Trump administration pursues a loosening of D.C.'s gun laws: Yesterday, the Justice Department filed suit against the government of Washington, D.C., "alleging that the District government and MPD [Metropolitan Police Department] unconstitutionally ban the AR-15 and many other firearms protected under the Second Amendment" and that "broad registration ban[s]" on certain firearms represent "an unconstitutional incursion into the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens seeking to own protected firearms for lawful purposes," per a DOJ press release.
"MPD's current pattern and practice of refusing to register protected firearms is forcing residents to sue to protect their rights and to risk facing wrongful arrest for lawfully possessing protected firearms."
