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Mon Jan 30

Sheriffs who see themselves as ultimate defenders of the Constitution are especially worried about gun rights

Written by Mirya Holman, Associate Professor of Political Science, Tulane University

Scott Jenkins, sheriff of Culpeper County, Va., is one of a large number of so-called 'constitutional sheriffs' in the U.S.Eva Hambach/AFP via Getty Images

A gun control law signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois in January 2023 immediately faced opposition from a group key to the law’s enforcement: sheriffs. They are county-level, locally...

Sheriffs who see themselves as ultimate defenders of the Constitution are especially worried about gun rights

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