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riversedge

(79,206 posts)
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:20 PM 18 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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Trump Admin Lawsuit Aims To Flood DC With AR-15 Rifles For 'Common Use' (Original Post) riversedge 18 hrs ago OP
Sure. Make sure the DC police are totally outgunned. Mister Ed 18 hrs ago #1
Conservatives are infamous for their hypocrisy. J_William_Ryan 18 hrs ago #2
National Guard to stay in DC indefinitely, possibly until summer 2026 riversedge 18 hrs ago #3
If I lived in DC hoods FredGarvin 18 hrs ago #4
Apparently they have forgotten DC is largely a Democratic city. So they want armed libs. Odd flashman13 18 hrs ago #5
DC FredGarvin 18 hrs ago #6
This was my first thought. House of Roberts 18 hrs ago #7
It appears to me that they have avoided the parts of the city that I would expect to be well armed. flashman13 18 hrs ago #9
It's all about Martial Law EarthAbides 18 hrs ago #8
Correct. He's been itching to declare a national emergency, takeover as king for the rest of his bloated, rotten life. Timeflyer 17 hrs ago #10
But DC GQP need Traildogbob 17 hrs ago #11
But don't you dare... RussBLib 17 hrs ago #12
Anyone ask the national guard or police how they feel about this plan? IronLionZion 17 hrs ago #13
Criminals don't need an AR-15 to murder National Guard members MichMan 1 hr ago #27
NRA nuts say criminals don't need any guns at all to murder people IronLionZion 59 min ago #28
SC Justices might just say 'not in my backyard' C_U_L8R 17 hrs ago #14
These people do understand... RetiredParatrooper 16 hrs ago #15
The NRA is a joke RetiredParatrooper 16 hrs ago #16
Guess the Vice President of the Young Republicans being recently gunned down meant nothing. Vinca 16 hrs ago #17
This is what they would think fujiyamasan 14 hrs ago #18
Kirk quote? Dr. T 11 hrs ago #23
Yes fujiyamasan 10 hrs ago #24
To Charlie Kirk, dead schoolchildren are 'worth it'. Norrrm 1 hr ago #26
He wants his rioters fully armed for the next insurrection. tinrobot 13 hrs ago #19
Does "common use" include "while touring the Oval Office?" Orrex 13 hrs ago #20
Well I won't be setting foot in DC in the near future! kimbutgar 12 hrs ago #21
Assassination Attempts R Us duckworth969 12 hrs ago #22
Trump's tools are doing nothing Old Crank 4 hrs ago #25

J_William_Ryan

(3,287 posts)
2. Conservatives are infamous for their hypocrisy.
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:41 PM
18 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

(79,206 posts)
3. National Guard to stay in DC indefinitely, possibly until summer 2026
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:48 PM
18 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
18 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
18 hrs ago

House of Roberts

(6,376 posts)
7. This was my first thought.
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:55 PM
18 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
18 hrs ago

EarthAbides

(414 posts)
8. It's all about Martial Law
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:57 PM
18 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

(3,637 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
17 hrs ago

Traildogbob

(12,458 posts)
11. But DC GQP need
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:09 PM
17 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

(10,415 posts)
12. But don't you dare...
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:17 PM
17 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

IronLionZion

(50,735 posts)
13. Anyone ask the national guard or police how they feel about this plan?
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:49 PM
17 hrs ago

What could go wrong?

MichMan

(16,540 posts)
27. Criminals don't need an AR-15 to murder National Guard members
Thu Dec 25, 2025, 08:55 AM
1 hr ago

A .357 revolver handgun was more than adequate

IronLionZion

(50,735 posts)
28. NRA nuts say criminals don't need any guns at all to murder people
Thu Dec 25, 2025, 09:00 AM
59 min ago

since they can use knives, vehicles, and other weapons.

C_U_L8R

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

fujiyamasan

(1,135 posts)
18. This is what they would think
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 07:53 PM
14 hrs ago

“It’s worth it. I think it’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal. It is rational. Nobody talks like this. They live in a complete alternate universe.”

tinrobot

(11,939 posts)
19. He wants his rioters fully armed for the next insurrection.
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 08:19 PM
13 hrs ago

That law prevented Jan 6th from becoming a bloodbath. The rioters (mostly) didn't bring weapons into DC because they feared arrest.

Old Crank

(6,608 posts)
25. Trump's tools are doing nothing
Thu Dec 25, 2025, 05:10 AM
4 hrs ago

To stop the flood of illegal weapons shipped into Canada and Mexico.

They love violence.

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