03/07/2012
Often it is argued that GMU students don't need the ability to defend themselves, that Mason, and the surrounding area is perfectly safe. While Fairfax does have a low crime rate, violent crime happens here.
Yesterday, March 6th, 2012 at 11p.m. five GMU students were robbed at gunpoint in a Fairfax house. Luckily no one was hurt, but this serves as a potent reminder that Fairfax is no immune to crime.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/gmu-students-robbed-at-gunpoint-inside-fairfax-home/2012/03/07/gIQAtx1rwR_blog.html
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/03/07/5-mason-students-robbed-at-gunpoint-in-their-fairfax-county-home/
The students were studying, playing video games and chatting when the men entered the home and began yelling and demanding money and valuables, police said.
