Tactical Atlas Firearm Blog

Despite the Rumor, You CAN Shout Fire in a Crowded Theater

In March 2020, a dozen+ sheriff's deputies wearing bulletproof vests descended upon Waylon Bailey's home in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, with guns drawn...

Why A Journalist Stood Up to the DOJ

This fight is about freedom of the press. If the government can silence one, it can target others in the firearms community and beyond.

DOJ Attempt to Gag Reporters on High-Profile 2A Case Meets Resistance & Retraction

In recent events surrounding the AutoKeyCard prosecution case, Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Laura Cofer Taylor faced significant backlash for a motion she filed.

Gun Lobby Challenges Unconstitutional Illinois Law Attacking Free Speech

The flawed logic of this unconstitutional law is 2nd only to the contempt Governor Pritzker holds for the Constitutionally-protected right of the citizens of his state to keep and bear arms.

YouTube Creators File Court Brief in FREE Press Fight Over DOJ Gag Order

YouTube video creators are seeking the court's permission to weigh in on an emergency motion to intervene against a gag effort by U.S. Attorney to silence free press.

Attacks on 1st Amendment in the Name of Protecting Minors From Online Harm

The ham-handed Kids Online Safety Act would compromise anonymous speech & restrict access to constitutionally protected content.

Political Forces All Working to Silence Gun Rights Advocates

The silencing & canceling campaigns, along with the NRA’s self-inflicted wounds & the media & politicians' increased efforts to demonize us, our guns, & our rights, are working.

Rep. Boebert Reintroduces Legislation To Protect Free Speech ~ VIDEO

My Protecting Free Speech Act ensures that it stays where it belongs: the ash heap of history. I killed this Board with my public pressure campaign last year, and my bill will change the law to make sure it stays dead.

Rejecting the Premise That Universities Should Protect Students From Offensive Ideas

Cornell's president Martha Pollack rejects the pernicious premise that universities should protect students from offensive ideas.

The Inconvenient Crime of Malinformation: Are You Innocent or Guilty?

The Legal Challenge to Censorship by Proxy Highlights Covert Government Manipulation of Online Speech...

Prosecuting Julian Assange Poses a Grave Threat to Freedom of the Press

"Publishing is not a crime," the U.S. Department of Justice disagrees, as evidenced by its prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for obtaining and disseminating classified material.

The Government Can’t Fix Social Media Moderation & Should Not Try

Democrats and Republicans both demand solutions that are inconsistent with the first amendment...