New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg
Bloomberg at press conference REUTERS/Chip East

How bad the situation with illegal guns has grown in this city is well-depicted in the following video. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has dispatched investigators in a sting operation far and wide to illustrated how easy it is for those who are not supposed to get guns to obtain them, according to the New York Times and other sources. This video put a stark highlight that something must be done in order to prevent more tragedies like the death of Officer Peter Figoski, the subject of today's International Business Times' A New Yorker's Opinion column.