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A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state. The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
Bearing Arms editor Cam Edwards provides a daily dose of 2nd Amendment news and commentary, alongside interviews with experts, newsmakers, and gun rights activists from across the country.
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NRA-ILA Executive Director John Commerford joins Cam to talk about the organization's priorities during President Trump's second term, the looming danger to Virginia gun owners, and the continuing court battles over "assault weapon" bans.
When Bearing Arms contributor John Petrolino started digging into the data on concealed carry permits in NJ, he found Black applicants were being denied at a much higher rate than their white counterparts. Now the non-profit Rise Against Hate has come out with their own research showing Black applicants are TEN TIMES more likely to be denied the right to carry, often for subjective reasons by licensing authorities.
Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam to discuss the scope and potential impact of Donald Trump's executive order directing AG Pam Bondi to examine all federal gun laws and regulations, as well as the DOJ's defense of existing statutes.
Firearms instructor and 2A advocate Kerrie Ann Auclair joins Cam with some real world examples of the dangers of gun-free zones for women who want to protect themselves.
Toby Leary, head of The Civil Rights Coalition in Massachusetts, joins Cam with details of the group's latest effort to educate the voting public in the state in the months before a critically important ballot referendum that would undo the state's latest gun control laws.
Despite the growing number of New Yorkers who can lawfully carry a firearm, stop-and-frisks for weapons are still a regular occurrence on city streets. Now, a federal monitor claims the NYPD is routinely breaking the law when conducting those stops, and some civil libertarians are demanding sweeping changes from on high.
GRNC's Paul Valone joins Cam with an update on the top item on the group's legislative wishlist this year: making North Carolina the 30th state to adopt permitless carry.
SAF investigative journalist Lee Williams joins Cam with details on the railroading of Patrick "Tate" Adamiak, a Navy veteran sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for selling unregistered machine guns despite clear evidence to the contrary.
SB 3, which would outlaw the sale and manufacture of most semi-automatic long guns in the state, advanced out of committee after an hours-long hearing on Tuesday. FASTER Colorado's Laura Carno says the future of the bill may ultimately come down to the presidential aspirations of Colorado's governor.
Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam fresh from his visit to SHOT Show, and says while there was lots of excitement on the show floor, there are also concerns about complacency among gun owners during Trump's second term.
The Civil Rights Coalition is doing incredible work to undo the state's latest gun control law at the ballot box, but is in danger of being outspent by those who want to keep the infringements in place.
Gun Owners Action League's Jim Wallace says a new report on Massachusetts' "red flag" orders leaves more questions than answers.
The whole-of-government attacks on the Second Amendment, the firearms industry, and gun owners launched by the Biden administration are coming to an end, and Armed American Radio's Mark Walters says gun owners have great opportunities to strengthen and secure our rights with Donald Trump back in the White House.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is touting his new Office of Violence Prevention, funded by $10 million in federal grants, but Wisconsin gun shop owner Chuck Lovelace says the governor is turning a blind eye to the life-saving work being done in the 2A community.
Right to carry reciprocity bills have been introduced in Congress for close to a decade now, but as The Reload's Stephen Gutowski shares with Cam, this year's legislation is a little different than what we've seen in the past.
NSSF's Larry Keane joins Cam with details of the sweeping semi-auto ban being fast-tracked in the Colorado legislature.
With the Supreme Court turning away two 2A cases while keeping two others in a holding pattern, Armed American Radio's Mark Walters tells Cam he's still optimistic that the Court will grant cert to a lawsuit challenging Maryland's ban on so-called assault weapons.
A pair of Missouri lawmakers want to make it easier to legally own and use suppressors in the Show Me State; one of several pro-2A bills that have been introduced ahead of the 2025 legislative session.
Ryan Petty joins Cam to talk about the future of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, and what he and GOA's Aiden Johnston would like to see as its replacement.
Doctors for Responsible Gun Owners' Dr. Robert Young joins Cam with some good news from the medical front involving suppressors.
Retired Deputy Assistant ATF Director and Fast & Furious whistleblower Pete Forcelli joins Cam to talk about the future of the agency and the need for foundational reforms.
Women for Gun Rights' Dianna Muller says Joe Biden's White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention needs to be scrapped, but argues it should also be replaced by an office promoting both the Second Amendment and public safety.
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel's John Diedrich sits down with Cam to discuss his latest investigation into unintentional shootings in Wisconsin, and what some gun owners are doing to prevent them without putting new laws on the books.
According to CBS News, while prosecutions of law enforcement for illegal gun sales are few and far between, tens of thousands of government-purchased arms may have been diverted to the illicit market over the past few years.
Cam takes a look at two of the 18 amicus briefs filed with the Supreme Court in Smith & Wesson, et al v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos, including arguments from the U.S. House of Representatives as well as a brief filed by Sen. Ted Cruz, Rep. Darrell Issa, and dozens of House and Senate members.
Hunter Biden isn't the only person convicted of possessing a gun as an "unlawful" user of drugs, but will his dad pardon folks like Patrick Darnell Daniels as well or keep his clemency confined to his close family?
Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam with his take on Joe Biden's pardon for Hunter and what it might mean for others convicted of lying on their background checks or possessing a gun while an "unlawful" user of drugs.
The holidays can be a stressful time for many of us, and Walk the Talk America's Mike Sodini says it's important that gun owners pay attention to their mental health, as well as knowing there are support systems out there that won't impact our Second Amendment rights.
Retired ATF deputy assistant director Pete Forcelli joins the show to talk about the future of the ATF under the incoming Trump administration.
Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership program director Dr. Robert Young lays out the positive changes to agencies like the CDC and the Surgeon General's office he hopes to see when Donald Trump's second term begins in a few months.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is imploring the Supreme Court to reject a challenge to the state's ban on so-called assault weapons, arguing that the ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms is constitutional and, even if there are open questions, the matter is best left to "percolate" in the lower courts instead of getting a substantive answer from SCOTUS.
Gun control activists in Maine are busy collecting signatures to put a "red flag" law before voters in 2026, while also using the effort to pressure lawmakers into adopting the law during the 2025 legislation session instead.
The Second Amendment Foundation's Alan Gottlieb sounds off on what last week's election results mean for gun owners as well as the huge decision from U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn striking down Illinois' ban on so-called assault weapons and large capacity magazines.
Armed American Radio's Mark Walters sounds off on Trump's win and the impact it will have on our Second Amendment rights.
National Shooting Sports Foundation's Larry Keane says Donald Trump's historic win on Tuesday will put an end to the whole-of-government attacks on the firearms industry, and lays out the positive changes he expects to see once Trump is back in charge.
The race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is the most important for gun owners and Second Amendment supporters, but Cam shares a few other races to follow that could have a big impact on our right to keep and bear arms.
Jim Wallace of the Gun Owners Action League joins Cam with a look at the latest legal challenges to Massachusetts' new gun control laws, as well as a warning for gun owners across the country to get out and vote to stop the anti-2A insanity from spreading.
Breitbart's Dr. AWR Hawkins joins Cam with an on-the-ground report from the swing state of Arizona, where gun owners are likely to play a crucial role in next week's elections.
Hold My Guns founder Sarah Joy Albrecht joins Cam to discuss the group's recently announced strategic pause, and her big plans for the group going forward.
FPC Action Foundation's Cody Wisniewski joins Cam with news of a new lawsuit taking on two of Texas' "sensitive places" where lawful carry is banned, as well as an update on the latest from SCOTUS.
Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam to discuss Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden, a big 2A win in New York, and the state of play in the presidential election with just one week to go.
Gabrielle Giffords' new column for Newsweek is full of praise for Kamala Harris's work on "gun safety," but you won't find any mention of their support for a ban on so-called assault weapons, "red flag" laws, or Giffords' own call for "no more guns" that she made to a Time reporter last year.
LEPD Firearms and Range's Eric Delbert joins Cam with an on-the-ground look at a key U.S. Senate race, as well as the murder trial of a Columbus police officer charged with killing an unarmed man who he believed had a gun.
A congressional race in Indiana features a Moms Demand Action-supporting Democrat and a Republican who called for a ban on so-called assault weapons last year, but who now promises to support the Second Amendment in Congress.
Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam for a wide-ranging conversation touching on the FBI's revised stats showing violent crime increased in 2022 and the media's lack of interest in reporting the new statistics, the millions of gun owners not registered to vote, and more.
The Harris/Walz campaign website still includes a call for a ban on so-called assault weapons, but in the final weeks of the presidential campaign Tim Walz has stopped mentioning a gun ban when asked about the changes to federal gun laws he'd like to see.
California Rifle & Pistol Association head Chuck Michel has several legitimate questions about Kamala Harris's Glock purchase, but whether the media will ever ask them is a question in itself.
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel's John Diedrich joins Cam to discuss the impact of his Behind the Gun series and how it's helping to bust the myth that Second Amendment advocates don't care about issues like violent crime and gun-involved suicides.
Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam for a wide-ranging discussion on the state of the 2024 elections, including the critical role Second Amendment supporters have in combating the disinformation about Kamala Harris and guns.
The Reload's Stephen Gutowski joins Cam for a wide-ranging conversation on the Supreme Court and "ghost guns", Kamala Harris's Glock talk, and more.
Cam gives his take on Tuesday's oral arguments in Vanderstok v. Garland, and why he's concerned the Court may uphold the ATF's rule treating unfinished frames and receivers as "firearms" in contradiction to federal statute.
2A advocate and gun store owner Toby Leary, who's helping to lead the charge to repeal Massachusetts' sweeping new gun control law, says the governor's decision to put the law into effect immediately via an "emergency" preamble is causing concern and confusion for gun owners and FFLs, with the state already trying to selectively enforce various provisions of the law.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey's move to put the state's sweeping new gun laws into effect immediately puts a halt to efforts to suspend the law until a referendum is held in 2026, but GOAL's Mike Harris says it also creates a lot of confusion and legal jeopardy for gun owners, retailers, and even law enforcement across the state.
The Second Amendment Foundation's Alan Gottlieb joins Cam with a recap of this year's Gun Rights Policy Conference and a look ahead at what SCOTUS might do with several 2A-related lawsuits that will soon be considered by the Court.
Gun control advocate Fermin DeBrabander isn't happy about Kamala Harris' attempt to court the votes of moderates and independents with her bogus claims of support for the Second Amendment and boasting that intruders to her home would be shot, but there's a good reason she isn't the truth about her extreme anti-2A views: it could cost her the election.
The media's gaslighting of Kamala Harris's hostility toward the right to keep and bear arms continues, with MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle questioning the Democratic candidate about her job history at McDonald's while failing to mention or press the candidate on her past support for a handgun ban and confiscation, her supposed shift on a mandatory "buyback" of so-called assault weapons, and her support for other gun control measures that Harris doesn't want to talk about.
