Gun Control = High crime rate and unarmed Victims

Original Message—–
From: (MCDL) Maryland Citizens Defense League [[email protected]]

FBI Uniform Crime Reports Show Maryland With Highest Robbery Rate in Nation Says MCDL
To: National Desk
Contact: Wayne Ericksen, 410-964-7928, president(At)mcdl.org,
or Ed Patrick, Dr. Norman Balog, D.O., Philip Lee, PhD.
all of Maryland Citizens Defense League

COLUMBIA, Md., Jan. 16 /U.S. Newswire/ — The following was released today by the Maryland Citizens Defense League:

The most recent FBI Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) for 1999 shows Maryland with the highest robbery rate in America for the FIFTH year in a row.

MCDL’s inspection of 1999 UCR crime data released on 10/15/00 shows Maryland No. 4 in violent crime from No. 5 last year, remains No. 4 in murder, and keeps America’s top robbery rate, held since 1995, giving Maryland the dubious distinction as one of the most violent states in the nation.

The 1999 UCR (Page 66, Table 4, “Index of Crime by Region”) reveals the rate of robbery in Maryland was 263.7 per 100,000 citizens. That rate is higher than New York’s rate of 240.8 and higher than the national robbery average at 150.2.

MCDL asserts methods available for “victim prevention” in the Free State are at an all-time low because of onerous legislation (waiting times, 1996 Gun Violence Act, affordable handgun bans, one gun a month, Responsible Gun Safety Act of 2000, discretionary concealed carry permit system, et al.) which ties the hands of citizens who would choose to protect themselves. By sponsoring
and promoting victim-disarmament in high crime neighborhoods, Maryland’s Glendening-Townsend and legislators have created the violent criminal’s dream — a “victim-rich” environment — and for professional and amateur robbers alike, the safest working conditions in these United States.

Politicians who support more gun control during the 2001 Maryland General Assembly demonstrate either an inability to understand the reality of violent crime confronting the people of Maryland or worse, a lack of caring: our leaders have armed guards or carry permits to protect themselves, we the people suffer and they deny us our right to keep and bear arms.

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The Maryland Citizens’ Defense League (“MCDL” or “the League”), founded in 1998, protects the natural rights and civil liberties of the citizens of Maryland, including the right of citizens to defend their lives and the lives of their loved-ones and to keep and bear arms for self-defense. The League does this by informing and educating the public and by encouraging appropriate legislation and legal action. Further information is available at http://www.mcdl.org or MCDL, P.O. Box 2035, Columbia, MD 21045

KEYWORD:
LAW ENFORCEMENT, MARYLAND

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