with skepticism from riders and the ...

You have to feel sorry for the police officers who are required to frisk people for guns or knives - after all, if someone who doesn't want to be arrested is carrying a lethal weapon, the last thing ...

New York City's mayor and the head of the NYPD announced a gun scanner pilot for the subway system, the latest in a series of initiatives designed to reassure the public after recent high-profile ...