Illinois Sheriffs Say They Won’t Enforce Ban on ‘Assault Weapons’

Illinois Sheriffs Say They Won’t Enforce Ban on ‘Assault Weapons’
Pistols are offered for sale at Freddie Bear Sports in Tinley Park, Ill. on Oct. 18, 2012. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Caden Pearson
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Sheriffs from numerous Illinois counties on Wednesday said they won’t enforce a new ban on so-called “assault weapons” and magazines that hold more than 12 rounds, signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday.

Iroquois County Sheriff Clinton J. Perzee was among a number of Illinois law enforcement officials who took to social media following the passage of the bill, arguing that it violates the Second Amendment.

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