More than 200 people came to the DuPage County Board meeting in Wheaton Tuesday to make their voices heard after DuPage Sheriff James Mendrick’s statement earlier this month that he will not enforce the state’s new assault weapons ban.
People gather in an overflow auditorium during the DuPage County Board meeting on Jan. 24, 2023, in Wheaton as both sides are debated after Sheriff James Mendrick said he will not enforce the state’s new assault weapons ban.
Last week, several Democratic DuPage County Board members and some residents called for him to retract his statement or resign. Several state and federal Democratic legislators also called on him to retract his statement Monday.During the public comment portion of Tuesday’s meeting, several members of the audience held signs of support for Mendrick in particular and gun rights in general. Mendrick was not in attendance at the meeting.
Supporters of DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick rally outside the DuPage County Administration Building in Wheaton Tuesday prior to the county board meeting. Joe Cosentino, a resident of West Chicago, believes the new assault weapons ban will embolden criminals and take away Second Amendment rights from lawful gun owners.
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