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MCDL: FBI Report Finds Maryland Leads in Robberies U.S. Newswire 16 Jan 8:20
FBI Uniform Crime Reports Show Maryland With Highest Robbery Rate in Nation Says MCDL
To: National Desk
Contact: Wayne Ericksen, 410-964-7928, president@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.
Politicans 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
-0-
/U.S. Newswire 202-347-2770/
01/16 07:49
Copyright 2001, U.S. Newswire
NOTICE: The material contained herein is provided by the Maryland Citizens Defense League without profit or payment to MCDL, to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for solely educational purposes.
MCDL: FBI Report Finds Maryland Leads in Robberies U.S. Newswire 16 Jan 8:20
FBI Uniform Crime Reports Show Maryland With Highest Robbery Rate in Nation Says MCDL
To: National Desk
Contact: Wayne Ericksen, 410-964-7928, president@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.
Politicans 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.
-----
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
-0-
/U.S. Newswire 202-347-2770/
01/16 07:49
Copyright 2001, U.S. Newswire
NOTICE: The material contained herein is provided by the Maryland Citizens Defense League without profit or payment to MCDL, to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for solely educational purposes.
