Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott (D) urged President Trump to ban AR-15s as part of the war against crime.

The Hill reported that Scott pushed for the ban Tuesday while appearing on CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper .

Scott said, “The president could also do some very simple things for us, Jake. Not just for Baltimore, but for the whole country…The president can say, no one will no [ sic ] longer be able to go into a store and buy a [ sic ] AR-15.”

The National Association for Gun Rights responded to Scott’s insinuation that an AR-15 ban would make Baltimore safer:

Suggestions that an AR-15 ban would lower crime nationally are also on shaky ground…

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