Gun Control & RKBA

krispos: DC has a pretty hefty crime rate

DC doesn't quite make the top ten for 2014, with 1202 violcrime & 24 murder rates (albeit possibly a year or 2 off comparison since different sources, wiki fails to provide aspect year), but at least 7 PRO GUN cities have higher violent crime rates than DC, and lookit gun control New York City with the 'admirable' low rate for cities > 250k.

Big Cities With The {2014} Highest Violent Crime Rates
There are 76 cities with more than 250,000 people in the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report.

Detroit, Michigan 1988.63 -- shall issue
Memphis, Tennessee 1740.51 -- shall issue
Oakland, Calif 1685.39 -- relative gun control
St. Louis, Missouri 1678.73 -- shall issue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1476.41 -- shall issue
Baltimore, Maryland 1338.54 -- rel gun control
Cleveland, Ohio 1334.35 -- shall issue
Stockton, California 1331.47 -- rel gun control
Indianapolis, Indiana 1254.66 -- shall issue
Kansas City, Missouri 1251.45 -- shall issue
New York City (wiki) 585.8 3.0 murder rate
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/10/22/violent-crime-statistics-for-every-city-in-america/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_crime_rate

krispos: Outside of the familiar government buildings are residential areas with high rates of crime

An old observation that the odds of closely encountering a crime scene past or present was inevitable in any direction you chose to take, as you exited the DC govt quarter.
Georgetown, NW = northwest DC, is pretty safe, while NE, SE, & SW aren't.
DC is kind of a special case, being the nation's capital full of intrigue & a cavalier approach to money. What's the others excuses?

Big Cities With The Highest Murder Rates - 2014
relative gun control cities emboldened (gun control states).

St. Louis, Missouri 49.91 Detroit, Michigan 43.52 New Orleans, Louisiana 38.75
Baltimore, Maryland 33.84 Newark, New Jersey 33.32
Buffalo, New York 23.22 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 22.43
Memphis, Tennessee 21.38 Atlanta, Georgia 20.47 Cincinati, Ohio 20.16