EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s DOJ Sues Maryland County Over Gun Ban In Churches

August 03, 2026 7:45 PM ET The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday filed suit against Montgomery County, Maryland, over a law prohibiting carrying firearms within 100 yards of multiple locations, including churches.Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon posted a letter sent to the Washington, D.C.-area county Thursday, warning that the provisions barring firearms from thousands of locations—even those that granted permission for people to carry firearms—run afoul of the Second Amendment. In the complaint filed with the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, DOJ attorneys took aim at the provisions barring the carrying of firearms in many locations, notably churches, citing the Supreme Court’s decision in Wolford v. Lopez, which invalidated a simil