D.C. Crime Crackdown Under Trump Yields Mixed Results and Autonomy Concerns

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The Trump administration's recent aggressive gun enforcement in Washington D.C., including confiscating around 150 weapons and making numerous arrests, marks a significant shift from its usual stance of deregulation and reduced federal oversight of firearms, causing unease among gun rights supporters and raising questions about the effectiveness of the crackdown on crime.
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- DC Mayor Bowser reverses course, admits Trump's federal crime crackdown is working Fox News
- Trump’s DC Takeover Yields More Arrests on Routine Charges Bloomberg.com
- Bowser says federal police surge has reduced crime in DC, but ‘north star’ is protecting city’s autonomy CNN
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