An Associated Press report from Fairfax, Virginia notes that citizens are carrying weapons in compliance with the law!

In Virginia, as in many states, carrying a concealed weapon requires a permit, issued by a local court. But no permit is required to simply wield a gun in the open, a right reinforced by a state law that took effect July 1.

As usual, the lesson of the story is plainly in print, but missed by the reporter:

Crime is at 20-year lows in the county [...] even with the population soaring.

Why does nobody investigate the possibility that crime is falling precisely because many in the so-called soaring population are armed?