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The article discusses a legal action initiated by the U.S. Justice Department against Montgomery County, Maryland. The county enacted a law that bans the possession of firearms within 100 yards of various public places, including polling sites, courthouses, government buildings, healthcare facilities, schools, parks, places of worship, and related parking areas. The Justice Department challenges this law, asserting that it violates the Second Amendment by restricting law-abiding citizens\u2019 rights to carry firearms in daily life, even if they are duly licensed. <\/p>\n

The lawsuit references a recent Supreme Court decision in Wolford v. Lopez, which emphasizes that laws banning guns in places people routinely visit<\/a> hinder Second Amendment protections. The DOJ also notes that existing opposition from the Silver Spring Jewish Center and Rabbi J. menashe Shapiro, who argue the law infringes on their First, second, and Fourteenth amendment rights, particularly highlighting their need for security and religious obligations to carry firearms for protection. The law was enacted shortly after the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling and is viewed by opponents as overly restrictive, possibly impeding lawful gun owners' ability<\/a> to carry firearms in public. <\/p>\n