Northbrook, IL –-(Ammoland.com)-The Cook County Sheriff’s Office in Illinois will start to enforce the Cook County “assault weapons” ban within the borders of the Village of Northbrook.
In May the Northbrook Board passed sweeping gun control ordinances. These ordinances included the banning of the sale and possession of bump stocks and enforcing the Cook County “assault weapons” ban. The so-called assault weapons ban would ban the sale and possession of semi-automatic rifles that can use magazines that hold more than ten rounds.
In the same meeting, the board passed an ordinance that prohibited patrons from carrying a gun concealed into any establishment with a liquor license whether the patron was consuming alcohol or not. This ordinance will make it almost impossible of for residents to go out to eat and carry a gun at the same time.
The local laws conflict with state laws, but according to Northbrook Village Attorney, Steve Elrod, home rule would make the new ordinances applicable and enforceable. Elrod made a case for the legality of the ordinance at the May meeting.
“The laws of Cook County are fully applicable within a home rule unit located within Cook County unless the home rule municipality adopts an ordinance conflicting with the county ordinance thus opting out of the applicability of the county ordinance,” stated Elrod.
The “assault weapon ban” is not just a Northbrook law. The law has been on the books in Cook County for some time, but Elrod states that the county has failed to enforce the law.
According to Cook County Sheriff’s Office Chief Policy Officer Cara Smith, the county did enforce the ban, but by determining if a confiscated “assault weapon” violated the ban. If it the gun does, then the Sheriff’s Department destroys it. The Sheriff’s Office does not actively look for violators. There is no plan to change their SOPs outside of the Village of Northbrook.
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office offered to meet with the Northbrook Police to create policies to enforce the ban within the village. The Northbrook Police will notify the Cook County Sheriff’s Office of any possible violations. The Sheriff’s Office will take over the investigation from that point.
Before the June board meeting, the board gave citizens a chance to speak about the new ordinance. A majority of citizens spoke against the enforcement of the Cook County “assault weapons” ban. One citizen implored the board to fix school security instead of turning law-abiding into criminals.
“I want to protect our kids. Right now, anybody can walk into our schools,” said Boris Pazi who spoke in front of the board. “You really need to focus on that. Instead of focusing on the law-abiding citizens, let’s focus on trying to stop people who actually have intent to commit harm.”
Three people spoke in favor of the ban. All three think the ban will help prevent tragedies such as the school shootings in Parkland, Fl or Newtown, CT. None of these people went into detail how the ban would stop any of those shootings.
“I think you know how the community feels about this issue. They are saying, unequivocally, to you ‘please do something,” JoJo Hebl said in favor of enforcing the ban. “I implore you to do whatever you can and do it soon.”
Once the details get ironed out between the Cook County Sheriff’s Office and the Northbrook Police Department, the Sheriff’s Office will start to enforce the ban in Northbrook.
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It’s people like Jo Jo Hebl, who spoke in favor of the ban, that make me very hesitant to come to the aid of strangers. I hope that she never needs help when no policeman is available. Good luck with the whistle lady.
Resist TYRANY !!!
Even if you do not own firearms, RESIST TYRANY. They are violating the Bill of Rights and they know it. They are criminals. We must keep America free for all of humanity. IF America falls, the world falls into darkness once again. This tome, may be forever. Humanity is counting on you to stand up for freedom and be counted. History will honor your memory.
Why not fight fire with fire. Ask what happened to darts domestic violence call from his wife twice in one week. Ask about how he hired 300 friends as directors for desk jobs in the sheriffs office all with 6 figure salaries. Find out how corrupt he is, how his budget has increased so much but he has cut officers the jail in half. Ever wonder why shitcago is so violent…he has let half the prisoners out of jail because he thinks they r unjustly incarcerated. For years he has made jail a 5 star hotel for criminal scum so… Read more »
cook county sheriff, same as Chiraq police chief! Cook County sheriff should be personally sued and have to pay judgment and court costs out of his pocket when he loses. That would stop a lot of these unconstitutional suits
Maybe in the case of this government thug but I have have more hope for rank and file LEOs nationwide, especially those directly elected by and answerable to voters, if ever SHTF for real. Also, given its history of political corruption and cronyism, it was inevitable to see a Cook County official turn against citizens.