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riversedge

(79,213 posts)
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:20 PM Yesterday

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

J_William_Ryan

(3,290 posts)
2. Conservatives are infamous for their hypocrisy.
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:41 PM
Yesterday

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

(79,213 posts)
3. National Guard to stay in DC indefinitely, possibly until summer 2026
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:48 PM
Yesterday

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

(794 posts)
4. If I lived in DC hoods
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:50 PM
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

House of Roberts

(6,378 posts)
7. This was my first thought.
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:55 PM
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

EarthAbides

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

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

(3,640 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
Yesterday

Paladin

(32,217 posts)
29. It's all about distracting attention from the Epstein files. As usual.
Thu Dec 25, 2025, 10:10 AM
7 hrs ago

Count on Bondi advocating more AR-15's on the streets, as opposed to divulging anything further about trump's connections to Epstein. Same shit, different day.

Traildogbob

(12,471 posts)
11. But DC GQP need
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:09 PM
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

...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

(50,738 posts)
13. Anyone ask the national guard or police how they feel about this plan?
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 04:49 PM
Yesterday

What could go wrong?

MichMan

(16,546 posts)
27. Criminals don't need an AR-15 to murder National Guard members
Thu Dec 25, 2025, 08:55 AM
8 hrs ago

A .357 revolver handgun was more than adequate

IronLionZion

(50,738 posts)
28. NRA nuts say criminals don't need any guns at all to murder people
Thu Dec 25, 2025, 09:00 AM
8 hrs 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
Yesterday

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

(53,228 posts)
17. Guess the Vice President of the Young Republicans being recently gunned down meant nothing.
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 05:17 PM
23 hrs ago

fujiyamasan

(1,135 posts)
18. This is what they would think
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 07:53 PM
21 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
20 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

(6,609 posts)
25. Trump's tools are doing nothing
Thu Dec 25, 2025, 05:10 AM
12 hrs ago

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

They love violence.

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