Washington DC is reportedly considering legislation that would ban all youth from attending clubs. Currently, the law allows venues catering to youth to also sell liquor to those over 21.

The reasoning behind the law is a little confusing, since it stems from a teenager's death at Club 1919. The victim was killed when another patron's gun fired during an altercation with a bouncer. The law has support from both the mayor and council members, but neither explained what exactly the ban would accomplish nor why the mere presence of youth caused an otherwise perfectly safe loaded weapon to go off.

Washington DC is particularly notable since the straight edge "scene" and trademark "X" were created there to convince club owners to allow underage kids and non-drinking persons to attend shows .

Editor's note from Chris:

As someone that has been attending shows in DC for the past 11 years, I find this move pointless, as shows provide a positive outlet for kids to do something with their time. Though the majority of violence does not stem from clubs that feature punk acts, including the 9:30 Club and the Black Cat, one has to wonder what will happen if this law does pass, and kids (regardless of their scene) don't have anything to do on a Friday night.