The Brief The Justice Department filed a lawsuit challenging Montgomery County’s newly enacted firearm restrictions. Federal officials argue the restrictions violate a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on carrying firearms in places people routinely visit. The Justice Department is suing Montgomery County over a newly enacted law that federal officials allege makes it nearly impossible for licensed gun owners to legally carry firearms while going about their daily lives. What the lawsuit allegesThe federal lawsuit challenges Montgomery County Bill 23-26, which restricts carrying firearms at thousands of locations and establishes 100-yard exclusion zones around those places, according to the Justice Department. Supreme Court ruling cited in lawsuitThe Justice Department argues the county law conflicts with the Supreme Court’s June ruling in Wolford v. Lopez.