State Sen. Arthur Orr took aim at Montgomery city leadership and the state’s response to rising crime during a Friday morning segment on WVNN’s “The Dale Jackson Show,” criticizing Mayor Steven Reed in what he called the city’s failure to maintain law and order.

With the recent deadly weekend in Montgomery, Orr responded to questions about Reed’s latest comments on state gun laws.

Orr argues Reed’s narrative is a political distraction from deeper problems with the City of Montgomery.

“…This is Steven Reed just grasping at straws, trying to say something, saying anything, just to get people off his back,” Orr (R-Decatur) said.

“I talk to people in Montgomery, residents, be they from the Black community, White community. There is such a displeasure and ready for him to get out of public

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