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riversedge

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Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:20 PM Wednesday

Trump Admin Lawsuit Aims To Flood DC With AR-15 Rifles For 'Common Use' [View all]

Source: crooksandliars.com


By David Edwards — December 24, 2025

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In a nine-page lawsuit filed on Monday, the DOJ's Civil Rights Division noted that "the District denies law-abiding citizens the ability to register a wide variety of commonly used semi-automatic firearms, such as the Colt AR-15 series rifles, which is among the most popular of firearms in America, and a variety of other semi-automatic rifles and pistols that are in common use."

The suit sought a "permanent injunction prohibiting all DC Defendants from arresting and levying fines against otherwise law-abiding citizens for possessing the AR-15 and all other firearms protected by the Second Amendment and being possessed or used for lawful purposes."

Attorney General Pamela Bondi argued that "DC's ban on some of America's most popular firearms is an unconstitutional infringement on the Second Amendment — living in our nation's capital should not preclude law-abiding citizens from exercising their fundamental constitutional right to keep and bear arms."

"Today's action from the Department of Justice's new Second Amendment Section underscores our ironclad commitment to protecting the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans," Bondi said in a statement.

Read more: https://crooksandliars.com/2025/12/trump-admin-lawsuit-aims-flood-dc-ar-15







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Sure. Make sure the DC police are totally outgunned. Mister Ed Wednesday #1
Conservatives are infamous for their hypocrisy. J_William_Ryan Wednesday #2
National Guard to stay in DC indefinitely, possibly until summer 2026 riversedge Wednesday #3
He wants to declare martial law ... that's the only goal FakeNoose 7 hrs ago #34
If I lived in DC hoods FredGarvin Wednesday #4
Apparently they have forgotten DC is largely a Democratic city. So they want armed libs. Odd flashman13 Wednesday #5
DC FredGarvin Wednesday #6
This was my first thought. House of Roberts Wednesday #7
It appears to me that they have avoided the parts of the city that I would expect to be well armed. flashman13 Wednesday #9
It's all about Martial Law EarthAbides Wednesday #8
Correct. He's been itching to declare a national emergency, takeover as king for the rest of his bloated, rotten life. Timeflyer Wednesday #10
It's all about distracting attention from the Epstein files. As usual. Paladin 15 hrs ago #29
But DC GQP need Traildogbob Wednesday #11
But don't you dare... RussBLib Wednesday #12
Anyone ask the national guard or police how they feel about this plan? IronLionZion Wednesday #13
Criminals don't need an AR-15 to murder National Guard members MichMan 17 hrs ago #27
NRA nuts say criminals don't need any guns at all to murder people IronLionZion 17 hrs ago #28
SC Justices might just say 'not in my backyard' C_U_L8R Wednesday #14
These people do understand... RetiredParatrooper Wednesday #15
The NRA is a joke RetiredParatrooper Wednesday #16
Guess the Vice President of the Young Republicans being recently gunned down meant nothing. Vinca Wednesday #17
This is what they would think fujiyamasan Wednesday #18
Kirk quote? Dr. T Wednesday #23
Yes fujiyamasan Wednesday #24
To Charlie Kirk, dead schoolchildren are 'worth it'. Norrrm 17 hrs ago #26
He wants his rioters fully armed for the next insurrection. tinrobot Wednesday #19
Does "common use" include "while touring the Oval Office?" Orrex Wednesday #20
Well I won't be setting foot in DC in the near future! kimbutgar Wednesday #21
Assassination Attempts R Us duckworth969 Wednesday #22
Trump's tools are doing nothing Old Crank 20 hrs ago #25
Well you can't have the brownshirts whacking people if there is no crime. travelingthrulife 15 hrs ago #31
We have no right in this country to protect ourselves from these stupid guns. travelingthrulife 15 hrs ago #30
Can I pick one up at the airport? Aussie105 7 hrs ago #32
How about .50 caliber rifles with great big scopes? Red Mountain 7 hrs ago #33
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