Several Illinois sheriffs decline to enforce Protect Illinois Communities Act

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MT VERNON, Ill. — More than 300 new laws are now in effect in Illinois, but several sheriffs are refusing to uphold what's become known as the Protect Illinois Communities Act.

“I’ve deemed it from my understanding of case law as unlawful or valid on its face,” Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Bullard said. “My office will not be taking any action on this.”

“One of my main concerns is how exactly is this going to make this community safer,” Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell said.

The law effectively banned more than 170 models of guns and high-capacity magazines.

“I believe this law violates our constitutional right to keep and bear arms more than any other law I’ve seen in 30 years in law enforcement,” Campbell said.

“We’re going to take law-abiding citizens and make them criminals because of a decision they have to make,” Campbell said.

“I notified the chiefs in my county that if the only charge they have against somebody is that they failed to register their weapon we will not be accepting them into our jail,” Campbell said.

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