SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- To the scores of sheriffs in Illinois who reportedly have vowed not to enforce the ban on semi-automatic weapons that took effect last week, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has a succinct answer: "Yes, you will."
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Gun rights advocates say legal challenges are coming if Illinois assault weapons ban passes
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New gun law: Over 2 dozen sheriffs refuse to enforce Illinois assault weapons ban
On Tuesday night, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed off on a statewide ban on “assault weapons” and high-capacity magazines. The ban itself is an amendment to Illinois House Bill 547 and is calle...
Days after it passed the state's House and Senate, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, D-Ill., signed a bill into law Tuesday night, banning high-powered, assault-style weapons and large-capacity magazines.
The Edwards County, Illinois sheriff said this week that his office will not be arresting or housing any person who solely violates HB 5471, which places bans on assault rifles.
Things are getting very interesting in Illinois after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a massive gun and magazine ban bill into law on Tuesday night. As we first reported on Wednesday, more than a dozen coun...
Sheriffs from Kankakee County, Boone County, Winnebago County and McHenry County posted messages on social media saying they will not comply with the portion of the law that requires residents to regi...
Illinois just became the 9th state to ban "assault weapons," which the Illinois Senate president describes as guns "whose only intent is to eviscerate other human beings."
(The Center Square) – A growing number of county officials say they won’t enforce the gun ban and registry Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted this week.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday announced he signed a ban on “assault weapons” and magazines that hold more than 12 rounds, becoming the latest governor to do so in recent years. It came after the Democrat-controlled legislature passed a ban on a range of semiautomatic firearms along with tho…
As Dan Eldridge of Maxon’s Shooter’s Supplies and I discussed on today’s Bearing Arms’ Cam & Co, the opposition to Illinois’ new ban on so-called assault weapons and...
Several Illinois sheriffs will not enforce the state’s recently passed gun law, with many arguing it violates the Second Amendment, according to NBC Chicago. Sheriffs from Kankakee […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- To the scores of sheriffs in Illinois who reportedly have vowed not to enforce the ban on semi-automatic weapons that took effect last week, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has a succinct answer: "Yes, you will."
At least 80 county sheriffs and prosecutors have vowed not to enforce the new Illinois gun control law that bans 170 kinds of semi-automatic rifles and places limits on ammunition magazines.
Days after Illinois passed a law banning assault-style weapons and large-capacity magazines, dozens of county sheriffs say they won’t enforce the measure, claiming it is unconstitutional....
Illinois sheriffs of almost 80 counties are refusing to enforce the state's "assault weapons" ban that was recently signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted an 'assault weapons ban,' but sheriffs and state lawmakers are refusing to enforce it, calling it 'unconstitutional.'
By Sarah Schulte KANE COUNTY, Illinois (WLS) -- More than two dozen sheriffs around Illinois, including in Kane and McHenry counties, said they won't enforce the state's new bans on assault weapons by checking for compliance or arresting offenders.
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