US EditionPirro: Anyone who brings a gun to DC should ‘count on going to jail’
Jeanine Pirro emphasized targeting illegal firearms and repeat offenders to reduce violent crime, sparking backlash from Republicans and gun-rights groups over enforcement clarity.
- On Monday, Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, warned anyone bringing a gun into Washington, D.C., should `count on going to jail`.
- The District requires that handguns be licensed with MPD, and Pirro argued this enforces District of Columbia law while cracking down on illegal firearms blamed for rising homicides.
- Republican critics including Rep. Thomas Massie and Rep. Greg Steube said Pirro’s vow to arrest gun carriers drew condemnation from gun-rights organizations and conservatives on social media.
- On Tuesday, Jeanine Pirro posted on X and released a one-minute video clip insisting, `Let me be clear: I am a proud supporter of the Second Amendment` to clarify her remarks.
- Prior prosecutorial directives and a December 2025 DOJ suit underscore the contradiction as Jeanine Pirro's August 2025 directive eased felony charges despite her recent warnings.
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The U.S. Attorney in Washington, DC, and Trump's ally, Jeanine Pirro, turned the networks on after warning that anyone who carries a gun to the capital “will go to jail,” even if they have a license in another state. Her subsequent clarification (“quietly, I support the Second Amendment”) calmed down a bit, but left many DMV residents scratching their heads: how do we carry weapons without getting into legal trouble?If you bring a gun, you go to…
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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's Swift Right Wing Backlash
Sure, unlike some of her colleagues, Jeanine Pirro was actually nominated and confirmed by the Senate to her U.S. Attorney position, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t out of her depth. The latest, but far from only, example of that happened Monday at her old stomping grounds, Fox News. The attorney that rose to prominence as a TV personality found that not all cable news hits are going to be, well a hit with the MAGA base. Yesterday, Pirro appeare…
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