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 ImagesA 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...
