Federal prosecutors in Washington will no longer seek charges for rifle, shotgun possession

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…

US attorney Jeanine Pirro ends felony charges for carrying registered rifles, shotguns in DC

"We will continue to seize all illegal and unlicensed firearms, and to vigorously prosecute all crimes connected with them," said U.S. Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro

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…

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.