NYC Mayor Eric Adams Denies Story of Firing a Gun at School

Published on January 10, 2024

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is denying a claim that he fired a gun in school as a child, despite the account being included in his book “Don’t Let It Happen.” “I pointed what I thought was a toy gun at my group of friends and pulled the trigger,” the passage reads. “A round discharged, and only by the grace of God and my poor aim did the bullet miss my friends. The incident scared me so much that I dropped the gun and ran.” Mr. Adams’s book drew attention when the passage was highlighted in an article by the publication Byline on Jan 2....