Georgia AG Chris Carr Ready to Shoot at Drones to Stop Prison Cellphone Smuggling
Prison contraband crackdown effort expands beyond jamming as drones draw scrutiny.
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2026 – Georgia’s Republican Attorney General Chris Carr said he wants to shoot down drones delivering contraband into state prisons.
In a campaign video posted Thursday on YouTube, Carr, who is running for Georgia governor in the May 19 primary, said he is not waiting for the White House to endorse or approve his aggressive plans to “shoot ’em down.” He was joined by Grady County Sheriff Earl Prince, who has endorsed Carr for governor and supported Carr’s message about stopping the drones.
On March 27, Carr led an effort urging Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to the president and senior director for counterterrorism, to give states the authority to “use multiple means necessary” to stop prison contraband arriving by drone. Carr was joined by 20 other Red State attorneys general who wrote the letter, explaining how drones are being used to smuggle weapons, cellphones, drugs, and more into state prisons.
