The Washington Post ran a very interesting article recently. It talks about how the crime rate in major urban areas around the US and including Washington D.C. have been significantly declining. They call the plummeting crime rate "mystifying."

I'm going to insert my tongue firmly in cheek and explain. Clearly the proliferation of dangerous weapons on the streets of cities like D.C. has lead to horrendous decreases in crime. The expiration of the Federal Assault Weapons ban five years ago has lead to nothing but widespread decreases in crimes of violence! Assault Weapons have no place but to be in our streets protecting the law abiding as is evidence by the massive decreases in injuries to children in our cities! Also, the reintroduction of handguns into the District of Columbia has done nothing but make the District a safer place where blood doesn't run in the gutters!

I know... but darn it is satisfying to use those who would undermine the bill of rights words' against them.