The Washington Metro is "gun-free". That is, they ban the lawful carry of firearms on Metro property. But for some reason, that didn't stop an assailant from using a gun to rob a woman at the New Carrollton (Maryland) Metro Station on Tuesday morning.

Metro spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein said a woman was robbed at gunpoint after parking her car in the garage on the Maryland Route 450 side of the station shortly after 5 a.m.

The victim was approached by a young black male who displayed a handgun and demanded her keys and her purse.

Prince George's County is already the car theft capital of Maryland (that one county has more car thefts than all of Virginia). Maryland and Metro's policy of creating victim disarmament zones seems to be a boon for the bad guys. Even in Virginia, where carrying concealed handguns is both legal and accepted, Metro stations are 'gun free' zones.

UPDATE: After consulting a few sources, it appears that carrying a gun in certain areas of the Metro *may* be legal in Virginia. Of course you would not be able to get out at a federal facility (like Arlington Cemetary or the Pentagon), nor travel into D.C. or Maryland (both of whom effectively ban the lawful carry of firearms). Your ammo could be considered an explosive or dangerous article, however, so I would be wary.