Federal prosecutors in Washington will no longer seek charges for rifle, shotgun possession
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's policy aligns with Supreme Court rulings, ending felony charges for registered rifle and shotgun carriers while continuing to target illegal firearms and violent crimes.
- Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., will no longer seek felony charges for possession of rifles or shotguns, according to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro.
- The new policy was created despite district laws that prohibit carrying rifles and shotguns without permits.
- Pirro stated that a blanket ban on possessing these firearms violates a Supreme Court ruling from 2022.
- This policy also covers large-capacity magazines but does not apply to handguns.
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Pirro directs prosecutors to pursue tougher charges in DC but softens enforcement of some gun crimes
Washington DC’s top federal prosecutor says that her office will pursue the toughest criminal charges for arrests made in the Trump administration’s purported crime crackdown, even as the office softens enforcement of a DC law that makes it illegal to possess rifles and shotguns in the city.
Jeanine Pirro says people who carry rifles, shotguns in DC will no longer face felony charges · American Wire News
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced a change in the blanket ban on possessing shotguns and rifles in the nation’s capital. Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., have been instructed in a change of policy that will no longer seek felony charges against those lawfully carrying their weapons in the district, with Pirro stating that the current law “is clearly a violation of the Supreme Court’s holdings.” “Without q…
Feds will ignore DC laws that ban carrying registered rifles, shotguns
The Trump administration has instructed federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., not to pursue felony charges, regardless of evidence, against people carrying rifles and shotguns in the capital, The Washington Post reported. The policy conflicts with the district’s law barring people from holding a firearm without a permit. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro says the new policy protects people’s Second Amendment rights. It follows the Justice Departmen…
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US attorney will no longer bring felony charges against people for carrying rifles or shotguns in DC
Federal prosecutors in the nation’s capital will no longer bring felony charges against people for possessing rifles or shotguns in the District of Columbia.
Trump Administration Ends Rifle Prosecutions, D.C. Black Residents Fear Impact
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro has announced that her office will no longer pursue felony charges against individuals in Washington, D.C., solely for carrying registered rifles or shotguns, sparking unease in African American and other minority communities in the District. The post Trump Administration Ends Rifle Prosecutions, D.C. Black Residents Fear Impact appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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