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riversedge

(79,197 posts)
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:20 PM 3 hrs ago

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

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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J_William_Ryan

(3,285 posts)
2. Conservatives are infamous for their hypocrisy.
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:41 PM
2 hrs ago

For decades conservatives have justified civilian ownership of AR 15s to defend against the tyranny of the Federal government.

That Federal tyranny is here – and conservatives have failed to rise up in armed opposition.

riversedge

(79,197 posts)
3. National Guard to stay in DC indefinitely, possibly until summer 2026
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:48 PM
2 hrs ago

The NG is already armed. So Trumpy just wants MORE guns in DC. damn



National Guard to stay in DC indefinitely, possibly until summer 2026


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FredGarvin

(790 posts)
4. If I lived in DC hoods
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:50 PM
2 hrs ago

I would love to have a good home defense weapon.

Sadly an AR is a good choice. Or maybe an 870.

flashman13

(1,966 posts)
5. Apparently they have forgotten DC is largely a Democratic city. So they want armed libs. Odd
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:50 PM
2 hrs ago

House of Roberts

(6,375 posts)
7. This was my first thought.
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:55 PM
2 hrs ago

If most households in DC had an AR-15, ICE wouldn't dare set foot near there.

flashman13

(1,966 posts)
9. It appears to me that they have avoided the parts of the city that I would expect to be well armed.
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:59 PM
2 hrs ago

EarthAbides

(414 posts)
8. It's all about Martial Law
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:57 PM
2 hrs ago

They want citizens to start shooting each other so the fascist pig can declare Martial Law. And I am sure they want as many antifa killed as quickly as possible.

Timeflyer

(3,636 posts)
10. Correct. He's been itching to declare a national emergency, takeover as king for the rest of his bloated, rotten life.
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:05 PM
2 hrs ago

Traildogbob

(12,457 posts)
11. But DC GQP need
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:09 PM
2 hrs ago

To spare a “few little girls” from class room murder so Trump and his pedi bros have some to pass around for their pleasure.

RussBLib

(10,411 posts)
12. But don't you dare...
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:17 PM
2 hrs ago

...try to take your beloved weapons into the Capitol, or the Supreme Court, or the White House, or...or....

I hope this is sarcasm.

https://russblib.blogspot.com/?m=1

C_U_L8R

(48,795 posts)
14. SC Justices might just say 'not in my backyard'
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:57 PM
1 hr ago

The point may come home with the potential of armed idiots hanging out in their own neighborhoods, threatening their families, scaring the shit out of their friends, and maybe the only thing republicans care about… deflating their home values.

Vinca

(53,224 posts)
17. Guess the Vice President of the Young Republicans being recently gunned down meant nothing.
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 05:17 PM
1 hr ago
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