#DOJ sues #DC over ban of #AR15s & other #SemiautomaticGuns

The suit incorrectly claims that the registration restrictions on semi-automatic rifles in DC is an “unconstitutional ban.” In a lawsuit Monday, #Trump admin attys chastised the city for its code banning most #SemiautomaticRifles & certain #firearms from being registered with the #police, making possession of those weapons illegal.

#HomeRule #law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/12/22/justice-department-sues-dc-ar-15-rifle/

…“Their decisions to deny certificates of registration for commonly possessed semiautomatic firearms runs afoul of binding Supreme Court precedent & therefore trample the Second Amendment rights of #law abiding citizens.”prosecutors claimed.

Prosecutors cited a 2008 #SCOTUS ruling that held that people may possess firearms in their homes for purposes such as #SelfDefense, invalidating a #handgun ban that #DC had in place at the time.

[ #SemiautomaticRifles ARE NOT handguns]

#HomeRule #Trump

…“Their decisions to deny certificates of registration for commonly possessed semiautomatic firearms runs afoul of binding Supreme Court precedent & therefore trample the Second Amendment rights of #law abiding citizens.”prosecutors claimed.

Prosecutors cited a 2008 #SCOTUS ruling that held that people may possess firearms in their homes for purposes such as #SelfDefense, invalidating a #handgun ban that #DC had in place at the time.

[ #SemiautomaticRifles ARE NOT handguns]

#HomeRule #Trump

#DOJ sues #DC over ban of #AR15s & other #SemiautomaticGuns

The suit incorrectly claims that the registration restrictions on semi-automatic rifles in DC is an “unconstitutional ban.” In a lawsuit Monday, #Trump admin attys chastised the city for its code banning most #SemiautomaticRifles & certain #firearms from being registered with the #police, making possession of those weapons illegal.

#HomeRule #law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/12/22/justice-department-sues-dc-ar-15-rifle/

#DOJ sues #DC over ban of #AR15s & other #SemiautomaticGuns

The suit incorrectly claims that the registration restrictions on semi-automatic rifles in DC is an “unconstitutional ban.” In a lawsuit Monday, #Trump admin attys chastised the city for its code banning most #SemiautomaticRifles & certain #firearms from being registered with the #police, making possession of those weapons illegal.

#HomeRule #law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/12/22/justice-department-sues-dc-ar-15-rifle/