Illinois – Dozens of county sheriffs in Illinois say they’ll refuse to enforce a provision of a new assault weapons ban that would require owners of such guns to register them with the state. Last week Gov. JB Pritzker’s approved a law banning the sale and manufacture of assault weapons in Illinois. Beginning next year, a gun owner’s must provide the serial numbers for assault-style rifles they own or face prison time. Sheriffs across the state say it’s impossible to know which assault weapons oweners are not complying with the law, and going door to door tofind out would be ridiculous.
