We have sanctuary cities where national laws dealing with illegal immigration are not enforced. How about gun ownership?
From the Effingham, Illinois Effingham Daily News:
Gun 'sanctuaries' spreading across Illinois
The resolution declaring Effingham County a sanctuary for guns has started a statewide trend of opposition to legislation directed toward firearms. But it remains to be seen if it has any real effect in Springfield.
So far, 30 Illinois counties have passed "firearms sanctuary" resolutions that oppose bills before the state legislature and declare that the counties will not enforce laws that infringe on the Second Amendment. The resolutions have not been tested by any new laws, but it appears the resolutions would not affect how law enforcement operates.
Illinois State Police officials say they will still enforce gun laws, regardless of a local resolution.
Illinois has some of the most draconian gun laws in the nation but it also has some of the highest incidents of gun violence. Chicago takes the cake with these numbers for 2018 to date: Total Shot: 2268 and Total Homicides: 424
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