"Police in Arlington County, Virginia, announced Wednesday nine arrests related to human and sex trafficking in Northern Virginia.

The two-day operation on March 21 and 22 was conducted by both the FBI Washington Field Office’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force and police officers from ACPD’s Criminal Investigations and Operations Sections to find victims of trafficking."

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"The City Council approved changes in Pittsburgh's proposed gun ordinance Wednesday – changes that sponsors believe will make it more likely the city can win in a court fight over the legislation.

Opponents of the legislation have emphasized state lawmakers passed a law taking away the city's power to legislate control gun possession. It's position Council Members Theresa Kail-Smith and Darlene Harris hold.

"No effect, no enforcement, and we have no authority. And again, against the law," Smith said to her colleagues during the council's committee session during which the amendments were made.

"We have no rights over guns or ammunition, according to the state law," said Harris.

But Council Members Erika Strassburger and Corey O'Connor made amendments to the gun legislation they're co-sponsoring. The amendments say the city's proposed ban on possession of assault weapons and certain accessories and ammunition won't take effect until the state or the court authorize them.

The amended legislation would also ban "use" of assault weapons and those accessories in a public space, which the sponsors say isn't pre-empted by the state Legislature."

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