A New York State Senator is taking a cue from Rep. Peter King (R-NY) and holding hearings on Muslim radicalization on Friday in New York City, featuring testimony by anti-Islam mainstay Frank Gaffney, and even King himself.State Sen. Gregory R. Ball (R), who chairs the Senate Standing Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs, announced the hearings in February as a way to assess the city’s preparedness for another terrorist attack. He said in the initial press release that “as New Yorkers we live in the world’s most likely terrorist target and as the ten year anniversary of 9-11 grows near, we must assess the measures that are being taken to protect our citizens from these types of threats, as well as what preventative measures we should be taking to ensure our continued safety.”
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