O’Malley’s spending plan includes money to combat gun trafficking
by C. Benjamin Ford, Staff Writer, Gazette
Gov. Martin O’Malley’s proposed budget for fiscal 2013 takes aim at gun trafficking, among other public safety initiatives.
The spending plan released this week includes $20.8 million in competitive grants local law enforcement grants to target domestic violence, substance abuse and gun trafficking.
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“When we have a neighborhood with a propensity for gun violence, we can use the grant so we saturate those areas proactively with bicycle patrols, undercover officers,” Lewis said.
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