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DuPage sheriff won't be censured over assault weapons ban
1 month ago | By WGN TV
DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. - The DuPage County Board will not seek to censure county sheriff James Mendrick over comments that he would not enforce the state's new assault weapons ban.
DuPage County Board Chair Deborah Conroy, DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin and Mendrick released a joint statement Monday, announcing that all three engaged in "meaningful conversation," and county officials are committed to resident's safety:
DuPage County Board Chair Deborah Conroy, Sheriff James Mendrick, and State's Attorney Robert Berlin engaged in a meaningful conversation during which they...
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DuPage County sheriff dodges possible censure over assault weapons ban issue
1 month ago | By Chicago Tribune
After clarifying that enforcing the new assault weapons ban does not demand that “deputies go door to door seeking to remove weapons from those licensed to own them,” a statement released Monday said that DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick is committed to “enforcing all state and local laws.”
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