Tactical Atlas Firearm Blog

Governor of Illinois Signs Law to Subvert the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act

The new law contains ambiguous provisions designed to eliminate the safeguards provided by the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act & inflict serious financial harm on the firearms industry.

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.

Caught in the Middle: How Latest Court Ruling Leaves Illinois Gun Buyers in Limbo

Illinois gun buyers who started to purchase guns during the window between the injunction & the stay are now in limbo, unsure they can complete their transactions.

IL: Justice Barrett, the Naperville Gun Ban Case & the Seventh Circuit

Since the Supreme Court clarified the procedure to follow in Second Amendment cases, several cities and states have defied the Court. In Illinois, the City of Napierville issued a ban on the sale of some semi-automatic rifles. Judge Barret has asked for more information about the case.

‘Assault Weapon’ Bans Look More Legally Vulnerable Than Ever

Pending demise of a long-running public policy fraud that falsely depicts semi-automatic rifles as good for nothing but mass murder.

Defending America’s Most Popular Weapon: Battle Over AR15 Bans Heats Up in Illinois

Any ban on so-called ‘Assault Weapons’ is plainly unconstitutional, and now it is on the city of Naperville to explain the legal justification for their ban. Of course, there isn’t any....

Illinois Jumps on the BAN-Body Armor Bandwagon

First, it was Connecticut. Then New York, then California. Now Illinois wants to BAN its citizens from owning common self-defense Body Armor.

‘Judge Shopping’ By Illinois State In Gun Ban Cases Backfires

What appears to have been a blatant effort by Illinois to go “judge shopping” on federal lawsuits challenging the new state law banning so-called “assault weapons” has backfired.

Federal Lawsuit Dropped Against Unconstitutional Illinois Gun Ban

Firearms banned under the new Illinois law have been deliberately mischaracterized as “assault weapons” and even “weapons of war,” This is patently dishonest & deceitful.

Rights Groups Demand Court Terminate the Illinois Carry Ban On Young Adults

The text of the Second Amendment leaves no doubt that it extends to typical, law-abiding 18-to-20-year-olds. It is time for the court to bring this case to a conclusion...

Attention Media: Gun Sales are NOT Collapsing in Illinois

Samuel Stebbins breathlessly reported gun sales were collapsing in Illinois. Unfortunately, his facts are wrong based on his misunderstanding of NICS background check use & changing gun law.

2nd Amendment Foundation Backs Federal Challenge Of Illinois Transit Weapons Ban

“Illinois is trying to perpetuate an indefensible public disarmament policy despite the clear meaning of Supreme Court rulings,” ...“we’re going to help the plaintiffs put an end to this nonsense.”