{"id":2562758,"date":"2026-02-02T20:55:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T01:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massie-recoils-at-pirros-vow-to-arrest-anyone-who-enters-dc-with-a-gun\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T20:58:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T01:58:24","slug":"massie-recoils-at-pirros-vow-to-arrest-anyone-who-enters-dc-with-a-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massie-recoils-at-pirros-vow-to-arrest-anyone-who-enters-dc-with-a-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"Massie recoils at Pirro&#8217;s vow to arrest anyone who enters DC with a gun"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmassie-recoils-at-pirros-vow-to-arrest-anyone-who-enters-dc-with-a-gun%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2562758&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) criticized Jeanine Pirro\u2019s vow, as the U.S. attorney for Washington, DC, to arrest anyone who enters the capital with a firearm. Pirro had voiced a tough stance on gun possession on Fox News amid concerns about homicide and gun violence in DC. Massie responded on X by noting that DC has been a \u201cshall issue\u201d jurisdiction as 2017 after the \u201cgood reason\u201d requirement was struck down, and he hinted he owns a gun while living in the district. Pirro\u2019s remarks surprised manny,given her <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >previous strong pro-gun-rights stance<\/a> during her time with fox News.The piece also notes Pirro\u2019s broader push to crack down on illegal firearms in DC, while Massie argued that carrying a gun is not a death sentence, a position that aligns with some Trump governance officials defending gun-rights rhetoric.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Massie recoils at Pirro&rsquo;s vow to arrest anyone who enters DC with a gun<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2492563\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thomas-massie\/\">Thomas Massie<\/a> (R-KY) bashed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeanine-pirro\/\">Jeanine Pirro<\/a>, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, over her vow to arrest anyone who entered <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, with a firearm.<\/p>\n<p>In an appearance on Fox News, Pirro voiced a tough stance on gun possession amid a wider discussion on homicide and gun violence in the district. Massie took issue with her stance, specifically her vow to arrest anyone with a gun in the District.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4443498\/ed-martin-remain-doj-pardon-attorney-after-reported-demotion\/\">Ed Martin to remain DOJ pardon attorney after reported demotion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4443279\/trump-raises-nationalized-voting-idea-bongino-return-podcast\/\">Trump raises &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-raises-nationalized-voting-idea-during-bonginos-podcast-return\/\" title=\"Trump raises &#039;nationalized voting&#039; idea during Bongino&#039;s podcast return\">nationalized voting&#038;rsquo<\/a>; idea in Bongino&#8217;s return podcast debut<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4443258\/doj-removes-thousands-epstein-files-victim-id-concerns\/\">DOJ temporarily removes thousands of Epstein files due to victim identification concerns<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The District of Columbia has been &lsquo;shall issue&rsquo; since 2017 when the requirement that you must have a &lsquo;good reason&rsquo; to carry a handgun was struck down. Non-residents can obtain a permit in DC &mdash; don&rsquo;t ask me how I know,&rdquo; Massie said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/2018465845882851356?s=20\">in a post on X<\/a>, hinting that he owned a gun while residing in the district.<\/p>\n<p>The Monday comments from Pirro came as a shock to many, given the Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">administration&rsquo;s<\/a> previous outspoken stance in favor of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/guns-and-firearms\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">gun rights<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You bring a gun into the district, you mark my words: You&rsquo;re going to jail. I don&rsquo;t care if you have a license in another district and I don&rsquo;t care if you&rsquo;re a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-axes-gun-permit-requirement\/\" title=\"Utah Axes ...-Permit Requirement\u00a0\">law-abiding gun owner<\/a> somewhere else. You bring a gun into this district, count on going to jail and hope you get the gun back. And that makes all the difference,&rdquo; Pirro said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4432867\/massie-gun-rights-minneapolis-pretti-shooting\/\">MASSIE SAYS CARRYING GUN &lsquo;NOT A DEATH SENTENCE&rsquo; AS TRUMP OFFICIALS DEFEND PRETTI SHOOTING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Her comments are a departure from her previous vehement opposition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-wave-of-portland-police-quit-amid-massive-spike-in-shootings-and-stabbings-fire-dept-responding-to-10-homeless-tent-fires-a-day\/\" title=\"Another Wave Of Portland Police Quit Amid Massive Spike In Shootings And Stabbings; Fire Dept. Responding To 10+ Homeless Tent Fires A Day\">gun control laws<\/a>, especially during her time as a Fox News commentator. In March 2024, she <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JudgeJeanine\/status\/1773461880847163885?s=20\">condemned<\/a> the Biden administration for trying to pursue gun control laws, saying, &ldquo;Criminals don&rsquo;t care what laws you pass.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Her recent rhetoric prior to Monday was about pursuing a crackdown on illegal firearms in Washington, which she blamed for a prior rise in homicides.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massie balks at Pirro&#8217;s gun-arrest pledge for DC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2562759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-collage-85tq2bv1l-1770079484178.jpg?1770061546&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[46671,4850,12603,5894,55150],"class_list":["post-2562758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-guncontrol","tag-massie","tag-pirro","tag-politics","tag-washingtondc"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-collage-85tq2bv1l-1770079484178.jpg?1770061546&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2562758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2562758"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2562758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2562763,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2562758\/revisions\/2562763"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2562759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2562758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2562758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2562758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}