Illinois’ sweeping firearm arm ban faces first lawsuits, pushback from dozens of sheriffs
One lawsuit was filed Friday in state court in Crawford County, which borders Indiana in southern Illinois, on behalf of three residents who argue that the law violates their right to bear arms under the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Failed Republican attorney general candidate Thomas DeVore filed another lawsuit Tuesday in nearby Effingham County on behalf of four licensed firearm dealers and more than 850 other individuals who contend their rights are violated by the law.
Mendrick was also criticized by newly elected DuPage County Board Chair Deb Conroy, a former Democratic state representative from Elmhurst, who said in a statement Friday, “In DuPage County, we should not be playing politics with state laws.” “And I expect them to do that job. ... You can have all the resolutions and declarations that you want; the reality is that the laws that are on the books, you don’t get to choose which ones people are going to follow,” Pritzker said last week at an unrelated event in Quincy.
State Police spokeswoman Melaney Arnold declined to comment on pending litigation. Shaner could not be reached Tuesday for comment. Also, devices that increase the firing rates of a firearm, known as “switches,” to turn them into semi-automatic or automatic weapons, are immediately banned and someone in possession would face a felony count for each device.
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