MARYLAND GOVERNOR VETOES BAN ON PRIVATE LONG GUN TRANSFERS

05/11/20 3:53 AM | by Chris Eger


While some parts of the Old Line State– for instance, Baltimore– have notoriously high crime rates per capita, FBI statistics show that long guns are typically not used in murders in the state. For example, in 2018, of the 470 homicides recorded in Maryland, a single instance was attributed to a perpetrator with a rifle and 10 to shotguns. In 2017, eight of 475 homicides were chalked up to long guns.

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