Justice Department sues Montgomery County over sweeping gun restrictions
Headline from WUSA9
The DOJ says Montgomery County's new firearms law effectively makes lawful gun carry impossible across much of the county. Officials strongly disagree.
WUSA9's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.
The Department of Justice (DOJ)Monday filed suit against Montgomery County, Maryland, over a law prohibiting carrying firearms within 100 yards of multiple locations, including churches. Assistant Attorney […]
The DOJ says Montgomery County's new firearms law effectively makes lawful gun carry impossible across much of the county. Officials strongly disagree.
The Justice Department is taking a Maryland county to court after it passed a law festooning the county with gun-free zones where weapons are not allowed. The lawsuit seeks to […]
The Silver Spring Jewish Center claimed Montgomery County's ban on firearms near places of worship violates Second Amendment rights and endangers Jews.
The Trump Justice Department has sued to shut down a broad gun ban in Montgomery County, Maryland, that prohibits even licensed owners from carrying their weapons within 100 yards of schools, parks, recreation centers, churches, libraries and a host of other places "of public assembly."
The Justice Department has sued Montgomery County over its sprawling 100-yard firearm exclusion zones, arguing that the county makes lawful public carry nearly impossible and directly violates the Supreme Court’s decision in Wolford v. Lopez.
The DOJ sued Montgomery County, Maryland, on Monday, arguing the county's ordinance restricting where licensed gun owners may carry firearms, including in and near churches and synagogues, violates the Second Amendment.
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Montgomery County, Maryland, on Aug. 4, 2026, alleging that the county's newly enacted Bill 23-26 violates the Second Amendment by effectively preventing law-abiding citizens from carrying firearms as they go about their daily lives.
Both the United States Department of Justice and an Orthodox Jewish synagogue are suing a Maryland county over a new law prohibiting people from carrying guns near places of worship amid concerns about constitutional violations and the safety of congregants in light of anti-Semitism.
