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.
Edwards County Sheriff Darby Boewe and Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Bullard joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss the move's opposition and the community's response.assault weapons ban signed into law last Wednesday had gun owners up in arms about the move they claim is a constitutional violation.
"This is an outright assault on our constitutional rights," Val Finnell, national director of state and local affairs for Gun Owners of America, told"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.
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