Illinois Gov. Pritzker ripped for threatening sheriffs who vowed not to enforce assault weapons ban
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Spokesmen for Gun Owners of America and the National Rifle Association joined a bounty of disgruntled Americans who pushed back against Illinois' assault weapons ban.
"This is an outright assault on our constitutional rights," Val Finnell, national director of state and local affairs for Gun Owners of America, told Fox News Digital. Taylor Penley is a production assistant with Fox News.
"Sheriffs are constitutional officers. They're elected by the people, and they take an oath, swear an oath to the constitution of the state and also the United States Constitution to uphold it. If they believe that those laws are unconstitutional, then they're morally obligated not to enforce those laws. We are fully supportive of the sheriffs in Illinois who will not enforce the law," he added.