A growing cadre of sheriffs in the Chicago area have publicly written that they will not enforce the new Illinois assault weapons ban signed into law.
A growing cadre of sheriffs in the Chicago area - in McHenry, DeKalb, Kane, DuPage, La Salle, Grundy, and Kankakee counties - have publicly written that they will not enforce the Protect Illinois Communities Act, saying it violates the constitutional right to bear arms.
DuPage County Sheriff Jim Mendrick is among the most recent law enforcement chief to say he and his deputies won't be checking to make sure legal gun owners have registered their weapons with the state.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Expressway Shootings Drop Significantly in 2022 Across Chicago, State Police ReportGun violence on Chicago area expressways dropped sharply last year, according to the Illinois State Police.
Read more »
Gov. JB Pritzker to sign bill protecting access to abortion careIllinois Governor JB Pritzker will sign a bill expanding protections for reproductive health care in Illinois.
Read more »
'Blatantly unconstitutional': Illinois gun store owners fired up over assault weapons ban“Realistically, this didn't start to materialize until the incident happened in Highland Park. Highland Park is a rich White neighborhood. You look at the inner city and things happen and yet the government didn't react. You know, so do the math,' said Krahl.
Read more »
New gun law: Over 2 dozen sheriffs refuse to enforce Illinois assault weapons banMore than two dozen sheriffs around Illinois, including in Chicago's suburbs, said they won't enforce the state's new bans on assault weapons by checking for compliance or arresting offenders.
Read more »
Chicago expressway shootings fell nearly 50% in 2022: ISPIllinois State Police claim expressway shootings in Chicago were almost cut in half last year.
Read more »
Anti-violence worker found in Chicago home naked with gun, suspected narcotics and $50K cash: prosecutorsPolice in Chicago executing a search warrant in Humboldt Park reportedly found a full-time violence interrupter naked under a bed with $50,000 cash on the floor, suspected narcotics and a loaded gun on the kitchen windowsill.
Read more »