Jeanine Pirro says people who carry rifles, shotguns in DC will no longer face felony charges
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U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss the issue of youth crime in Washington, D.C., how progressive policies need to be reformed to bolster public safety and more.
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FederalprosecutorsinWashington,D.C.,willnolongerslappeoplewithfelonychargesforpossessionofriflesorshotgunsinthenation’scapital,accordingtoU.S.AttorneyfortheDistrictofColumbiaJeaninePirro.
ThechangemeansfederalprosecutorswillnotseekchargesundertheD.C.lawthatmadeitillegaltocarryriflesorshotgunsinthedistrict,exceptinlimitedcasesforpermitholders.
Underthenewpolicy,theU.S.attorney’sofficewillcontinuetobringchargeswhenapersonisaccusedofusingashotgunorrifleinaviolentcrimeorhasacriminalrecordthatprohibitsthemfrompossessingafirearm.Thenewpolicyalsocoverslarge-capacitymagazines,butitdoesnotincludehandguns.
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