Most Illinois sheriffs say they won’t enforce Gov. J.B. Pritzer’s recent ban on military-style semiautomatic weapons
Almost every sheriff in Illinois has vowed not to enforce a new ban on military-style semiautomatic weapons, posing a challenge to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who championed the law in the wake of asheriffs in several other states
that have passed restrictive new gun laws in recent years. The Illinois sheriffs assert their objections to the law on Second Amendment grounds but say their refusal to enforce the measure applies only to cases where individuals aren’t accused of another crime.
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