2A attorney Chuck Michel joins Cam to discuss Kamala Harris' past support for a handgun ban and confiscation in San Francisco, the latest on non-resident carry in California, and the coalitions urging SCOTUS to hear a challenge to Maryland's ban on so-called assault weapons.
Gun Owners Action League executive director Jim Wallace joins Cam to discuss the surprising news out of Massachusetts, but says the move by lawmakers to suspend the new training requirements for 18 months doesn't come close to addressing all of the issues with the state's latest gun control laws.
Former ATF Deputy Assistant Director Pete Forcelli joins Cam to discuss the rumored changes to the ATF's "zero tolerance" policy that's led to a huge increase in the number of FFL licenses revoke by the agency, as well as his concerns about what might be in store if Kamala Harris wins in November.
Even some Kamala Harris supporters are getting annoyed by her refusal to give a straight answer about her "evolving" views on fracking, healthcare, and a ban on so-called assault weapons, but as Cam explains, Harris's reticence isn't a glitch. It's a fundamental component of her campaign.
Jim Wallace of the Gun Owners Action League joins Cam with the latest details on the rollout of the state's newest gun control laws and the efforts to undo them in court and at the ballot box.
Not every gun owner is a Second Amendment defender. Just look at Kamala Harris for proof of that. But Chris Cox, former NRA-ILA executive director, is hoping to turn some of the millions of new gun owners into Second Amendment advocates through his new organization Securing Our Freedom Alliance, and joins Cam to detail his plans for the group.
Attorney Kostas Moros of Michel & Associates joins Cam to discuss the Ninth Circuit's latest ruling on "sensitive places", and what the Supreme Court can do to curb the anti-2A abuses that we continue to see from lower courts.
Even though they admit that Washington State's "assault weapon" ban, "universal" background checks, and "red flag" law aren't stopping juvenile and adult offenders from getting ahold of a gun, the Seattle Times editorial board says the answer is a national ban on semi-automatic long guns.
The moderators for Tuesday's presidential debate only obliquely mentioned gun control once, but Kamala Harris was still put on the defensive over her gun ban plans.
The Reload's Stephen Gutowski joins Cam for a preview of tonight's debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, which could feature at least one question on gun control and the Second Amendment.
Morgan Hill, California is already charging around $800 to apply for a concealed carry license, which is bad enough. But now the city is telling permit holders it will cost them more than $500 to renew their permits every two years, far more than what other nearby jurisdictions are forcing residents to pay before they can exercise their right to bear arms.
Nikki Goeser from the Crime Prevention Research Center joins Cam to detail why she won't be voting for Kamala Harris this November... and why other crime victims should do the same.
Hundreds of gun owners flocked to Boston Common over the weekend to defend their Second Amendment rights and kick off a referendum to undo the state's latest infringements at the ballot box.
Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz proclaimed his support for the Second Amendment and touted his history as a hunter at the DNC on Wednesday evening, even while calling for more restrictions on lawful gun owners and ignoring the fact that the right to keep and bear arms isn't about hunting pheasants.
Despite facing serious charges, most of the teen suspects accused of burglarizing a New York gun shop were released to their parents; part of a growing trend of juvenile suspects being treated with kid gloves, even when charged with serious crimes.
Gun owners from across Massachusetts and New England are set to rally on Boston Common this weekend, both in support of their 2A rights and to kick off a campaign to repeal the state's newest gun control laws via a voter referendum.
Bloomberg opinion columnist Francis Wilkinson claims Republicans are "terrified" of Tim Walz's markers of masculinity, including his alleged sharpshooting prowess. Instead, it's the fact that Walz and Harris can't shoot straight when it comes to the right to keep and bear arms that's the real concern.
Newsmax host Carl Higbie and Second Amendment attorney Amy Bellantoni weigh in on NYC's new "emergency" rule for non-residents hoping to lawfully carry in the city, and why the city's move isn't the end of the story... or litigation efforts.
Toby Leary from Cape Gun Works joins Cam with news of the latest games Massachusetts officials are playing with our Second Amendment rights, including Gov. Maura Healey's threat to retroactively change a new gun control law in order to keep enforcing it while it's subject to a voter referendum.
Gun Owners of America's Kailey Neiman joins Cam from Knoxville, Tennessee, where the group's inaugural Gun Owners and Leadership Summit will take place this weekend.
NYC is hoping to moot a lawsuit brought by GOA, Newsmax host Carl Higbie, and other gun owners who live outside the Big Apple by adopting an emergency rule allowing non-residents to apply for a carry license. But as Cam shares, the new rule comes with issues of its own that will be practically impossible for most Americans to comply with.
Firearms instructors Nolan Howard and Derek Hubbell join Cam with the latest on the chaos in Massachusetts caused by the enactment of H. 4885, as well as news of an upcoming rally for 2A advocates at Boston Common later this month.
While the mainstream media is playing up Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's love of hunting and his supposedly moderate views on gun control, MN Gun Owners Caucus chairman Bryan Strawser says the governor has been an adamant supporter of "assault weapon" bans, depriving young adults of their 2A rights, and other infringements on our right to keep and bear arms.
Gun Owners Action League executive director Jim Wallace joins Cam with the latest on the new Massachusetts gun control laws set to take effect tomorrow, including details on the first of several lawsuits challenging the new infringements.
The Reload's Stephen Gutowski joins Cam to discuss the outcome of the NRA's latest trial in New York, the ongoing internal efforts to reform the organization, and Everytown's plans to spend $45 million electing anti-gun candidates in November.
With Massachusetts' new gun law set to take effect just days from now, confusion abounds over the new training requirements for would-be gun owners, and firearms instructor Charlie Cook says the state has provided no guidance whatsoever to trainers like himself.
If the Second Amendment Foundation gets its way, California's 10-day waiting period on firearm transfers will soon be consigned to the dustbin of history. SAF Founder Alan Gottlieb joins Cam with the latest developments in the group's challenge to the waiting period, as well as a pair of recent court victories in Pennsylvania.
NSSF and Protect Liberty PAC's Larry Keane weighs in on the anointment of Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for president and what Second Amendment supporters can do to spread the word about her extensive history of attacking the right to keep and bear arms.
In a roundtable discussion with Bearing Arms Cam & Co, several Massachusetts firearms instructors say the sweeping new gun control bill approved by the legislature last week will have a crippling impact on the ability of Massachusetts residents to exercise their Second Amendment rights.
Gun Owners of California's Sam Paredes says long before Kamala Harris went to D.C. as California's junior senator, her positions as Attorney General and San Francisco D.A. gave her a platform for her anti-gun activism; including supporting Washington, D.C.'s ban on handguns, which Harris claimed didn't violate the Second Amendment.
Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam to give his take on Joe Biden dropping out as the Democratic presidential nominee, the chances of Kamala Harris taking over at the top of the ticket, and who the most dangerous VP pick might be when it comes to our right to keep and bear arms.
Gun Owners Action League executive president Jim Wallace joins Cam with the latest details on the massive gun control bill that emerged from a conference committee on Wednesday... and could be signed into law as early as Friday.
Legally Armed in Detroit's Rick Ector joins Cam with details of his upcoming free training event for women at Recoil Range in Taylor, Michigan on July 27-28th, where up to 2,000 individuals can receive hands-on instruction from certified trainers.
Buckeye Firearms Association president Linda Walker is thrilled that Donald Trump has tapped Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate, and shares some of her own firsthand experiences with Vance's support for the Second Amendment on today's Cam & Co.
Magen Am founder Rabbi Yossi Eilfort joins Cam to talk about the impetus behind creating the licensed security organization, as well as the incredible growth in interest in self-defense and the Second Amendment among those of the Jewish faith at a time of increased tensions and a rise in antisemitic incidents.
With just three weeks left in the legislative session, Massachusetts lawmakers are still huddling behind closed doors to come up with a gun control bill that both the House and Senate can support.
Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam to discuss the removal of almost every mention of the Second Amendment from the RNC's proposed platform, set to be ratified by the party at next week's convention in Milwaukee.
The Spokane City Council has adopted a number of new (and useless) anti-gun ordinances aimed at lawful gun owners, but one council member says his colleagues need to fix the city's broken criminal justice system instead of targeting the Second Amendment.
After punting a dozen 2A-related cases back down to lower courts for review in light of the Rahimi decision, the Supreme Court won't be hearing any Second Amendment-specific lawsuits in the fall term. California Rifle & Pistol Association president Chuck Michel joins Cam with his take on the Court's decision, and what it means for 2A advocates in the months ahead.
It was just a couple of weeks ago that Terrel Majette came to the defense of two kids who were being threatened by a mentally unstable neighbor armed with knives. Now Majette shares his story with Bearing Arms Cam & Co.
Walk the Talk America founder Mike Sodini joins Cam to discuss the work being done by groups like WTTA to reduce youth "gun violence" that don't rely on or advance a gun control agenda.
FPC Action Foundation President and CEO Cody J. Wisniewski says the Rahimi decision actually offers some good news for Second Amendment advocates, and shares with Bearing Arms why he's still bullish on the Supreme Court's future decisions about the right to keep and bear arms.
Dr. Robert Young, director of Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership, says Surgeon General Vivek Murthy's call to treat "gun violence" as a public health crisis is pure politics, but it's also part of a decades-long effort on the part of gun control activists to use the healthcare industry to push their agenda.
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy's call to treat "gun violence" as a public health crisis is a purely political move, according to Ryan Petty, who sees Murthy's advocacy for more gun control laws as a shameless ploy by the Biden campaign to generate excitement among the Democrats' anti-gun base ahead of November's elections.
Second Amendment attorney Chuck Michel weighs in on the Supreme Court's decision in Rahimi, as well as the Court's continued inaction on challenges to the gun and magazine bans implemented in Illinois.
Retired ATF Deputy Assistant Director Pete Forcelli says the Supreme Court made the right call in striking down the ATF's ban on bump stocks, but he adds that the threats of executive branch abuses of power still exist... especially if Joe Biden gets another four years in office.
The New Republic has labeled a federal judge in Texas the "worst judge ever" after he granted a partial injunction over the ATF's new rule on who is "engaged in the business" of selling guns, plus Cam talks to Pete Brownell about Brownell's 85th anniversary celebrations and the state of the firearms industry.
Jim Wallace of the Gun Owners Action League says lawmakers in Boston are keeping quiet about the gun control bill being crafted in closed-door sessions, but with a legislative deadline looming in less than eight weeks, the new assault on the right to keep and bear arms is likely to see the light of day before long.
