Cuomo's disaster emergency declaration won't stop violent crime: Fraternal Order of Police

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Cuomo's gun violence disaster emergency won't stop violent crime: FOP official

Fraternal Order of Police National Vice President Joe Gamaldi sounds off on the 'dire consequences' of cities turning their backs on the rule of law on 'Fox & Friends.'

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's executive order declaring a "first-in-the-nation" disaster emergency on gun violence misses the mark on what's really causing violent crime, according to The Fraternal Order of Police.

FOP National Vice President Joe Gamaldi joined "Fox & Friends" Wednesday to react to the declaration as cities across America see a surge in violence as liberal leaders cuts budgets from law enforcement.

"Nowhere in the governor's plan did he actually address what's driving our violent crime, and that is rogue prosecutors and activist judges who are letting out violent criminals over and over and over again," Gamaldi explained. "Just maybe if we actually prosecuted violent criminals, we'd be able to get our crime rate down. This ain't rocket science."

Immediately following his Tuesday afternoon announcement, Cuomo signed two bills pertaining to firearm sales and gun manufacturers.

"I want you to understand the extent of the problem," Cuomo said. "I want you to understand how serious this is."

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The governor's executive order came after a bloody Fourth of July weekend in New York City, where at least 35 people were shot in 29 shooting incidents from Friday through Monday, with at least two of the incidents resulting in deaths, the NYPD said. At least 150 people were killed in more than 400 shootings that occurred across the country, according to data compiled throughout the weekend.

"This is just a microcosm of what's going on," Gamaldi said. "Last year we had over 20,000 homicides in the United States, which we haven't seen since the mid-90s. This historic crime wave is the greatest crisis facing our country right now."

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The White House meanwhile is receiving pushback from Republicans for labeling them the party of ‘defunding the police’ after press secretary Jen Psaki cited their lack of support for President Biden's American Rescue Plan, which includes a provision for law enforcement.

"This is textbook gaslighting," Gamaldi responded. "We know who's funding the police in this country and it's having dire consequences… But the good news is we can fix it if we absolutely restore the rule of law."

Fox News' Stephanie Pagones contributed to this report.