The Silver Spring Jewish Center is seeking a federal appeals court's intervention to stop a Maryland law that prohibits firearms within 100 yards of places of worship. The center argues that this law infringes on their members' rights to self-defense, especially as they walk to the synagogue for communal prayer on the Sabbath. The appeal has been filed with the 4th Circuit, and Montgomery County officials must respond by Tuesday.
Key facts
- The Silver Spring Jewish Center filed an appeal against a Maryland law restricting firearms near places of worship.
- Montgomery County's law prohibits firearms within 100 yards of public assembly locations.
- The center claims the law violates the First, Second, and 14th amendments.
- Members must walk to the synagogue on the Sabbath, which the law complicates.
- Montgomery County officials have until Tuesday to respond to the appeal.
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