Five Democratic Kane County lawmakers responded to Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain’s recent criticism over the state’s new assault weapons ban after he spoke out during a Kane County Board committee meeting and said he was embarrassed to be a Democrat.
On Wednesday, Hain told the Kane County Board Legislative Committee that state legislators in the county haven’t listened to law enforcement nor given them a seat at the table to discuss the new law that bans certain firearms.Hain also spoke about the SAFE-T Act, designed to end cash bail in Illinois, which is now stalled awaiting a ruling on the measure from the Illinois Supreme Court.
“If the sheriff had cared to pay attention or check his facts he would have seen that several representatives from law enforcement spoke on the record in support of the bill at a hearing on Dec. 20, 2022,” the letter reads. “But, much to the detriment of the people of Kane County, Sheriff Hain doesn’t care about facts, he prefers to spread misinformation and stoke the flames of controversy.”
He said of the five who wrote the letter from legislators, “I heard from one regarding the assault ban legislation, to which I replied with qualified and experienced feedback from several law enforcement officers with over 100 years of police and law experience, none of which was taken into consideration.”“Mental health is the core issue of mass shootings. Every single one,” Hain said to the Kane County Board committee a few days ago.
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