Editorials

Illinois Accidentally Bans Pandemic Carry, and Looking for Mr. Hi-Point’s Parts Kits

Bigstock This is TTAG’s weekly roundup of legal and legislative news affecting guns, the gun business and gun owners’ rights. For a deeper dive into the topics discussed here, check out this week in gun rights at…


Baltimore Will Use Eyes in the Skies to Monitor Citizens, Fight ‘Gun Violence’

A surveillance camera is seen on a light post at a street corner in West Baltimore. On Friday, May 1, planes equipped with cameras will begin creating a continuous visual record of the city of…



Tyranny of the Snitches: If ‘Karens’ Will Snitch on You for Playing in a Park, They’ll Definitely Do It Over Your Guns

A child plays near a sign advising people that the playground is closed and social distancing is requirements Thursday, April 9, 2020, in Rutledge, Ga. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most…


Senators Warn US Banks Not to Deny COVID-19 Relief to Gun Industry Customers

By Larry Keane U.S. Senators are warning big banks not to use the recent pandemic recovery funds as a bludgeon against industries they find out of fashion. In other words, don’t use taxpayer funds as…


Illinois State Police Statement on ‘Masks + Gun = Felony’ Issue Clarifies Nothing

Screen capture by John Boch. ISPFSB.com website. Illinois gun owners have serious concerns about Governor J.B. Pritzker’s mandate to wear masks in public. The order conflicts with a law that makes wearing a mask while…


With a 95% Drop in Airline Passengers, the Rate of Guns Found by TSA Soars

A lone traveller pulls his baggage after being dropped off outside the main terminal at Denver International Airport Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) By David Koenig, AP With far fewer people…




Jackson, MS Mayor ‘Suspends’ Open Carry During COVID-19 Emergency

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and Michael Bloomberg (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)   Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba released a video on Friday, April 24, announcing that he has signed an order “suspending” open…