Boston mayor knows better than cops?

[TFOGGER]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013...ors_picks=true

Boston police are clashing with the city's incoming mayor over a proposal to arm some officers with AR-15 rifles.
Mayor-elect Martin Walsh reportedly came out against the plan over the weekend. The Boston Police Department had been pushing for a limited number of officers to carry the high-powered rifles, in light of recent mass shootings as well as the Boston Marathon bombing earlier this year.
But after the incoming mayor initially stayed mum on the idea, a spokeswoman for Walsh told the Boston Herald he's not on board -- not yet, anyway.
"Mayor-elect Walsh is opposed to the AR-15 rifles," she was quoted as saying. "Unless otherwise convinced by the Boston Police Department, he does not think they are necessary."

...because his extensive backgroung in law enforcement gives him special insight into the needs of LEOs on the front lines. Maybe he should read up on the North Hollywood Shootout...

ETA: I do think the cost of the rifles is probably inflated, but the article doesn't specify what they're planning on buying.