A public hearing Tuesday at the state capital on guns will come with it a message form the Illinois Sheriff's Association, and that message is "don't ban assault weapons." Just days before the hearing called by House Speaker Mike Madigan, 65 sheriff's from across Illinois signed on to a proclamation that opposes a ban on assault weapons.
Sangamon County Sheriff Neil Williamson says that the proclamation opposes a ban states that sheriff's would only enforce such a ban if it was upheld by the US Supreme Court. Williamson says that guns are a more divisive issue than taxes, gay marriage or abortion.
