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- Exile
is a local program in Wicomico County.
- Illegal
possession - you don't have to use a gun to commit a crime.
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Felons possessing a regulated firearm = mandatory no parole time,
5 years.
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Offenders with 3 felony convictions = 15 years, no parole.
- Federal
prosecution means federal prison far from home, anywhere in the
country, and there is only one federal prison in Maryland.
- Know
the law to follow the law! You must carry a permit to carry a
firearm!
- A
teenager is more likely to die from gunshots than from all other
natural causes combined.
- Wicomico
County has the 3rd highest rate of firearm crime, per capita,
in Maryland.
- Firearm
crime increased 32% in Wicomico County from March 2002 - February
2004.
- 75%
of people murdered each year die at the hands of armed felons.
- Wicomico
County law enforcement received 950 gun related calls during the
past 3½ years.
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