LEPD Firearms and Range's Eric Delbert joins Cam to discuss his recent interview with Ohio state Rep. Willis Blackshear, who's proposing a ban on "mass casualty firearms" that could make the ownership of almost any semi-automatic firearm a felony in the Buckeye State.
Twelve years to the day after it opened for business, Bordertown Guns in Momence, Illinois closed down for good. Doug and Staci Duncan say business was good until the gun and magazine bans that are part of the Protect Illinois Communities Act took effect, which devastated their sales and led them to the heartbreaking decision to shut down the shop.
The mainstream media is in full defensive mode after Hunter Biden's conviction on federal gun charges; portraying Joe Biden as a sympathetic father figure while downplaying or outright ignoring Biden's support for the gun law in question and his failure to mention the conviction when he addressed Everytown for Gun Safety just hours after the verdict was delivered.
The National Rifle Association's new executive vice president Doug Hamlin sits down with Cam for a wide-ranging conversation on the efforts to reform the NRA, restore the organization's influence... and the trust of its members.
The Second Amendment Foundation's Alan Gottlieb joins Cam to discuss the latest news from the Supreme Court, which declined to issue any orders dealing with pending challenges to gun and magazine bans in Illinois, as well as New York's "good moral character" requirement for gun licenses.
A 10-year-old brought a stolen handgun to an elementary school in Los Angeles this week; an increasingly common occurrence in the gun-controlled city, where more than 900 "weapon incidents" have been reported in the public schools over the 2023-2024 school year.
Firearms executive-turned-gun control activist Ryan Busse won the Democratic nomination for governor in Montana on Tuesday night. Does he have a shot to flip the seat come November, or is campaign shooting blanks?
A Kansas man has finally regained possession of a pistol seized by police in Fremont, Nebraska more than a year after pleading guilty to possessing a small amount of marijuana, and almost twelve months after a local judge first ordered the police to relinquish the firearm.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation's Jake McGuigan joins Cam to discuss the demise of a "Fix NICS" bill in New Hampshire that would have mandated the reporting of involuntary commitments to the NICS system.
Dr. John Lott, head of the Crime Prevention Research Center, says despite a decline in homicides in 2023, crime remains elevated compared to the pre-pandemic years, and there's plenty of evidence that crime is getting worse despite FBI statistics to the contrary.
Wake Forest sociology professor David Yamane has a simple message for his fellow liberals: gun ownership is normal and normal people own guns. Yamane details his own Second Amendment conversion story in the new book Gun Curious: A Liberal Professor's Surprising Journey Inside America's Gun Culture, and recently sat down with Cam to discuss his experiences and what he hopes the impact of his book will have on the gun control debate.
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel's John Diedrich joins Cam to discuss a recent meeting of the minds in the 2A community featuring gun owners, gun store owners, and mental health care workers all dedicated to saving lives without infringing on the right to keep and bear arms.
Retired ATF deputy assistant director Pete Forcelli says a new report by USA Today on guns recovered in Mexico isn't a "nightmare" for the firearms industry, as the paper alleges. Instead, he says the report paints gun dealers and makers in a false light while leaving out important information about the lax enforcement of straw buyers from the U.S. Attorney in Phoenix, as well as the corruption and graft south of the border that's fueling cartel violence.
After a marathon 12-hour board meeting on Monday that saw reformers win key leadership positions, NRA board members Amanda Suffecool and Jim Wallace join Cam with an inside look at last weekend's Annual Meeting, the fight to reform the organization, and both the challenges and opportunities ahead for the NRA as it seeks to regain the trust of members and 2A supporters.
With the Supreme Court's decision in Garland v. Cargill looming, gun control activists are engaging in some Big Brother-esque torture of the English language to defend the ATF's abuse of its regulatory authority.
The Supreme Court turned away two Second Amendment-related cases on Monday, rejecting cert petitions challenging Maryland's ban on "assault weapons" and New York City's "good moral character" requirement for possessing rifles and shotguns in the home. But the Court took no action on several cert requests challenging Illinois' ban on so-called assault weapons and large capacity magazines, giving 2A supporters a little hope that SCOTUS will still weigh in on a semi-auto ban in the months ahead.
California Rifle & Pistol Association president and co-founder of the Second Amendment Law Center Chuck Michel joins Cam to discuss the multiple challenges to "assault weapon" bans that are being considered for acceptance in the Supreme Court's weekly conference today, and says he's crossing "all his fingers" in the hopes that SCOTUS will grant cert to one more of the lawsuits.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation's Larry Keane joins Cam & Co with the latest on the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, which has now become the law of the land in fifteen states across the country.
Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam for a wide-ranging discussion on whether or not SCOTUS will grant cert to several "assault weapon" ban cases, this week's NRA Annual Meeting in Dallas, and what a second term for Joe Biden would mean for gun owners and Second Amendment advocates.
The Supreme Court is set to consider whether to accept challenges to "assault weapons" bans in Illinois and Maryland at this week's conference, but as Cam reports, the justices are also slated to debate granting cert to a case taking on New York City's "good moral character" standard for residents trying to exercise their right to keep a rifle or shotgun in their home.
It's another two-fer on today's Bearing Arms Cam & Co! Rob Doar of the MN Gun Owners Caucus and David Trahan of the Sportsmans Alliance of Maine join the show with updates on the efforts to defeat gun control bills in Minnesota, as well as a court challenge to Maine's impending 72-hour waiting period on gun sales.
Former (and hopefully future) District Attorney George Brauchler joins Cam to discuss the demise of Colorado's "assault weapons" ban bill, as well as his recent column warning gun-owning parents that Democrats in the state will soon be making them a target of anti-2A legislation.
It's a 2A Tuesday two-fer on Cam & Co, with Grassroots NC's Paul Valone providing an update on the grassroots push for Constitutional Carry and SAF's Lee Williams joining Cam to discuss the Washington Post winning a Pulitzer Prize for its 14-part attack on the AR-15.
Citing a colonial Virginia statute barring Catholics from owning or possessing arms, a federal judge in New York has upheld the state's ammunition background check law, claiming it comports with a national tradition of keeping "dangerous" people from exercising their 2A rights.
Kansas judge Phil Journey is one of several "reform" Board of Directors candidates who'll be sworn in at the upcoming NRA Annual Meetings, and he joins Bearing Arms Cam & Co to talk about what he believes needs to be done to save the organization from its current troubles... as well as his role in a new federal lawsuit taking on the ATF's new "engaged in the business" rule on gun sales.
With just a week left in the Colorado legislative session, a number of gun control bills have already made their way to Gov. Jared Polis. FASTER Colorado's Laura Carno tells Bearing Arms that there are several anti-2A measures still under consideration, including a sweeping semi-auto ban that may be struggling to find support in a key Senate committee.
Black gun owners are helping to shape the gun debate in Massachusetts, and GOP committeewoman Dr. Elizabeth Hinds-Ferrick and firearms instructor Nolan Howard tell Cam that it's getting harder for Democrats to ignore the pro-2A sentiment coming from a growing number of their constituents.
Shootings and homicides are decreasing across most of the U.S., but in Alameda County, California it's a very different story. In fact, one anti-violence activist describes it as "the wild, wild West", with "guns everywhere" despite all of California's restrictive laws.
Grassroots NC president Paul Valone delivered thousands of petitions from gun owners demanding Constitutional Cary to North Carolina Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger on Wednesday, and as he tells Cam, the grassroots efforts to make North Carolina the 30th Constitutional Carry state are just beginning.
CCDL President Holly Sullivan joins Cam with the latest from Connecticut, including a huge grassroots victory over a bill that would have turned much of the state into a "gun-free zone" around elections.
FPC Action Foundation president and CEO Cody Wisniewski joins Cam with the details of the latest gun-involved case to make it to the Supreme Court: Vanderstok v. Garland, which is challenging the ATF's rule treating unfinished frames and receivers as if they're fully functional firearms.
Sportsmans Alliance of Maine's David Trahan tells Bearing Arms he believes the state Senate's vote in favor of a 72-hour waiting period on gun sales violated the chamber's own rules, and he's prepared to challenge the vote in court if necessary.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has announced she's bringing lawmakers back to Santa Fe for a special session, but one of her top allies in the state Senate says gun control (well, "gun safety", in his words) bills won't be brought up when the session begins.
The Second Amendment Foundation's Lee Williams joins Cam with the latest on the investigation into the ATF raid on Little Rock airport executive Bryan Malinowski's home; a raid that left Malinowski dead and an agent wounded.
Retired ATF deputy assistant director Pete Forcelli says he's "appalled" by the new ATF rule re-defining who is "engaged in the business" of dealing firearms. As he shares with Bearing Arms Cam & Co, he believes the entire rule can and should be scrapped since there's now a federal gun trafficking statute that can be used to prosecute individuals funneling guns to criminals.
Attorney Daniel Schmutter joins Cam with the details of a recent hearing challenging New Jersey's ban on so-called assault weapons and large capacity magazines, as well as a look at how the Supreme Court's decision in Bruen has invigorated the state's 2A community.
Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Biden administration are blatantly misrepresenting what the ATF's new rule on folks "engaged in the business" of selling firearms is all about, and The Reload's Stephen Gutowski joins Cam to set the record straight.
Alan Gottlieb joins Cam to discuss Washington State's ban on "large capacity" magazines, which was recently ruled unconstitutional by a state judge, as well as Attorney General Bob Ferguson's claims that every other court in the country has "either rejected or overturned" rulings that have declared similar bans unconstitutional.
Grassroots NC's Paul Valone joins Cam to talk about the group's efforts to make North Carolina the 30th permitless carry state in the U.S., with thousands of gun owners signing on to a petition demanding GOP lawmakers take up the measure ahead of the November elections.
A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association reveals the rate of "red flag" petitions and approvals is far lower in Colorado counties that have declared themselves Second Amendment Sanctuaries.
Competitive shooter Eddie Davenport and Walk the Talk America's Mike Sodini join Cam to discuss Eddie's candid column about his struggles with PTSD, the night he almost took his life, how a gun-owning friend helped him in his moment of need, and the impact of that outreach on his life (and the lives of others) today.
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is presenting himself as a defender of "fundamental freedoms" on the campaign trail, but when it comes to gun control the Democrat is offering up a whole host of unconstitutional restrictions on our fundamental right to keep and bear arms.
With Constitutional Carry adopted in 29 states, a growing number of pro-2A lawmakers are looking for ways to continue to improve the right to keep and bear arms. After one bill aimed at "gun-free zones" failed in a Tennessee committee on Tuesday, Cam has a few suggestions for legislators that stand a better chance of getting enacted into law.
Ryan Petty decided not to attend Kamala Harris's photo-op at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, but he has plenty to say about the new "red flag" office Harris unveiled during her trip, starting with why states should reject the hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds the Biden administration is throwing at states to implement and expand the gun confiscation laws.
