Virginia’s bars and restaurants failed to turn into shooting galleries after a new state law relaxed restrictions on concealed-carry and allowed permit-holding patrons to bring their weapons into establishments serving alcohol:
The number of major crimes involving firearms at bars and restaurants statewide declined 5.2 percent from July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011, compared with the fiscal year before the law went into effect, according to crime data compiled by Virginia State Police at the newspaper’s request.