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Illinois Sheriff Won't Enforce 'Unconstitutional' Gun Ban
Newsmax ^ | January 12, 2023 | Michael Katz

Posted on 01/13/2023 6:16:36 AM PST by Navy Patriot

A sheriff in southern Illinois has said the state's ban on the sale and possession of semiautomatic weapons, which was signed into law on Tuesday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, is unconstitutional and that he won't enforce the ban.

Edwards County Sheriff Darby Boewe posted a letter on the sheriff's department Facebook page that states, "Part of my duties that I accepted upon being sworn into office was to protect the rights to all of us in the Constitution. One of those rights enumerated is the right of the people to keep and bear arms provided under the Second Amendment."

Boewe wrote he believes the legislation, which also limits the size of magazines for rifles and handguns, is a "clear violation" of the Second Amendment.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: banglist; gunban
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To: logi_cal869

Yep. It’s junk. I have it just to see what is going on in the area. I’ve been banned from it once . . . and you can never get unbanned.


21 posted on 01/13/2023 8:40:27 AM PST by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: Pilgrim's Progress

Very true. But we have made a lot of phone calls to Sheriff’s offices over the last couple of days politely insisting they do the same thing.

It’s definitely having an effect.

Try it on your Sheriff.

L


22 posted on 01/13/2023 8:40:48 AM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Lurker

70 out of 102 and counting. Roughly southern 2/3 ...and some as far north as Wisconsin line..are culturally and politically as consrvative as Wyoming. Southern accent kicks in about the bottom third. Metro Chicago is the ruination of the state.


23 posted on 01/13/2023 9:03:18 AM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Lurker

Correct.


24 posted on 01/13/2023 9:04:35 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

California’s Socialist Tyranny is as sneaky as Commies can get.


25 posted on 01/13/2023 9:09:32 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Bonemaker

The members or our gun club are lighting up phone lines to Sheriffs and Police Chiefs all over the State. Lawsuits will be filed very, very soon.

We will defeat this thing.

L


26 posted on 01/13/2023 9:11:42 AM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Lurker

I doubt there are many fence sitters on this one. Either they are already instinctively with us or against. Some big county sheriff’s like Dart in Cook and the Chicago Chief are nothing but filthy political hacks and bugging them would be just as useless as asking Durbin nof to vote for a ban.


27 posted on 01/13/2023 2:43:54 PM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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