Retired ATF Assistant Director Peter Forcelli joins Cam & Co with details on Sen. Chuck Grassley's investigation into Operation Thor; a multi-agency effort to combat cartel weapons trafficking that was abruptly and inexplicably shut down by the Biden administration. Forcelli also discusses last week's fatal ATF raid on the home of a Little Rock airport executive who was under investigation for selling guns without a license and the family's questions about whether the early morning raid was truly necessary.
Are illegal immigrants part of the "the people" who possess the right to keep and bear arms, or are they excluded from the Second Amendment's protections because they're here illegally? A federal judge's decision to dismiss a case against an illegal immigrant charged with possessing a gun in violation of federal law has prompted plenty of debate in 2A circles about whether the judge got it right.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation's top lawyer says the city of Chicago's new lawsuit against Glock is the result of a conspiracy between the city, the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, and the gun control group Everytown, and the organization is calling on Congress to investigate the closed-door conversations and backroom scheming that led to the lawsuit being filed.
Everytown for Gun Safety contends that the 3000 percent spike in concealed carry applications in New Jersey is making the state a more dangerous place, but the statistics tell a different story: one where crime is dropping as the number of lawful concealed carry holders grows by leaps and bounds.
Connecticut Democrats have introduced a bill that could turn much of the state into "gun-free zones" in the weeks around Election Day, but Connecticut Citizens Defense League president Holly Sullivan tells Bearing Arms that the group's 44,000 members are already rallying to defend their right to carry.
As Massachusetts lawmakers huddle behind closed doors to put the finishing touches on a massive gun control bill, the Gun Owners Action League is reminding voters of all of the shady anti-Second Amendment moves and backdoor dealings that taken place in the legislature since the Bruen decision was handed down.
Essential Shooting Supplies owner Chuck Lovelace joins Cam to discuss the life-saving work being done by the dozens of FFLs around the state of Wisconsin, including himself, who are taking in firearms on a temporary basis when gun owners need a safe place to store them. Plus, Cam has news on how you can help the non-profit Hold My Guns with their own efforts through an online auction hosted by 2A advocate Cheryl Todd.
Retired ATF Deputy Assistant Director Peter Forcelli helped to blow the whistle on Operation Fast & Furious, and his new memoir of his time in the Phoenix field office where the gunwalking took place offers an infuriating and troubling first-hand account of dysfunction and inexplicable decisions made by ATF officials and prosecutors with the U.S. Attorneys Office. Forcelli joins Cam to discuss the scandal and what the DOJ was really trying to accomplish, as well as his thoughts on ATF Director Steve Dettelbach and the Biden administration's weaponization of the agency.
In the wake of USA Today's big report on the 1,800 or so FFLs who've been tagged by the ATF for selling a large number of "crime guns", L.E.P.D. Firearms & Range co-owner Eric Delbert joins Cam to explain why the agency's list suffers from fundamental flaws, and how its being weaponized against FFLs around the country.
Gun Owners of America's Erich Pratt joins Cam with news of how the ATF is trying to weasel its way out of the group's legal challenges to the agency's "zero tolerance" policy for FFLs, which threatens to put gun store owners out of business over minor and accidental paperwork errors.
When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed permitless carry into law last year, gun control activists predicted the state would become a more dangerous place. Instead, as cities like Tampa have reported, gun-involved crimes have plummeted even as more Floridians are exercising their right to carry without a government-issued permission slip.
ATF Director Steve Dettelbach preferred to talk about auto sears rather than bump stocks in his CBS News interview, and the agency chief is lobbying for Congress to take up "universal" background checks in addition to expanding the agency's operating budget, which would be slashed by 7 percent if a funding package announced on Sunday wins approval this week.
FPC Action Foundation's Cody J. Wisniewski joins Cam to break down Wednesday's oral arguments in Garland v. Cargill, the case that will determine whether the ATF's administrative ban on bump stocks will be allowed to stand.
Cam gives his take on today's oral arguments in Garland v. Cargill, and chats with Gun Owners of America's Kailey Neiman about the group's just announced Gun Owners Advocacy and Leadership Summit and why 2A activists from across the country should plan on attending.
Michael Cargill is a man on a mission; not only to take down the ATF's ban on bump stocks, but to curb the ATF's rulemaking abuses. Cargill joined Cam just before leaving for Washington, D.C., where the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Garland v. Cargill on Wednesday, and explained why this case is crucially important to every gun owner in the country.
Dr. J. Eric Dietz from Purdue University's Homeland Security Institute joins the show to highlight some of his latest research documenting the benefits of armed school staff and citizens serving as church security.
Minnesota Gun Caucus Legislative Director Rob Doar joins Cam with an update on the first few days of this year's session, which has already seen the introduction of sweeping semi-auto bans, storage mandates that would make it almost impossible to act in self-defense inside the home, and a bill ostensibly aimed at protecting wildlife from lead poisoning but that also serves as a poison pill to eradicate the state's incredibly popular high school trap shooting programs.
Colorado's Democratic majority is at odds with itself over the desire to create new crimes out of our right to keep and bear arms while doing everything possible to keep criminal defendants, even those accused of stealing firearms, from spending time behind bars.
NBC News reporter David Ingram has helped to demonetize the YouTube channel of Larry Vickers after his guilty plea to illegally importing machine guns, but the gun control group Everytown, which was also pushing the streaming service to take action, has a far bigger goal: restricting all gun content it deems to be lacking in "educational content for responsible civilian gun owners."
Zach Fort of the New Mexico Shooting Sports Association joins Cam to talk about the just-wrapped session in Santa Fe and the prospects of a special session later this year, while California Rifle & Pistol Association legislative affairs director Rick Travis shares some of the most egregious assaults on our 2A rights filed in Sacramento for the session that's now underway.
USA Today has published a list of some 1,300 firearm retailers that part of the ATF's "Demand 2" program because they've sold at least 25 guns traced by the agency in the past year that were purchased within the last 36 months. While the ATF says being on the list isn't evidence of wrongdoing, and the paper notes the large number of big box retailers and high-volume sellers on the list, gun control advocates will still use the story to advance their false narrative about gun stores turning a blind eye to or even facilitating gun trafficking.
Virginia Citizen Defense League president Philip Van Cleave joins Cam with an update on the wave of gun control bills still advancing in the legislature after a key deadline on Tuesday, including semi-auto bans, "gun-free zones", and more.
FPC Action Foundation's Cody J. Wisniewski explains why the Supreme Court should step in and grant cert now to one or more cases dealing with bans on so-called assault weapons, instead of waiting for the cases to go to trial in the Fourth and Seventh Circuits.
Zach Fort from the New Mexico Shooting Sports Association joins Cam as the state legislature kicks off its final week of the 2024 session with a dozen or so gun control bills vying for lawmakers' attention, including a 7 day waiting period on gun sales, a new "gun-free zone", and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's ban on gas-operated semi-automatic long guns.
The Center for American Progress' chief gun control advocate says the historic decline in homicides last year shows the need for more restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms, but Cam says the data actually points to a very different conclusion: more guns does not equal more crime.
In a softball interview with Vanity Fair, Giffords' new executive director Emma Brown laid out a false narrative about the gun control movement and Second Amendment supporters, while laying out her group's plans for the future.
Coloradans with concealed carry licenses could soon find themselves unable to lawfully carry almost everywhere in the state, thanks to a bill currently being drafted that would create a huge number of "gun-free zones". As FASTER Colorado's Laura Carno tells Cam, the bill would not only curtail the right to carry in many public places, but would prohibit schools districts from adopting (or keeping) policies allowing for armed school staff.
New York attorney Amy Bellantoni joins Cam to discuss the recent oral arguments before a Second Circuit panel in Frey v. Nigrelli, which challenges several aspects of New York's carry laws including the post-Bruen ban on lawful carry on public transit.
California Rifle & Pistol Association head Chuck Michel discusses Judge Roger Benitez's decision tossing out the state's ammunition background check law and prohibitions on online and out-of-state ammo purchases for California residents, as well as what happens next as the case moves to the Ninth Circuit.
Gov. Janet Mills may not have made either side of the gun debate happy with her calls for changes to the state's background checks and private gun sales; not nearly enough for anti-gunners who are pushing for bans on so-called assault weapons, waiting periods, and more, and too much for many Second Amendment advocates who see her proposals as a big step in the wrong direction.
Gun Owners Action League executive director Jim Wallace joins Cam & Co to offer his take on S2572, and says there's no way to fix the fundamentally flawed legislation that the state Senate is rushing to pass this week.
They're also trying to limit how Americans can purchase a firearm by going after buy now, pay later services. Credova CEO Dusty Wunderlich joins Cam to discuss the gun control lobby's strategy, as well as the efforts to push back by some state and federal lawmakers
Iowa Rep. John Wills joins Cam to talk about his work to help school districts in the state adopt policies allowing for trained and vetted school staff to carry concealed in case of an attack on campus; a measure that's run into some roadblocks thanks to insurers.
Maxon Shooter Supplies owner Dan Eldridge joins Cam to discuss the latest gun registry numbers released by the Illinois State Police and the low rates of compliance among gun owners throughout the state... including Cook County and the Chicagoland area.
Nikki Goeser, the executive director of the Crime Prevention Research Center, joins Cam to discuss the importance of self-defense for victims of stalking and how anti-2A policies like "gun-free zones" put those victims at risk.
FPC Action Foundation vice president and general counsel Cody J. Wisniewski joins the show to talk about the Fourth Circuit's premature "en banc-inization" of the Bianchi case, while Cam has details on a big FPC/SAF win in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
New Mexico Shooting Sports Association's Zach Fort joins Cam to discuss the onslaught of anti-2A legislation facing gun owners in the state during the 30-day legislative session; from a sweeping semi-auto ban to a bill that would establish the longest waiting period in the nation.
State Rep. Rebecca Schmoe joins Cam with news of a proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution that would impose a "strict scrutiny" standard on gun control laws while adding specific protections for ammunition, firearm accessories, and firearm components possessed by gun owners in the state.
Next Monday gun owners will be flocking to Richmond for the Virginia Citizens Defense League's Lobby Day and Rally. VCDL head Phillip Van Cleave tells Cam there are a lot of reasons for Second Amendment advocates to show up, starting with the onslaught of bills targeting lawful gun owners that have been introduced in recent days.
We're still a few weeks away from the Senate Democrats' self-imposed deadline to introduce an omnibus gun control bill, but Gun Owners Action League director of public policy Mike Harris says the bill is likely to include many non-starters for Second Amendment advocates; from live-fire training to expanding the state's "red flag" law.
