US attorney Jeanine Pirro backtracks after vowing jail for anyone bringing guns into DC

U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. Jeanine Pirro ignited backlash after declaring on Fox News that anyone who brings a gun into the district should “count on going to jail,” then attempting to soften her remarks as criticism poured in. Posting on X, Pirro framed herself as a supporter of the Second Amendment and said she was targeting only unlawful gun carriers under local licensing rules, but critics said the walk-back rang hollow. Gun rights advocates and commentators pointed out that her original statement made no such distinction, accusing the U.S. attorney of contradicting herself and inflaming concerns about aggressive enforcement and civil liberties in the nation’s capital.

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