Mayor expounds upon efforts to quell violence

JASON: STILL AHEAD, THE MAYOR IS JOINING US. MAYOR SCOTT: GOOD TO SEE YOU. JASON: RIGHT NOW, A FINE LINE BETWEEN SELF-DEFENSE AND GUN VIOLENCE. WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THE WILLING QUESTION RICK MAYOR SCOTT: IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING. AT A TIME WHEN YOU ARE SEEING A RISE IN VIOLENCE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, TO HAVE A RULING LIKE THIS JUST SEEMS TO SLAP IN THE FACE OF THE 110 AMERICANS WHO DIE EVERY DAY FROM GUN VIOLENCE. FOR US AND WHAT I WILL CONTINUE TO SAY IS WE HAVE TO GET TO A POINT IN THIS COUNTRY WHERE THE SANCTITY OF AMERICAN LIVES OUT WEIGHT THE SANCTITY OF AMERICAN GUNS. NO ONE IS SAYING THAT YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO OWN AND BEAR FIREARMS, BUT THERE HAVE TO BE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO KEEP CITIZENS SAFE. THIS RULING IS A VERY DANGEROUS RULING AND I HAVE ALREADY ASKED MY CITY SOLICITOR TO WORK WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO A CAP POTENTIALLY HOW IT WOULD IMPACT US HERE IN BALTIMORE. JASON: IT COMES AT THE SAME TIME THERE IS A BIPARTISAN BILL, AND YOU DON’T HEAR THAT WORD ANYMORE, YOU FEEL SOME OF THE RED FLAG WARNINGS AND PURCHASES, IS IT MOMENTOUS? DOES IT MAKE A SHIFT? MAYOR SCOTT: IT IS PART OF THE BIG PUZZLE. THIS WOULD BE, IF IT GETS PAST, THE FIRST — PASSED, IT WOULD BE THE FIRST CHANGE IN 26 YEARS. YOU SEE HUNDRED 10 PEOPLE LOSING THEIR LIVES EVERY DAY — 110 PEOPLE LOSING THEIR LIVES EVERY DAY. WHEN WE SEE PEOPLE GETTING SHOT IN SCHOOL, CHURCH, AT THE SUPERMARKET, AND ON THE STREETS EACH AND EVERY DAY, THIS IS A NATIONAL ISSUE. I THINK WHAT WE NEED IS TO HAVE THE RED FLAG LAWS. WE KNOW IN BALTIMORE, YOU CAN HEAR THE SCREAMING ABOUT GUN TRAFFICKING FOR YEARS BECAUSE MOST OF THE WEAPONS WE RECOVER COME FROM OTHER STATES. MANY OF THEM ARE STRAW PURCHASES AND THOSE ARE JUST AS GUILTY AS SALOONS WHO PULL THE TRIGGER, BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY BOUGHT AND TRANSFERRED THE GUN TO SOME WHO SHOULD NOT LEGALLY HAVE FUN AND WILL USE IT FOR A VIOLENT ACT. JASON: TAKE ME TO THE STREET LEVEL. CAN WE SEE A DIFFERENCE, A TANGIBLE DIFFERENCE IN CONCERT WITH YOU AND THE COMMISSIONER BOTH SAYING WE HAVE A PLAN THAT IS WORKING RIGHT NOW? MAYOR SCOTT: ALL OF IT WORKS TOGETHER. WHEN HE THICK ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE IN THE COUNTRY, YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT AS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE INTERCONNECTED THROUGHOUT. YES, IN THE TIME PERIOD BETWEEN JUNE 13 AND 19TH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT MADE ARRESTS AND TOOK 11 THE GUNS OF THE STREETS, MOST COMING FROM OTHER PLACES. THEY HAVE TAKEN OVER, 300 CONNECTED TO VIOLENT CRIMES. CLEARLY WE HAVE A GUN PROBLEM AS WELL. WE HAVE A VIOLENT PERSON’S PROBLEM AND PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THIS. MANY HAVE REGULATIONS COME DOWN, IT IS ANOTHER TOOL IN THE TOOLKIT FOR THE POLICE OFFICERS, ATTORNEYS AND FEDERAL LAW OFFICIALS TO WORK HAVE A DEEP IMPACT. YES, WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON THE PEOPLE EACH AND EVERY DAY, BUT WE ALSO HAD TO FOCUS ON THE SUPPLY. LOOK AT THIS AS A WAR, SO TO SPEAK HERE WHEN YOU ARE WAGING WAR, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE DO IS TRY TO PULL UP THE SUPPLY CHAIN. WE HAVE TO CUT OUT THE SUPPLY WELL WE WAS ON THE SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO COMMIT VIOLENCE OVER AND OVER AGAIN, BUT ALSO UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE HAVE TO SWITCH OUR APPROACH BECAUSE THE REASONS BEHIND WHITE VIOLENCE IS HAPPENING IN BALTIMORE IS SHIFTING. JASON: LET’S TALK ABOUT THE NAYSAYERS, AND THEY WILL SAY THAT WHILE WE DO HAVE LAWS, IT IS CHANGING. MAYOR SCOTT: IT IS VERY MUCH IN BOTH AND. I WANT YOUR VIEWERS TO HEAR VERY CLEARLY, DO NOT LISTEN TO THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO TELL YOU THAT THIS IS A SPIKE IN VIOLENCE IN THE CITY AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MUCH LIKE WHAT HAPPENED IN THE 1980’S, 19 90’S, AND TO THOUSANDS. — AND 2000’S. ANYONE ON THE STREET WILL TELL YOU THIS IS DIFFERENT. JASON: WHAT IS THE BIG DIFFERENCE? MAYOR SCOTT: ANY OF THESE ARE PERSONAL DISPUTES. WE HAVE ALL SEEN THE VIDEO FROM THE UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT WITH THE U.S. ARMY VETERAN FROM DOWNTOWN. IT IS A BASIC ARGUMENT THAT ENDS IN SOMEONE DYING IN THE STREETS JASON: LET’S TALK ABOUT THE THREE POSITIVES. THE FIREWORKS WENT WELL AND THE POOL. MAYOR SCOTT: WE WERE ABLE TO OPEN IT UP A FEW WEEKS AGO. IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN IT, MAKE YOUR WAY THERE. THE POLLS IN BALTIMORE CITY ARE FREE THIS SUMMER SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO PAY. BUT YOU NEED TO REGISTER, BECAUSE IF YOU’VE BEEN THERE, IT IS BUSY. THIS IS ANOTHER PART OF THE CONTINUING TO MOLD AND CHANGE RECREATION. I SAID WE WERE GOING TO INVEST IN IT IN A DEEP WAIT PAID WAVE AND OPENING NEW REC CENTERS AND WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE OPENING IN CHERRY HILL, AND IF YOU EXPIRING ANYMORE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES WENG HAVE BEEN SUFFERING FROM. BACKGROUND — FRAM — AFRAM WAS PERFECT NOTE ISSUES. JUST GOOD, BLACK CULTURE. IT WAS LIKE A FAMILY REUNION. JASO

11 TV Hill: Mayor Scott expounds upon efforts to quell violence in the city

Updated: 11:30 AM EDT Jun 26, 2022

Stopping the violence in Baltimore: From the federal level to the local level, Mayor Brandon Scott shares his plans to try to bring peace to the city during the historically tragic summer months.

BALTIMORE —

Stopping the violence in Baltimore: From the federal level to the local level, Mayor Brandon Scott shares his plans to try to bring peace to the city during the historically tragic summer months.