Minnesota's new "red flag" law is now in effect and the state's biggest newspaper is engaged in a full-scale effort to see it put to use, even if it has to mislead readers about what it does and does not do.
Attorney Kostas Moros joins Cam with details of a significant win for concealed carry holders in California that once again places many of the state’s new “gun-free zones” off-limits to enforcement.
Illinois gun owners found in possession of unregistered "assault weapons" and "large capacity" magazines could now face criminal charges, but that hasn't stopped many gun owners from engaging in civil disobedience, especially with many sheriffs and some state's attorneys saying they have no plans on arresting or prosecuting otherwise lawful citizens.
Hold My Guns founder Sarah Joy Albrecht joins Cam to talk about the mission of the non-profit, the strides it's making in saving lives, and how gun control laws can hurt the very people anti-gun activists claim to be helping.
Armed American Radio host Mark Walters joins Cam with a few of his predictions for the new year, from the Supreme Court to the court of public opinion.
The Reload's Stephen Gutowski joins Cam to wrap up 2023 and take a look at the challenges and opportunities awaiting Second Amendment advocates in the year ahead.
Guns for Everyone co-founder Edgar Antillon joins Cam to talk about the group's push for a voter referendum in Colorado making it clear that cannabis use, which is legal in the state, isn't a disqualifying factor for those applying for a concealed carry license.
Second Amendment Foundation Alan Gottlieb joins Cam to discuss U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney's decision halting enforcement of many of California's newest "gun-free zones" as well as pending challenges to other aspects of the state's latest carry restrictions set to take effect on January 1.
Gun control activists from the White House on down are lashing out at family-friendly and 2A-supporting social media influencers, including minors, who they baselessly claim are "marketing" firearms to kids.
The sheriff in San Juan County, New Mexico is investigating New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence and their offer of gift cards in exchange for firearms after citizens and 2A activists like Zac Fort of the New Mexico Shooting Sports Association warned that the transfer violates New Mexico's "universal" background check law. Fort joins Cam & Co with the latest, including allegations that the gun control group actually gave guns to students at an Albuquerque school.
Kansas City Mayor Quentin Lucas blames Missouri gun laws for the city's rise in homicides and is pointing to federal gun control legislation as the answer, but his finger-pointing can't explain the major decline in murders in Missouri's other big city.
Second Amendment Foundation executive director Adam Kraut joins Cam to discuss the group's latest lawsuit in New York taking on a gun ban in subsidized housing, as well as a bold attempt by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to subvert the Bruen decision and its "text, history, and tradition" test for gun control laws.
Bearing Arms contributor Ryan Petty joins Cam to discuss his latest column calling for the transformation of the ATF and why he believes abolition may be a better alternative.
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reporter John Diedrich joins Cam to discuss his multi-part series "Behind the Gun", which not only explores gun-involved deaths in the state but highlights the work being done by gun owners to reduce the number of suicides, homicides, and accidents involving firearms.
Firearms Policy Coalition's general counsel and vice president of legal Cody J. Wisniewski joins Cam to discuss the one-year wait for a decision in a Maryland "assault weapons" case as well as today's deadline for public comment about the ATF's newest proposed rule; this one aimed at gun owners who might want to sell a part of their private collection.
California Rifle & Pistol Association head and 2A attorney Chuck Michel joins Cam to discuss the latest lawsuit filed in response to concealed carry restrictions; this one taking on issues like the insanely long wait times in LA County, exorbitant fees charged by the city of La Verne, and the state's prohibition on non-residents bearing arms.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation's Larry Keane calls Chuck Schumer's announcement for an imminent vote on the GOSAFE Act a political stunt, but says the bill should still be seen as a legitimate threat to our Second Amendment rights.
Air rifle ranges in school basements may still largely be a thing of the past, but that doesn't mean the teams themselves have disappeared. With trap shooting one of the fastest-growing high school sports and other groups like the Student Air Rifle League hosting competitions for elementary, middle, and high school teams the shooting sports are making a welcome return to school districts around the country.
Jim Wallace and Mike Harris of the Gun Owners Action League join Cam for a firsthand report on the massive legislative hearing involving dozens of gun-related bills held in Boston this week.
David Trahan, head of the Sportsmans Alliance of Maine, joins Cam to detail what he's learned about the repeated failures of local, state, and federal agencies to prevent the shootings in Lewiston, as well as the looming fight over "red flag" laws and bans on firearms and magazines that are sure to erupt when lawmakers return to the state capitol in early January.
If there was any doubt that the "freeze" on handgun sales instituted by the Trudeau administration is really aimed at ending handgun ownership altogether, a recent letter from a coalition of gun control groups to Canadian senators urging them not to expand an exemption for a handful of competitive shooters should put that uncertainty to rest.
Phillip Van Cleave of the Virginia Citizens Defense League joins Cam to discuss the upcoming push for an "assault weapons" ban by Democratic state legislators and why it's critically important for gun owners to push back during the group's upcoming Lobby Day.
A new NBC News poll shows a huge increase in the number of American households with gun owners, including more than 4-in-10 Democrats. But the poll also found a nearly 50-50 split among voters on protecting 2A rights or passing more gun control; a data point that suggests far more outreach is needed to get those new gun owners to actively defend and advocate for their right to keep and bear arms.
Firearms instructor and gun store owner Michael Cargill joins Cam with the inspiring details of an amazing young man who recently passed his Texas concealed carry course with "flying colors" even though he doesn't have arms, as well as an update on the bump stock case known as Garland v. Cargill, which will soon be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Lawmakers didn't take up Gov. Bill Lee's proposed "temporary mental health order of protection" during the special session he called earlier this year, but the idea (better known as a "red flag" law despite the governor's insistence there's a substantial difference) is sure to emerge again as Tennessee legislators begin pre-filling their bills for the 2024 session set to kick off in early January.
Ryan Petty, whose daughter Alaina was killed in the attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida five years ago, calls the Washington Post's use of crime scene photos and videos from the scenes of mass shootings involving AR-15s and other semi-automatic rifles a disgusting bit of gaslighting in pursuit of a gun ban.
A lawsuit filed against several Connecticut police chiefs over lengthy licensing delays got its day in court on Tuesday as a panel of Second Circuit judges wrestled with precedential decisions that make it nearly impossible for groups like the Connecticut Citizens Defense League to challenge gun control statutes. CCDL's Holly Sullivan joins Cam to talk more about the case and its importance to 2A litigation in the Second Circuit going forward.
The Reload's Stephen Gutowski joins Cam for a wide-ranging conversation touching on semi-auto bans and SCOTUS, anti-2A activism in the media, and the surging number of Israelis trying to become lawful gun owners since the October 7 attacks.
A New York Times story tying the Army's Lake City Ammunition Plant to mass shootings and other violent crimes could be the launch of a new campaign by anti-gun activists; one that targets the manufacture and sale of ammunition for modern sporting rifles in addition to demanding a ban on the guns themselves.
The Massachusetts Senate is still dominated by Democrats, but Republicans did manage to flip a seat that's been blue for decades during a special election on Tuesday. As Mike Harris of the Gun Owners Action League tells Cam, the race was an oddity in the state; pitting a pro-2A Republican against one of the few Democratic lawmakers willing to stand in support of the Second Amendment.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation is continuing its partnership with the ATF on the "Don't Lie for the Other Guy" anti-straw purchasing campaign, but NSSF senior vice president and general counsel Larry Keane says the anti-gun activism by ATF Director Steve Dettelbach is making it more difficult to work with the agency.
For nearly two hours on Tuesday justices quizzed attorneys for the Department of Justice and Zachey Rahimi about the standard that can and should be used to prohibit individuals from possessing a firearm, with the Biden administration arguing that legislators at both the state and federal level have broad authority to deny Second Amendment rights to anyone they define as "non-law abiding" or "irresponsible."
Gun stores in south Florida and across the country are seeing an influx of new customers, including a lot of folks who never saw the need to own a gun until now. Will these reluctant gun owners go on to become 2A advocates, or will they hold fast to their gun control believes even after they start exercising their own right to keep and bear arms?
Anti-gun officials in Sudbury, Massachusetts are pushing for a ban on gun stores within its borders, despite the fact that the proposal was previously rejected by residents. Gun Owners Action League's director of public policy Mike Harris joins Cam with the latest details, as well as an update on the Senate's crafting of a gun control bill of its own.
A new Gallup Poll found most Americans are opposed to a ban on handguns and believe firearms in the home make it a safer place, but a staggering number of Democrats disagree and are supportive of banning not only so-called assault weapons, but commonly owned pistols as well.
Attorney Tiffany Cheuvront joins Cam to discuss the details of a big win for gun owners in California after a federal judge granted an injunction against two laws banning gun shows from taking place on state property and the Orange County Fairgrounds.
Bryan Strawser from the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus joins Cam with a firsthand report on a slanted symposium hosted by the University of Minnesota Law Review and sponsored by the gun control group Giffords, where anti-gun academics and activists were on hand to bemoan the Bruen decision and chart a way forward for their anti-rights campaigns.
The gun control lobby wasted no time in demanding changes to Maine's gun laws after the mass murder in Lewiston on Monday evening, but Gov. Janet Mills wisely ignored those calls in her first public comments on Thursday, instead asking Mainers to show love, compassion, and concern for each other going forward.
San Diego County Gun Owners political director Michael Schwartz was on hand as supervisors deadlocked 2-2 on a resolution in support of Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed 28th amendment that would enshrine a host of anti-gun provisions into the U.S. Constitution, and joins Cam to discuss the vote and how SDCGO is pushing back to defend the Second Amendment.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is asking the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to keep the state's ban on "assault weapons" in place after a federal judge declared the statute unconstitutional, and despite Gov. Gavin Newsom's attempt to ridicule the judge for comparing Bowie knives to AR-15s it's actually Bonta who's raising that argument before the appeals court.
Illinois Carry's Valinda Rowe joins Cam with news of a backdoor ammunition registration scheme that's on hold, at least for now, thanks to her grassroots activism. But Rowe also shares troubling news about a rise in FOID revocations based on "clear and present danger" reports, even when mental health professions find no danger at all.
The Gun Owners Action League's director of public policy Mike Harris joins Cam with some behind-the-scenes details of the Massachusetts House's latest assault on the Second Amendment, including the continued opposition from police chiefs across the state.
Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus chair and the Second Amendment Foundation's 2023 Grassroots Activist of the Year Bryan Strawswer joins Cam with an update on the latest attacks on the Second Amendment in the land of 10,000 lakes, advice on how to be an effective 2A advocate, and more.
Gun stores in states like Texas and Florida are reporting a spike in sales and interest in training after the Hamas terror attacks on Israel and calls for violence against Jews around the globe.
