Pirro: Anyone who brings a gun to DC should ‘count on going to jail’

If 'you bring a gun' to D.C., U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro warns, 'you're going to jail'

Jeanine Pirro's comments about guns in D.C. renew concerns about the Trump administration's commitment to protecting Second Amendment rights.

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's Swift Right Wing Backlash

Sure, unlike some of her colleagues, Jeanine Pirro was actually nominated and confirmed by the Senate to her U.S. Attorney position, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t out of her depth. The latest, but far from only, example of that happened Monday at her old stomping grounds, Fox News. The attorney that rose to prominence as a TV personality found that not all cable news hits are going to be, well a hit with the MAGA base. Yesterday, Pirro appeare…

Jeanine Pirro warns anyone bringing a gun into D.C will be jailed, then claims ‘I’m a proud supporter of the Second Amendment’

Jeanine Pirro just opted out of making sense. On Fox News on Tuesday, she issued an absolute threat against people bringing guns into Washington D.C. Hours later, she tried to walk it back, but without retracting a word. On Feb. 3, Jeanine Pirro, the Attorney General for Washington, D.C., appeared on Fox News to celebrate what she described as a historic drop in violent crime in the District. She credited an “enhanced federal partnership,” a tou…

'Unacceptable and intolerable': Pirro’s gun crackdown comments trigger right-wing revolt

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is under fire over her anti-gun remarks, becoming the latest Trump administration official caught in a firearms backlash. Her threat to jail anyone who brings a gun into Washington, D.C., has set off a revolt across the political spectrum, spearheaded by right-wing gun groups and GOP lawmakers.“You bring a gun into the District, you mark my words, you’re going to jail,” Pirro said on Fox News Monday afternoon. “I don’…

Pirro appears to walk back threats to arrest gun owners in DC

D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro appeared to walk back a previous threat to arrest anyone who brings a gun to Washington amid an uproar from Second Amendment groups. The backtrack came after Pirro’s initial comments sparked fierce criticism from GOP members of Congress and gun rights advocates. It’s the latest in a series of statements from the administration that have rankled many in the party’s pro-Second Amendment base. “I don’t care if you h…

Jeanine Pirro Says 'You're Going To Jail' If You Bring A Gun To DC — And The Right’s Backlash Was Swift

“Why is a 'conservative' judge threatening to arrest gun owners?” Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) asked.