DC authorities are playing a classic game of hide-the-ball with gun seizure stats, refusing to disclose how many firearms they’ve yanked from law-abiding folks over mere possession charges—despite high-profile warnings from US Attorney Jeanine Pirro about ramping up prosecutions for these standalone crimes. This opacity isn’t just bureaucratic sloth; it’s a deliberate veil over what could be a goldmine of data exposing the raw overreach in one of America’s most anti-2A jurisdictions. Pirro’s Fox News vow to hammer simple possession cases echoes the post-Bruen push nationwide, yet DC’s stonewalling leaves us guessing: Are they seizing hundreds, thousands of guns from grandmas with heirlooms or vets with bedside protectors? Without numbers, it’s impossible to quantify the chill factor on constitutional carry in a city that’s long treated the Second Amendment like a suggestion.
Dig deeper, and this secrecy screams accountability dodge. Post-2022 Bruen decision, which nuked may-issue schemes and demanded objective carry criteria, blue strongholds like DC have doubled down on possession felonies to keep guns out of civilian hands—treating a Glock in a nightstand like cartel-grade contraband. Remember Chicago’s similar data blackouts before scandals erupted? Here, the feds and locals likely fear sunlight revealing disproportionate enforcement against minorities or working-class carriers, fueling lawsuits under the Supreme Court’s new framework. Pirro’s rhetoric might thrill prosecutors, but without transparent stats, it’s just theater—potentially priming DC for a flood of vindicated 2A challenges that could dismantle their draconian registry and permitting traps.
For the 2A community, this is a rallying cry: Demand the data via FOIA barrages, support orgs like GOA and FPC filing preemptive suits, and amplify voices like Pirro’s to force the issue. If DC’s hiding seizures in the hundreds or more, it underscores why national reciprocity and shall-issue mandates can’t come soon enough—turning hidden injustices into the ammunition for real reform. Stay vigilant; transparency isn’t optional in a free republic.
