deny would-be terrorists access to the weapons, the safer we'll all be. that is why it is urgent that we close the terror gap in our nation's gun laws. failure to do so, place this is country at even greater risk. last year, i testified before this committee about the n.y.p.d.'s response to the command... in 2008, as you may recall the attack in mumbai, was called out by operatives using ac-56 assault reefs and by sus take the operation for hours they maximized the casualties. and as part of our comprehensive response, to what happened in mumbai, we have held tactical drills and tiable top exercises with officers from our special operations division based on that scenario and trained 250 additional officers in the use of heavy weapons. so that they will be able to supplement the work of our