During a recent walk through Times Square to Penn Station in New York City, the heavily armed presence of the NYPD in the crossroads of the world, as well as the National Guard at the station, was a sobering reminder of violence throughout America.
The NYPD presence at the U.S. Armed Forces Recruiting Station in Times Square was a preventative measure influenced by the reprehensible shooting rampage on July 16 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This tragedy took the lives of four Marines and a sailor.
The heavily armed presence of the NYPD in Times Square, as well as the National Guard at Penn Station, is a sobering reminder of violence in America.
