Trump Administration will not Prosecute People for Carrying Registered Rifles and Shotguns in D.C., DC Law “is clearly a violation of the Supreme Court’s holdings”

The Trump administration has done a tremendous amount to protect people’s ability to defend themselves and their families.

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Registered rifle and shotgun owners may no longer face felony charges for carrying their weapons in Washington, DC due to concerns the district’s restrictive gun laws run afoul of Supreme Court rulings, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro explained Tuesday.

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The policy shift, first reported by the Washington Post, comes after Pirro said she received guidance from the Justice Department and solicitor general determining that DC’s prohibitions on registered, but non-permitted, rifle and shotgun owners violate the Second Amendment.

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The DC law “is clearly a violation of the Supreme Court’s holdings,” Pirro told the Washington Post, confirming the Trump administration’s memo. . . .

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Pirro, a notoriously tough-on-crime former judge, was adamant that the new guidance would not impact her ability to prosecute gun crimes, and get illegal firearms off the streets of the nation’s capital.  . . .

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Victor Nava, “Pirro to ease prosecutions for carrying registered rifles, shotguns — calls DC law ‘violation of the Supreme Court’s holdings’,” New York Post, August 20, 2025