US attorney will no longer bring felony charges against people for carrying rifles or shotguns in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) – According to a new policy adopted by the leader of the country’s largest US lawyer, the federal prosecutors in the country’s capital will no longer bring serious accusations against people because they have rifles or shotguns in the Columbia Region.
This office will maintain the accusations when someone is accused of using a hunting rifle or a rifle in a violent crime or a criminal record that makes it illegal to have a firearm. Local officials in Washington can prosecute people because they have unregistered rifles and hunting rifles illegally.
US lawyer Jeanine Pirro In a statement, he said that the change was based on the guidance of the Ministry of Justice and the General Office of the Lawyer and that two Supreme Court decisions on arms rights.
Pirro, a former FOX News server, has become a vocal critic of local authorities’ efforts to fight crime since Republican President Donald Trump appointed him in May. Politics shift means that in accordance with Federal prosecutors, in accordance with the DC law, it means that it cannot make charges that make it illegal to carry rifles or shotguns, except for limited lawsuits containing permission holders.
Change also coincides with an announcement of Trump Crime Emergency In the city, hundreds of federal agents and national guard members with the patrols of Washington left the streets. The White House says that 76 firearms have been seized since the beginning of this month.
The new policy also demonstrates large capacity magazines, but does not apply to guns.
“We will continue to seize all illegal and unlicensed firearms and to prosecute all the crimes related to them, Pir Pirro added that he and Trump are determined to prosecute the arms offense. “
Pirro said that a blanket ban was violated to have a shotgun and rifles. Supreme Court In 2022, a New York arms law and claimed that Americans had the right to carry firearms in the public to defend themselves. He also drew attention to the 2008 decision of the Supreme Court. Columbia Region / Heller He’s hitting the city’s ban on the pistols in the house.
