"Are the cops just sent out to the locations of bodies? What am I missing here? An army of terrorists could probably take over Maryland with fireworks alone right now..."Sadly, you're probably right. Conservatives in Maryland are becoming an endangered species. Personally, I have found Maryland very frightening for the past twelve years. (WITH notable exceptions, but they aren't elected officials or law officers)
Maryland is the east coast version of the Kalifornia twilight zone. There are large regions of America that, but for their geography, could use a good sterilization for re-inhabitation.