WE’VE MOVED INTO SOME BIZARRE ALTERNATE TIMESTREAM WHERE GOV. J.B. PRITZKER IS A VOICE OF SENSE: Illinois Governor Lists Gun Stores as ‘Essential,’ Exempts Them from Forced Shutdown.

Here in Knoxville, a friend called me the other day because he was at Sports Academy and there was a crowd of 40-50 people outside waiting to buy guns. All were pretty obviously first-time gun buyers. They had an off-duty cop to keep order.

Another friend who, for perfectly sensible reasons, didn’t own guns for many years (a family member with dementia) came by to borrow a shotgun from me. I don’t actually think civil disorder is a major threat, but one likes to be ready for anything.