Tag: DC

Acting U.S. Attorney for D.C. Instructs AUSA’s to Prosecute All Referred Firearms Charges

Posted on by Dillon Harris, Esq.

According a memorandum he published to X, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia has ordered the Assistant U.S. Attorneys (prosecutors) in his district to pursue every firearm related charge referred to them, and to seek pretrial detention (imprisonment) and appeal every denial of pretrial detention for a wide swath of charges. While … Continue reading Acting U.S. Attorney for D.C. Instructs AUSA’s to Prosecute All Referred Firearms Charges →

Heller loses to DC, for now

Posted on by Allen Thompson, Esq.

Washington, D.C. and Dick Heller are back in the news. In a ruling yesterday (May 15), District Court Judge James Boasberg found that D.C.’s firearms registration statutes were in compliance with the Second Amendment.  In a 62-page memoranda, the Court found that the laws were not overly burdensome.  While I won't parse the decision here, … Continue reading Heller loses to DC, for now →