A group of Republication state legislators said on Monday that New York should require all police vehicles to have bullet-proof glass after the ambush-style killing of two officers on Saturday in Brooklyn.
The legislators said they will have a legislation ready next month to require the bullet-proof glass, according to a USA Today report. The glass would be funded through a $5 billion surplus N.Y. has through bank settlements.
The legislation was proposed by Assemblyman Jim Tedisco, R-Glenville, Schenectady County; Sen. Phil Boyle, R-Suffolk County; Sen. Marty Golden, R-Brooklyn; and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, R-Staten Island.
"This incident is extremely disturbing and is an attack on all residents of New York State," Tedisco said in a statement about Saturday's shootings told 1010 WINS.
"These men were heroes trying to protect innocent, honest law abiding citizens and keep us all safe," he added. "As legislators, we have a responsibility to support, protect and defend the police officers who wear the blue uniform because blue lives matter."
Golden, a retired officer, said that bullet-proof is no different than giving officers bullet-proof vests.
"We provide police offers with bullet-proof vests to protect them when they are on the streets patrolling," Golden said in a statement. "We should give them equal protection when they are in their patrol cars. This bill accomplishes that goal."
The legislators don't include a cost estimate. Texas Armoring Corp. of San Antonio charges $55,000 and up, depending on type of bullet-proof protection, according to CBS News.
"I don't think we can put a price on it," Boyle said, according to The Wall-Street Journal. "We need to protect our law-enforcement officials throughout the state."
NYPD Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were shot dead on Saturday while in their patrol car. The suspect then killed himself in a subway station not far from the scene.
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