Posted on 08/14/2025 10:29:48 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott made a predictable recommendation to President Donald Trump to reduce crime in major cities.
During an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Scott suggested that banning AR-15s would magically decrease violence in Washington, DC, and other high-crime areas across America.
“As you note, violent crime in Baltimore is down. It has come down. Baltimore is still number three on the list of U.S. cities with the highest violent crime rates in 2024. That’s according to the FBI’s crime database, which relies on reporting from local jurisdictions such as Baltimore,” Tapper began. “So specifically, what is working in Baltimore, as you were just discussing, and what federal help could help you bring the violent crime numbers down even further?”
The mayor responded, explaining that the city has a “comprehensive violence prevention plan” where it does “all of the above.”
We have a deep partnership with my office, the police department, our State’s attorney, our attorney general, our governor, and other federal law enforcement partners, where we have our group violence reduction strategy or focus deterrence, where we actually go to the very small group of people who are the most likely to be a victim or perpetrator of gun violence and say, choose, change your life. They actually get a letter directly from me as the mayor that says, change your life. We’ll help you do that. But if you don’t, we will remove you.
The mayor further stated that Baltimore police have “taken 2,500 guns off the street each of the last two years.”
Scott continued, arguing that more gun control is the solution for high crime rates. “The president could also do some very simple things for us, Jake. Not just for Baltimore, but for the whole country,” he said. “The president can say,...
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What a maroon... quote from Bugs Bunny
When was the last time Baltimore expanded its city limits?
Remove how?
Proving once again just how stupid Democrats are.
> Scott suggested that banning AR-15s would magically decrease violence <
She’s right. After all, Prohibition in the 1920s magically ended all alcohol problems.
Oh, wait. Bootleggers and gangsters were still able to get all the alcohol they wanted.
So never mind.
Wow.
Despite claims by President Donald Trump that American cities are being overrun by criminals, Democrat mayors across the country reported that violent crime was actually down 40% since they redefined the words "violent" and "crime."
“.... But if you don’t, we will remove you”
Assuming the target audience is predominately black. And living in primarily Gov housing..
It will be a MONUMENTAL day in the US when a cities or states can start evicting people/ families from gov housing due to bad behaviour.
That is going to be one hell of stick at the city or state’s disposal. and could be a massive turning point.
It will NEVER happen.
I would agree that fewer criminals with guns would help stem crime in many cities. But “gun control” has proven to NOT BE the most effective method for doing that; because gun control laws do not hinder criminals from getting guns if they want them; they are criminals, and care not about the gun control laws.
I think a better strategy would be massive Christian evangelism in the major cities, helping to change social and cultural behaviors.
I think if major U.S. cities were treated by Conservative Christians the way Christians once treated Africa and Asia - which received major Christian evangelism for decades and from which the roots of Christianity there were laid - crime in many major U.S. cities could be brought way down.
I would like to know what percentage of the murders in Baltimore city were committed with legally owned guns. A second statistic would be what percentage of the unsolved murders in Baltimore city we’re committed with legally owned guns. I would be willing to bet the second number is zero and the first number is very small
Racist!
Just like AMLO’s “Hugs not Guns” approach for the cartels in Mexico. It worked, right?
AR-15s are not used in most crimes, and there’s no clear connection between high-crime cities and AR-15 ownership. The majority of violent crimes are committed with pistols, which are easily concealed. The core issue with crime is the behavior and choices of individuals, not the presence of an inanimate object.
If all guns were banned, criminals would simply turn to other weapons — knife attacks, for example, or, as we recently saw in Cincinnati, groups engaging in racially motivated assaults on isolated victims. Crime ultimately reflects societal attitudes. As a society becomes less civilized, it increasingly tolerates disrespect for personal rights and private property.
Brandon Scott, a racist, proves his incompetence once again. And he is not a dumb guy. Just corrupt, I guess.
Scott is a he. But maybe he should be called a girl. 😄
You are using the leftist's terminology. Our second amendment says that the RIGHT to keep and bear arms SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED. Meaning that owning guns is legal in ALL cases. It is the illegal USE of guns that must be punished so severely that even the worst of the worst hesitate to do so.
Of course, there are some states in which displaying your firearm in self defense is called an illegal use (brandishing). That has to be corrected.
If you can't be trusted to be armed, you should not be running around loose.
So, if I’m a victim I get a letter from the mayor advising me to change my life?!* And this is his crime reduction plan?!
*: Change your life yes: get the hell out of Baltimore!
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