A significant announcement concerning the Second Amendment and the District of Columbia came down this week, and it is a positive development for gun rights.
U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro revealed that federal prosecutors in the nation’s capital will no longer seek charges under local law against a person possessing a rifle or shotgun. The policy also encompasses so-called “large capacity” magazines but excludes handguns.
Authorities will continue to enforce sensible laws while ditching arbitrary prosecutions
In a statement, Pirro declared that prosecutors “will continue to seize all illegal and unlicensed firearms, and to vigorously prosecute all crimes connected with them.” She insisted that the administration is “committed to prosecuting gun crime.”
This, of course, comes in the midst of the White House’s controversial move to shore up public safety in D.C. through federal law enforcement. National Guard troops and federal agents are deployed in the capital to stamp out violent crime in the wake of shocking recent events.
Part of that effort centered on seizing firearms from criminals, and 76 of these weapons are reportedly no longer on the street.
There is no Founding Era precedent for a blanket ban of long guns
Pirro, a former television host, released a statement justifying the move toward respecting gun rights by noting guidance from the Department of Justice and Office of Solicitor General. She declared that D.C.’s sweeping prohibition of rifles and shotguns contradicts the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 Bruen decision.
Indeed, there are no precedents from the Founding Era to justify the blanket ban of long guns in Washington. Pirro further noted that expanding gun rights in D.C. falls in line with multiple recent high court rulings.
The shift does not erase the law but indicates that federal prosecutors will no longer take up such cases.There’s no better way to show your patriotism than with merch that speaks before you do.
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