Multiple rural Illinois counties have passed resolutions establishing a so-called “sanctuary” for gun owners in a bid to thwart the state legislature’s efforts to enact stricter gun control. At least five counties declared themselves sanctuary counties for gun rights, co-opting a word that most conservatives associate with the liberal policy of ignoring federal immigration laws. With all these sanctuary cities, we just decided to turn it around to protect our Second Amendment rights." By using the language of sanctuary states, the counties also draw attention to the rural-urban political divide in the state. “We’re just stealing the language that sanctuary cities use,” said Kibler.

Source: Fox News May 07, 2018 05:03 UTC