If anti-gunners in Western Australia get their way, lawful gun owners will soon face caps on the number of firearms they're allowed to possess – a step that the American gun control lobby would love to foist on gun owners here at home.
The Supreme Court will get another chance to grant emergency relief to gun owners in the coming days, this time in a case challenging California's ban on "large capacity" magazines. Meanwhile, the Court is slated to hold oral arguments in less than a month in the Rahimi case, and Second Amendment Foundation founder and executive vice president Alan Gottlieb joins Cam to share his thoughts on how the Second Amendment is faring before the High Court.
The Gun Owners Action League's Jim Wallace is back with the latest news and details on HD 4607, which received its first (and likely only) public hearing on Tuesday. With gun owners and law enforcement in opposition House Democrats are now racing to hold a final vote on the bill, perhaps as early as next week.
Yehuda Remer, also known as "The Pew Pew Jew", joins Cam to discuss the latest on the attack on Israel by Hamas forces, including the push to relax Israel's gun control laws to allow for more armed citizens to act in self-defense.
Massachusetts House Democrats may have a new bill, but it was crafted with the same animosity towards lawful gun owners as HD 4420. As anti-gun lawmakers rush to get HD 5607 to Gov. Maura Healey's desk, the Gun Owners Action League is warning residents not to get complacent about the revised version of the "Lawful Citizens Imprisonment Act."
The firearms industry is hoping to play a major role in the 2024 elections with the new Protect Liberty PAC. Treasurer Larry Keane joins Cam to discuss the role the PAC will play in federal races across the country, with a goal of electing "viable candidates who will protect our liberty and defend American's freedoms enshrined in the Bill of Rights."
Giffords executive director Peter Ambler is stepping down after ten years at the helm of the anti-gun group, and an exit interview he gave to Politico provides some interesting nuggets about how the gun control lobby operates, including its strategy of "radical incrementalism."
Jim Wallace of the Gun Owners Action League in Massachusetts joins Cam with the latest news and scuttlebutt surrounding HD 4420, which is currently getting a makeover from anti-gun Democrats behind closed doors. According to Wallace, the House Speaker wants the bill approved before the Thanksgiving recess, which could mean an unwelcome October Surprise for gun owners in the state.
Hundreds of Massachusetts gun owners turned out on the Boston Common on Wednesday to rally in opposition to a sweeping gun control bill that threatens the Second Amendment rights of all residents. "Riding Shotgun with Charlie" host Charlie Cook was on hand and joined Cam to detail his experience.
Even before California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB2 into law on Tuesday, the "carry killer" legislation was already facing a court challenge. Attorney Tiffany Cheuvront with Michel & Associates joins Cam with the latest on May v. Bonta, as well as her reaction to the governor's latest attack on the right to keep and bear arms.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation's Larry Keane joins Cam to take on the latest attacks by the gun control lobby, which seems intent on portraying the NSSF, Keane, and the firearms industry as Public Enemy #1.
The New Mexico Shooting Sports Association's treasurer Zac Fort, who's also the named plaintiff in a lawsuit taking on Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's unconstitutional carry ban, joins Cam with the latest on litigation, a legislative response, and a new poll showing just how wildly unpopular the governor's edict is with residents across the state.
Crime (and more specifically, "gun violence") is the most common reason politicians give when trying to infringe on our right to keep and bear arms, but how much should we trust national reports like the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports or the National Crime Victimization survey, especially when they offer wildly different statistics about crime rates?
The gun control lobby won't just have a seat at the table in the Biden administration. Going forward they'll have their own office in the White House. Biden is set to announce the creation of the Office of Gun Violence Prevention on Friday, staffed by veteran anti-gun activists, and Cam has a preview of what we can expect once they're installed in the administration.
According to a host of lefty media types, Hunter's indictment has put Second Amendment groups in an "awkward position", but it's really the gun control groups who are ignoring the indictment and his possible 2A legal defense.
While Massachusetts lawmakers are back to plotting behind closed doors after their first attempt at rushing "carry killer" legislation into law hit a brick wall of opposition, gun owners aren't letting their guard down. As Gun Owners Action League executive director Jim Wallace shares with Cam, the group is getting ready for a major rally on Boston Common to "Bring Bruen to Boston" and defend their right to bear arms from civil rights abuses.
Not only was New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's order banning open and concealed carry in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County roundly ignored by both lawful gun owners and criminals, as Bosque Tactical owner and lead instructor Phil Buckles tells Cam, but it also has led to a surge in interest from Albuquerque residents who are now ready to exercise their own right to bear arms.
While New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham hasn't found much support for her unilateral order banning open and concealed carry in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County, her next step may very well involve bringing lawmakers back to Santa Fe for a special session on "gun violence"; an act that could lead to even more 2A infringements being foisted on the state's lawful gun owners.
Sandra Richardson knows first-hand how screwed up New York's SAFE Act is when it comes to gun ownership and mental health. The longtime RN and public health researcher joins Cam to talk not only about her experience with having her gun taken from her after talking to a mental health professional, but the impact that the law is having in keeping gun owners away from treatment while failing to address or help those who truly are at risk of harming themselves or others.
Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam to kick around New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's order suspending the right to carry in Albuquerque for the next 30 days; a move that's already drawn multiple lawsuits, outright defiance by hundreds of gun owners, and even criticism from a handful of gun control activists.
Attorney Elliott Harding joins Cam with details of a judge's decision to grant class action status (and a nationwide injunction, albeit stayed upon appeal) in a lawsuit challenging the federal prohibition on handgun sales to adults younger than 21.
Reason's J.D. Tucille says new polls offer little comfort to the gun control lobby, and as Cam details, the anti-gunners have been losing ground far longer than one or two polling cycles.
Santa Clara County D.A. Jeff Rosen is proposing a ballot referendum for California voters next year that would trample all over their Second Amendment rights by mandating that only "smart guns" could be sold in the state, imposing a new per-bullet tax on ammunition, and an annual registration fee for every gun legally possessed in the state.
New York Attorney General Letitia James is appealing several rejections of the state's Extreme Risk Protection Order statute after multiple judges have ruled the law violates the Second Amendment rights of residents; setting up what could be a major court fight over the constitutionality of the "red flag" law.
California Rifle & Pistol Association head and 2A attorney Chuck Michel is back with details on a Ninth Circuit panel's oral arguments over the state's Handgun Roster scheme, as well as a look at the first briefs filed with SCOTUS in the Rahimi case.
Connecticut's draconian gun laws haven't made a dent in Hartford's homicide rate, and now a group of community activists say they're ready to take to the streets and conduct armed patrols in some of the city's most violent neighborhoods; a move greeted with scorn and opposition from anti-gun activists and the city's mayor.
Cody J. Wisniewski, FPC Action Foundation General Counsel and Vice President of Legal, joins Cam to talk about the upcoming Rahimi case, Bruen response bills, and why he's optimistic that many gun control laws currently on the books will disappear in the years ahead.
A recent interview with Harvard professor David Hemenway makes clear that, despite attempts to portray a "public health approach to reducing gun violence" as separate from the agenda of the gun control lobby, the two are essentially one and the same.
California Rifle & Pistol Association legislative affairs director Rick Travis joins Cam with an update on the latest threats to the Second Amendment in Sacramento and the crippling impact one existing law is having on youth shooting sports in the state.
While the Massachusetts legislature is out on summer recess, 2A advocates in the state are going on offense to educate the public about the dangers and threats to public safety inherent in HD 4420, deemed the Lawful Citizens Imprisonment Act by Jim Wallace of the Gun Owners Action League.
Mark Oliva of the National Shooting Sports Foundation sits down with Cam to discuss the group's newly-filed lawsuit challenging Illinois' First and Second Amendment crackdown on gun makers, as well as the impending ATF rule on private sales and transfers of firearms.
We're one week away from the start of a special session in Nashville, and John Harris, executive director of the Tennessee Firearms Association, joins Cam with a preview of what to expect and what gun owners should be doing to ensure the defeat of any anti-gun legislation when lawmakers return to the state capitol.
Yehuda "The Pew Pew Jew" Remer believes social media is absolutely censoring pro-2A voices, but as he tells Cam, he may have found a way around the algorithms that allows his voice (and others) to still be heard.
California Rifle & Pistol Association head Chuck Michel joins Cam with updates on several lawsuits taking on gun control laws, as well as sharing his thoughts on the Supreme Court's decision to stay a nationwide injunction against the ATF's "frame or receiver" rule.
Grassroots NC head Paul Valone joins Cam with updates on a lawsuit challenging lengthy delays in issuing concealed carry permits in the state's most populous county, as well as a preview of Wednesday's meeting with firearms instructors pushing back against proposed regulations that could make it much more difficult to host training classes.
Ammoland's John Crump joins Cam with news of another ATF rule change lurking on the horizon; this one aimed squarely at criminalizing the private sale of firearms.
Honolulu police chief Arthur "Joe" Logan says his department is making progress in processing concealed carry permits, with 175 licenses approved in the past two weeks. Still, with a backlog of about 600 applications more than a year after the state's "may issue" licensing regime was ruled unconstitutional, many gun owners are rightfully wondering what's taking so long.
U.S. District Judge Consuela Marshall says Ventura County's 48-day shutdown of gun stores and ranges as "non-essential businesses" during the early days of the COVID pandemic didn't violate the Second Amendment rights of county residents; a decision that could have far-reaching consequences, potentially leading to even more open-ended shutdowns based on "public health" emergencies in the future.
We're less than three weeks away from an expected special session in Tennessee where "dozens" of bills will be introduced dealing with firearms, mental health, juvenile justice, and more, but good luck getting ahold of the text of any of these measures. As Cam details, Gov. Bill Lee is still keeping a lid on details of the session in the face of mounting opposition from many Republicans and Second Amendment advocates.
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares joins Cam to talk about the early success of Operation Ceasefire in the state, including the nearly 100 repeat violent offenders who've been indicted and programs underway to help steer youth away from heading down the wrong path.
Ohio Democrats are mounting a full-scale push to make gun control a top issue for voters next year, blaming the state's "liberalized" gun laws for an increase in crime in cities like Cleveland and Columbus while downplaying the damage done by their own soft-on-crime policies and practices.
Gun control activists and anti-gun politicians in Massachusetts are scrambling to save their sweeping legislation obliterating the right to keep and bear arms after ferocious pushback by gun owners, law enforcement, and even some mayors. Gun Owners Action League executive director Jim Wallace shares the latest, including a surprising new development in the state Senate.
Legally Armed in Detroit's Rick Ector joins Cam with a preview of a huge gun training event for women taking place this upcoming Saturday and Sunday in the Detroit suburb of Taylor, Michigan. Two local ranges will be hosting hundreds of women with volunteer instructors providing a basic gun safety course free of charge for all those who attend, and Ector is hoping to train some 1,500 individuals over the course of the weekend.
