Illinois Gov Demands Sheriffs Enforce Gun Bans

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker threatened sheriffs with their jobs if they did not comply with the state's recent contentious gun control laws. 

Illinois Gov Demands Sheriffs Enforce Gun Bans

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is demanding sheriffs enforce the state’s new law banning assault weapons or risk losing their jobs, David C.L. Bauer reports for Police 1. Before Pritzker made the demand, about five dozen sheriffs in the state said they would not enforce the law in written messages. The Illinois Sheriffs’ Association has opposed the law since it was introduced. Pritzker expects the law to survive legal challenges.