DOJ Sues Montgomery County over Amended Gun Restrictions
The Justice Department says the county’s law bars guns in thousands of places and violates the Second Amendment, including at houses of worship.
- On Monday, the Justice Department sued Montgomery County, Maryland, challenging a local ordinance prohibiting carrying firearms within 100 yards of places of public assembly, including churches.
- Democratic Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich signed Expedited Bill 23-26 on July 27, creating exclusion zones encompassing at least 10,000 parcels and over 7,900 acres, or more than 26% of the county.
- Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon warned the county on Thursday that the provisions run afoul of the Second Amendment, citing a Supreme Court decision striking down similar restrictions in Hawaii.
- The Silver Spring Jewish Center, which is also suing the county, expressed support for the federal intervention, while Montgomery County declined to comment on pending litigation.
- Legal arguments center on the right to self-defense in houses of worship, with the Justice Department arguing the ban places an "unsupportable burden" on constitutional rights, referencing past attacks in Charleston, South Carolina, and Pittsburgh.
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