California Rifle & Pistol Association head and 2A attorney Chuck Michel joins Cam with updates on several cases pending before U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez, the half-dozen lawsuits challenging Illinois' ban on 'assault weapons" and "large capacity" magazines, and what he sees as a disturbing trend among some judges to misapply or ignore the Supreme Court's decision in NYSRPA v. Bruen.
While anti-gunners like Shannon Watts are taking aim at country singer Jason Aldean for singing in praise of pro-2A small towns, they're ignoring the failure of their gun control agenda to stem violence in cities like Washington, D.C., where kids as young as 11-years-old are being arrested on a regular basis for armed robberies.
The editors of the San Jose Mercury News are starting to realize what gun owners have known for months now: the city's mandated insurance requirement and annual fee for most gun owners isn't a serious attempt to fight crime, but a political stunt meant to generate headlines for the anti-gun politicians who put the ordinances in place.
The Gun Owners Action League's Jim Wallace joins Cam with an update on HD 4420, the nightmare gun control bill GAOL is calling the Lawful Gun Owners Imprisonment Act. With Democrats trying to ram the bill into law at breakneck speed, Wallace says HD 4420 could get a vote on the House floor without a single public hearing, even as a number of police chiefs in the state are joining the growing chorus of critics.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation's Larry Keane joins Cam with an update on the anti-gunners' efforts to do an end run around the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act through "public nuisance" laws, including a newly-filed challenge to Hawaii's recently enacted statute targeting the firearms industry.
The head of the 2A group Grassroots NC is warning that new regulations imposed (potentially in violation of state law) could lead to fewer concealed carry courses and an invasion of privacy for gun owners who do undergo the training. GRNC's Paul Valone joins Cam with the details, as well as an update on the group's lawsuit challenging needless delays in issuing carry permits in the state's most populous county.
The ATF's "zero tolerance" policy on gun store inspections is leading to the revocation of federal firearms licenses for even minor paperwork errors, according to Gun Owners of America. GOA's Erich Pratt joins Cam to detail a newly filed suit in federal court alongside a North Dakota gun shop that's been targeted for closure by the agency.
What exactly is a "large capacity" magazine? Depends on who you're asking. In California it's 10 rounds, while in Colorado it's 20. And in Massachusetts, a coalition of gun grabbers are demanding Congress enact a new ban on so-called assault weapons and all ammunition magazines that can hold more than five rounds; a move that would gut the Second Amendment's protections for arms that are in common use.
Homicides in Kansas City, Missouri are up nearly 20% this year, and Mayor Quentin Lewis says the state's firearm preemption law is partly to blame by blocking local gun control ordinances. But as Cam notes, there are plenty of cities around the country that are seeing big declines in murders, even in states with firearm preemption and permitless carry laws in place.
A self-defense story out of Chicago has received scant attention from the local legacy media, and it's not the first time in recent weeks we've seen media and officials downplay or ignore armed citizens protecting themselves and others from violent encounters.
Philadelphia D.A. Larry Krasner says an "absurd interpretation" of the Second Amendment is to blame for the city's high violent crime, including the mass shooting on Monday, but his blameshifting ignores his own policies and practices, which have returned many violent offenders to the streets after charges were dropped or sweetheart deals were handed out.
San Diego's aggressive use of "red flag" laws has led to hundreds of firearms being seized from individuals deemed by a judge to be dangerous, but it doesn't appear to have made an impact on violent crime, with a new report issued by the county documenting a 56% increase in firearm-involved homicides and an even larger spike in gun-involved crimes.
Blood in the streets. The Wild West. Absolute anarchy. For gun control activists, Florida's new permitless carry law is apocalyptically bad news, but as Bill Cawthon of the Second Amendment Society of Texas explains, data shows permitless carry doesn't lead to a surge in violent crime anymore than universal background check laws reduce homicides.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals appeared highly skeptical of a California law that restricts speech supposedly aimed at enticing minors into purchasing and possessing firearms at a Wednesday hearing, and attorney Anna Barvir of Michel & Associates joins Cam with an inside look at why the court appears ready to strike down the statute.
The city council in Richmond, Virginia has unanimously approved a plan to waste some $80,000 in stimulus funds on a gun "buyback"; part of a broader strategy focusing on "root causes" of crime instead of cracking down on violent offenders.
Gun Owners Action League head Jim Wallace joins Cam with the details of what he's calling the "Lawful Citizens Imprisonment Act"; a new bill in Massachusetts aiming to gut the Second Amendment rights of residents, from live fire training requirements before purchasing a firearm to mandatory registration of all firearms and magazines.
While Washington State Democrats have made gun bans and other restrictions aimed at legal gun owners their top legislative priority this year, a new survey of Seattle residents shows far more concern over illegal drug use than "gun violence", including among younger residents in the city.
The Reload's Stephen Gutowski joins Cam to break down a busy week in 2A news, from Hunter Biden's plea deal to the next Second Amendment case to come before the Supreme Court for consideration.
Rep. Richie Torres is proposing to expand the federal Gun Free School Zones Act's current 1,000-feet "gun free zone" around schools to 5,000-feet around every public, private, charter school and "early childhood education centers"; a move that could result in millions of lawful gun owners inadvertently breaking federal law and potentially serving years in prison for simply bearing arms in public.
Want to avoid prison time for being an unlawful user of drugs and a gun owner? Easy... just be the son of the sitting president. For everyone else, however, prison is definitely a possibility. Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam to dive into the plea deal for Hunter Biden and what it means for Joe Biden's anti-gun agenda going forward.
Carrying a firearm you can legally own without a government-issued permission slip isn't a crime in more than half the country, but thanks to Republican leadership in Louisiana, the non-violent possessory offense is still on the books and is being used more often than ever in New Orleans, though the Times-Picayune reports that while police are making more arrests, prosecutors are dismissing more of the cases outright.
Clay target shooting is one of the fastest-growing high school sports in the nation, and it's especially booming in Minnesota, where 350 of the state's high schools are fielding teams. It's hard to find anyone critical of teaching high schoolers how to be safe and responsible with firearms while having a great day at the range... unless you talk to gun control activists who despise the idea of teenagers learning real gun safety and having fun doing so.
Biofire founder Kai Kloepfer joins Cam to discuss the launch of the company's "smart gun", its outreach to gun owners, and whether it can pick and choose its battles in the gun control culture wars.
Are individuals convicted of non-violent felonies (or misdemeanors in some cases) still a part of "the people" who possess the right to keep and bear arms? The Biden administration says no, and a three judge panel on the 8th Circuit has agreed, but a 3rd Circuit decision rejecting the DOJ's argument has led to a circuit split and could result in the Supreme Court soon weighing in on the issue.
There's a new push underway in Missouri to undo the state's firearm preemption laws and allow counties and the city of St. Louis to impose their own restrictions on legal gun owners; not through legislation (which is likely to go nowhere in the GOP-controlled legislature) but through a voter referendum, which would only require a simple majority of voters to undo this critically important protection for the right to keep and bear arms.
The number of concealed carry applicants is plunging in at least one New York county in the wake of the Bruen decision, while those who are trying to exercise their fundamental right to bear arms are being subjected to unconscionable delays of 16 months or more in many cases.
Are ammunition magazines "arms" protected by the Second Amendment, or just an accessory that can be regulated or banned without infringing on anyone's rights? As Cam details, that's one of the questions at the heart of the federal trial over Oregon's Measure 114 taking place this week.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Democrat lawmakers are making it harder to challenge their unconstitutional infringements on the right to keep and bear arms with a new law limiting where those legal challenges can take place; forcing downstate residents to travel hundreds of miles to the state capitol of Springfield or Chicago in order to defend their fundamental civil liberties.
Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) joins Cam with an important update on H.J. Res 44, a resolution that is designed to put a halt to the ATF's new rules on pistol stabilizing braces. After Clyde revealed on Friday that GOP leadership tried to tie a vote on the resolution to Clyde's support for the debt ceiling agreement, the congressman tells Bearing Arms that leadership is now feeling the heat from 2A groups and gun owners across the country.
Anti-2A activist Saira Rao declared that tens of thousands of her fellow gun prohibitionists would flood the state capitol in Denver, Colorado at 5 a.m. Monday morning to demand Gov. Jared Polis sign an executive order banning gun sales and gun possession in the state, but hours after the sit-in began in earnest, the crowds had yet to materialize in the numbers she predicted.
Attorney Peter Tilem joins Cam to discuss New York City's ridiculous gun laws, which have now ensnared a 65-year-old man who shot a mugger. While the armed citizen isn't yet facing any charges in connection with the shooting, authorities have charged him with more than two dozen felony counts of illegal gun possession for not registering some of his collection with the city.
The D.A. in Queens, New York has charged a 65-year-old man who shot a suspected mugger with illegally possessing his handgun and is weighing murder charges, but the family of the suspected assailant says they blame the state for putting their troubled relative on the streets when he needed serious help with his mental illness.
Holly Sullivan of the Connecticut Citizens Defense League joins Cam with an update on a massive anti-gun bill expected to receive final approval in the state Senate this week, as well as what gun owners can do to start changing the anti-gun political environment in the state.
According to one reporter for the Michael Bloomberg-funded outfit The Trace, the answer is yes. Alain Stephens says he believes there's been a political move to discourage gun ownership by limiting or prohibiting gun ranges... even as anti-gunners mandate extensive training requirements to carry a firearm or simply keep one in your home.
Bearing Arms contributor, Second Amendment advocate, school safety activist, and Florida Board of Education member Ryan Petty joins Cam to detail what Florida is doing to keep students safe without infringing on the constitutional rights of residents.
It was one year ago that a cowardly killer ran into Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas and senselessly murdered 19 schoolkids and two of their teachers. Anti-gun activists insist that the only way to stop these attacks is by banning and confiscating so-called assault weapons, and as Cam details, they're using misinformation, outright falsehoods, and emotional exploitation to push their prohibitionist agenda.
A new law establishing an "Extreme Risk Protection Order" is coming to Michigan, but dozens of counties are already objecting to the measure and encouraging local police and sheriffs to take a hands-off approach to enforcement.
Columnist LZ Granderson says the NBA (and the country at large) has a problem with "gun culture", but as Cam explains, what he's really describing is a culture of criminality far removed from responsible gun ownership.
Did the Supreme Court uphold a ban on so-called "assault weapons" this week or deliver gun control advocates an historic victory? Not at all, but you'd never know it by listening to the absurd narrative advanced by the anti-gun media.
Bearing Arms contributor, firearms instructor, and New Jersey concealed carry holder John Petrolino joins Cam to break down Tuesday's decision halting enforcement (at least for now) of several parts of the state's "carry killer" anti-gun legislation.
