(Reuters) -Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., will no longer seek charges against people who violate a local law prohibiting individuals from carrying rifles or shotguns in the nation’s capital,

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office instructed D.C.'s federal prosecutors not to seek felony charges against people carrying rifles or shotguns in the capital, multiple outlets reported. Why it matters: This memo runs counter to a D.

Federal prosecutors in D.C. were instructed not to seek felony charges against people carrying rifles or shotguns in the city, the U.S. attorney’s office confirmed to NBC News. It marks a dramatic shift from previous policy.