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Silver Spring synagogue asks 4th Circuit to block county gun limit near houses of worship
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Five outlets, including The Daily Wire, Reason, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner and Just the News, report that Silver Spring Jewish Center and Rabbi J. Menashe Shapiro have asked the Fourth Circuit to block Montgomery County from enforcing its ban on firearms within 100 yards of places of public assembly while congregants walk to Sabbath and holiday services. The county’s Expedited Bill 23-26, enacted July 27, bars guns near parks, schools, libraries, government buildings, polling places and houses of worship, but permit holders may still drive handguns through those zones. The outlets say Orthodox Jews do not drive on the Sabbath, and the synagogue’s filing argues the rule leaves its armed guards unable to protect members on foot. The filing says each Sabbath without relief causes irreparable harm.
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Silver Spring Jewish Center and Rabbi J. Menashe Shapiro have asked the Fourth Circuit to block Montgomery County from enforcing its gun ban near public places while members walk to services.
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Montgomery County’s Expedited Bill 23-26, enacted July 27, bars guns within 100 yards of parks, schools, houses of worship and other public places.
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Permit holders may drive handguns through the restricted zones, but Orthodox Jews do not drive on the Sabbath, so they must walk.
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The synagogue’s filing says each Sabbath without relief causes irreparable harm.
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Just the News reports the synagogue says a judge wrongly treated its challenge as facial after earlier calling it as-applied.
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Every outlet reports that Silver Spring Jewish Center and Rabbi Shapiro have asked the Fourth Circuit to block Montgomery County’s 100-yard gun ban for congregants walking to Sabbath services. Coverage centers on the Sabbath walking problem and the synagogue’s constitutional arguments, with the Far Right outlets using sharper wording.
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Right-side headlines center the congregation’s safety and the appeal; the Far Right outlets add stronger wording like “Wild” loophole and “Blue County”, while Reason and the Washington Examiner use plainer legal wording.
Maryland Jewish center asks 4th Circuit to allow members to carry guns to prayer for self-defense
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inexplicablyBlue CountyWild Gun Ban Loophole
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Clinton-nominated judge inexplicably characterized Silver Spring Jewish Center's request as a "facial" challenge subject…
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Blue CountyMore neutral: Montgomery County
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Jewish Citizens Appeal Blue County Gun Ban, Say It’s ‘Impossible’ To Walk To Synagogue While Legally Carrying
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Wild Gun Ban LoopholeMore neutral: gun ban exception for walking to services
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A Wild Gun Ban Loophole Leaves Jewish Congregation Vulnerable To Antisemitic Threats
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- congregation’s inability to walk armed on the Sabbath
- antisemitic threats against Jews
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A Sensational language“Wild Gun Ban Loophole”“Wild” and “loophole” add drama and a judgement of wrongdoing to a court filing about a legal exception.More neutral: gun ban exception for walking to servicesDisagree with this highlight? Leaves Jewish Congregation Vulnerable To Antisemitic Threats
A Maryland county’s sweeping gun ban has left an Orthodox synagogue’s armed guards unable to protect their congregation on the way to Sabbath and holiday services, according to a new court filing. …
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A Maryland County Unconstitutionally Disarmed Jews Facing Antisemitic Threats, a Synagogue Says
The Silver Spring Jewish Center is asking the 4th Circuit to block Montgomery County rules that prevent congregants from exercising the right to bear arms.
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Jewish Citizens Appeal Loaded modifier“Blue County”Labeling the county by its partisan lean pre-judges a local law that the article itself describes by its content.More neutral: Montgomery CountyDisagree with this highlight? Gun Ban, Say It’s ‘Impossible’ To Walk To Synagogue While Legally Carrying
‘Their religious beliefs require them to walk to synagogue’
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Maryland Jewish center asks 4th Circuit to allow members to carry guns to prayer for self-defense
The Silver Spring Jewish Center asked a federal appeals court this week to halt enforcement of a local Maryland law barring firearms within 100 yards of places of worship, arguing it blocks members from being armed for self-defense purposes amid growing threats to Jews around …
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Synagogue appeals ruling that members on foot can't carry guns within 100 yards of 'public assembly'
Clinton-nominated judge Loaded modifier“inexplicably”The word implies the judge acted without reason, a judgement the article does not establish.More neutral: without explanationDisagree with this highlight? characterized Silver Spring Jewish Center's request as a "facial" challenge subject to higher standards, despite the fact she called it an "as-applied" challenge earlier, synagogue tells 4th Circuit.
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- The Daily CallerFar RightNov 12, 10:59 AM EST
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