Open Carry

Federal Lawsuit Filed Challenging Jackson, Mississippi Mayor’s Ban On Open Carry

Last week, Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced that he had signed an order banning the open carry of firearms in the city, despite the fact that such an action violates multiple state laws,…


Muse: White Armed Protestors Are Less Intimidating That Black Armed Protestors

(AP Photo/Walt Zeboski, File) History has a funny way of coming back around. Both the Black Panthers and these [Michigan] protestors were exercising their First Amendment right to peaceably assemble. Both were exercising their Second…


Jackson Mayor Hit with Lawsuit, Spurned by City Council over Open Carry Ban

Jackson, Mississippi’s mayor issued an executive order banning open carry on Saturday and was sued for it in federal court on Tuesday. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Just days after Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba (D) moved…


Mississippi: Citing COVID-19, Jackson Mayor Bans Open Carry

Jackson’s mayor has issued an executive order that bars legal open carry in Mississippi’s largest city. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Democratic Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba over the weekend announced he has suspended legal open carry in…


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…


Anti-Lockdown Protests Grow With Some Protestors Showing Up Well-Armed

Protesters demonstrate at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Monday, April 20, 2020, demanding that Gov. Tom Wolf reopen Pennsylvania’s economy even as new social-distancing mandates took effect at stores and other commercial buildings. (AP…



Time To Make Sure You Tool Up Every Time You Leave the House

Oleg Volk photo. Used with permission. blog.olegvolk.net My Saturday morning trip to the local Walmart yesterday almost felt like I was on the set of a dystopian movie. At least it wasn’t as bad as…