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Justice Department Sues the District of Columbia for the Unconstitutional Ban of Semi-Automatic Firearms
December 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025:

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Justice Department Sues the District of Columbia for the Unconstitutional Ban of Semi-Automatic Firearms

Today, the Justice Department sued the District of Columbia's Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), alleging that the District government and MPD unconstitutionally ban the AR-15 and many other firearms protected under the Second Amendment . . .

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