U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro has announced that her office will no longer pursue felony charges against individuals in Washington, D.C. solely for carrying registered rifles or shotguns.

While the decision is supposed to direct focus away for legal gun carriers, for African Americans and other minorities in the District, the policy shift has sparked unease.

The U.S. attorney’s announcement, revealed on Aug. 19, comes in response to Supreme Court rulings that expanded Second Amendment protections and linked firearm regulations to historical precedent.

Pirro said prosecutors would continue to target violent crime and illegal gun trafficking but would not move forward with stand-alone charges for registered long guns.

That means residents who legally own rifles or shotguns will not face fe

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