The Memphis City Council is set to rollout a referendum on gun control that could go before the city's voters in 2024 that includes a ban on the sale of so-called assault weapons; an idea that's not only a violation of our fundamental rights (and Tennessee's firearm preemption law), but is likely to lead to an increase in sales of the very guns lawmakers want to ban.
Corey Fraser and his attorney Elliott Harding join Cam to discuss the hugely important decision by a U.S. District Judge last week that found the federal government's prohibition on retail handgun sales to adults under the age of 21 is a violation of Fraser's (and others) Second Amendment rights.
Rob Doar of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus joins Cam to talk about the devil in the details of an omnibus public safety bill that includes major infringements to the Second Amendment rights of residents; from a "red flag" law with no due process protections and a "background check" measure that could result in a 30-day waiting period for some gun transfers.
Homicide clearance rates are at an all time low across the country, but instead of working to ensure there are consequences for violent crime blue-state and big city Democrats are pushing ineffective and unconstitutional gun control measures that make it harder for peaceable citizens to protect themselves from the violent criminals who are literally getting away with murder.
An anti-gun activist says she's committed to repealing the Second Amendment and has set her sights on Colorado, where she's hoping hordes of "white women putting their bodies on the line" will show up for a sit-in at the state capitol until Gov. Jared Polis signs an executive order banning all gun sales and implementing a mandatory "buy back" of all lawfully-owned firearms.
Michigan Democrats are poised to enact a "red flag" law in the coming days, but as Cam details, while they may be popular in public polling their gun-centric approach does nothing to treat or stop those who are a legitimate danger to themselves or others.
Not only do we have to deal with anti-gun locales trying to infringe on the right to keep and bear arms, but our ability to acquire arms for self-defense as well. Cam details the ongoing fight to block gun shops from opening in one California community, and why the Supreme Court may soon have to decide whether restrictive zoning laws designed to keep communities gun store-free are constitutional.
Detroit firearms instructor and Second Amendment advocate Rick Ector says it would be a violation of the Second Amendment as well as state law for the city of Detroit to turn its downtown area into a "gun-free zone", but tells Bearing Arms Cam & Co that the anti-gunners on the city council may be floating the idea in an attempt to undo the state's firearm preemption law altogether.
But as gun owners know all too well, in blue states the Second Amendment is still being treated as a second-class right at best, and all too often a privilege to be doled out by the state. Gun Owners Action League executive director Jim Wallace joins Cam with a firsthand report at what's happening in Massachusetts when it comes to the Second Amendment, and why he believes this is the most important civil rights fight of our time.
The Washington Post claims that Democratic AGs are "using the courts to win" on gun control, but their reporting fails to mention even a single case in recent months where judges have sided with anti-gunners and ignores the multiple decisions that have kept many newly-imposed gun laws on ice while they're being litigated.
One Washington State editorial writer's sounding awfully defensive about the state's new ban on so-called assault weapons by asserting that the only reason to oppose the ban is selfishness on the part of gun owners; rhetoric that doesn't match the reality of the growing opposition to bans, even among non-gun owners.
FASTER Colorado's Laura Carno says she's hearing from school districts across the state who are adopting policies allowing for armed school staff, with the Covenant School shooting in Nashville serving as a painful wake-up call for many educators concerned about keeping kids safe on campus.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's done some good things for Second Amendment supporters, including signing constitutional carry into law. But as Cam explains, the governor's call for a special session to pass a "temporary mental health restraining order" bill is off-base and out of step with both public safety and our fundamental civil rights.
Is the Second Amendment an out-of-date relic of history that was only meant to protect service in a militia? Fifteen years after the Supreme Court put that myth to rest, anti-gunners are still bitterly clinging to the notion that by claiming the Second Amendment is an anachronism, they can make it so, even as millions of Americans are embracing their individual right to keep and bear arms for the first time in their lives.
The San Marcos Independent School District is launching its School Marshal program, which will put trained, vetted, and armed school staff members in each of the district's eight elementary schools; a substantive step to improve student safety already adopted by dozens of districts across the state.
California Rifle & Pistol Association head and Second Amendment attorney Chuck Michel joins Cam to discuss the latest legal fights against Illinois' ban on "assault weapons", the many court challenges to California gun control laws, and what could be the first gun ban case to get back to SCOTUS after last year's Bruen decision.
Rep. Nancy Mace told Fox News Sunday's Shannon Bream that Republicans need to do more to respond to the threat of active shooter incidents, but while she argued that gun control isn't the answer, she also called on Congress to pass background check legislation; something most 2A advocates would argue is just another ineffective gun control "solution."
Efforts to denormalize and stigmatize gun ownership by pushing firearms retailers into the shadows are happening all across the country, including residents of a Connecticut town who object to a planned gun shop to a Louisiana parish that's enacted new zoning restrictions on where stores can open.
The DC Project's Dianna Muller joins Cam with updates on the grassroots organizations ongoing efforts to defend the Second Amendment and counter anti-gun activists, including an upcoming rally at the Indiana state capitol slated for this Friday.
Missouri lawmakers are taking aim at the state's designation of public transportation as a "gun-free zone"; a long overdue effort given the fact that criminals are routinely ignoring the prohibition and targeting unarmed riders.
The last time Louisiana lawmakers approved constitutional carry, defections from a handful of lawmakers allowed Gov. John Bel Edwards' veto to remain in place. This year, however, Rep. Danny McCormick sounds confident that the GOP supermajority in both chambers will be enough to override the governor's anticipated veto and enshrine constitutional carry into law.
Pickett's Mill Armory founder Dan Waldron joins Cam to respond to the latest calls for an "assault weapons" ban coming from Capitol Hill and Democrat-controlled statehouses around the country.
The Heritage Foundation's Amy Swearer sits down with Cam to talk about the latest gun control efforts on Capitol Hill and why attempts to ban our way to safety are destined to fail.
Grassroots NC executive director Paul Valone joins Cam to celebrate the repeal of North Carolina's pistol purchase permit law, as well as sharing the next goal for the 2A group and its members.
The Washington Post's "analysis" of nearly 50 years of advertisements for the AR-15 misses the mark in many ways, particularly if the paper's goal was to portray the industry's marketing of modern sporting rifles as something nefarious. As Cam details, from the beginning the utility of the MSR was a key selling feature, even as consumer concerns shifted from hunting to self-defense over the decades.
A 17-year-old on probation for illegally possessing a firearm and a "large capacity" magazine shot two staffers at Denver's East High School on Wednesday; the latest high-profile failure of both the state's gun control laws and its criminal justice system.
Riding Shotgun with Charlie host Charlie Cook joins Cam to talk about his popular show and podcast (including an upcoming episode filmed in and around Farmville, Virginia) as well as the latest threats to 2A rights in Charlie's home state of Massachusetts.
Grassroots NC executive director Paul Valone says he's more optimistic than ever before that the state's "pistol purchase permit" requirement will soon be wiped off the books, and joins Cam to explain what's changed in this year's session compared to previous efforts.
Anti-gun activists are being widely mocked by their 2A counterparts after claiming a firearm-themed hoodie featured in a tweet from Sen. Rand Paul actually depicts "AR-15s having sex", is full of sexually explicit and misogynistic imagery, and is grooming kids to become gun-lovers.
More than 40 GOP senators and House members are backing a Congressional Review Act resolution condemning the Biden administration's new rules on pistol stabilizing braces, and while the resolution faces long odds in the Democratic-controlled Senate, as Cam explains, it's not the only route to undo the ATF's overreach.
While Joe Biden's calling on Congress to "go big" and enact a ban on modern sporting rifles and "large capacity" magazines, gun control legislation isn't likely to go anywhere on Capitol Hill, and as Cam details, Biden's recently announced executive orders are mostly meaningless.
The anti-gun media's campaign to delegitimize the Supreme Court's decision in Bruen continues unabated, with the latest salvo fired by the New York Times. But as Cam discusses on today's Bearing Arms' Cam & Co, neither history nor the Constitution are on the side of the gun prohibitionists.
Attorney Peter Tilem sits down with Cam to discuss the new lawsuit he's filed on behalf of several gun owners challenging NYC's lack of reciprocity for concealed carry and the lengthy delays in the NYPD's issuing of both carry and premises permits; delays that in one case have stretched out for nearly two years.
Holly Sullivan of the Connecticut Citizens Defense League joins Cam with the latest details of Gov. Ned Lamont's assault on the Second Amendment, as well as pushing back on some of the misinformation being spouted by anti-2A public officials in the state.
Ahead of four decisions on California gun laws that are expected to soon be released by U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez, the Los Angeles Times is advancing the narrative that the Supreme Court's Bruen decision is sowing "chaos" in the courts. But as Cam argues, upending the untenable status quo is a good thing, particularly given how the judiciary has abused "interest balancing" tests to regularly uphold infringements on a fundamental right.
Mae Toppino says that like most other high school students, she's concerned about safety in schools. But she doesn't want to just feel safe. As she recently told a Florida legislative committee, she wants herself and other students to be safe. Toppino joins Cam to discuss her first-time testimony, as well as why she's decided to start using her voice to protect both innocent lives and the fundamental right to keep and bear arms.
The New York Times (with an assist from the gun control group Giffords) is hinting that gun owners shouldn't be allowed to purchase firearms or gun parts using "buy now, pay later" options by highlighting the case of a California man who was the victim of identity theft when crooks used his information to purchase thousands of dollars of parts and accessories.
California Rifle & Pistol Association head and Second Amendment attorney C.D. "Chuck" Michel joins Cam with updates on nearly a half-dozen challenges to the state's gun control laws, as well as the latest on the litigation taking on Illinois' new ban on "assault weapons" and "large capacity" magazines.
Big Daddy Unlimited co-founder and Second Amendment advocate Sherri McKnight joins Cam to talk about the push for permitless carry in Florida and what she expects to see once the state no longer requires legal gun owners to get a state-issued permission slip before they can lawfully bear arms.
The Gun Owners Action League's Jim Wallace joins Cam with details on Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey's new "training" for local law enforcement on inspecting gun shops in the state; a little-used provision in state law that Wallace says could create big problems for FFLs and huge headaches for local police.
Freedom costs a lot more than a buck-oh-five in LaVerne, California. It'll actually cost you more than $1,000 in order for you to exercise your right to carry. As Cam details, the small town is one of several jurisdictions in the state that appear to be doing all they can to reduce the number of legally-armed citizens, including making it too expensive to exercise a fundamental right.
A new study purportedly shows a connection between global warming and increased violence in American cities, but is there real science behind the claim or is just hot air?
While gun owners are well aware of this fact, it's somewhat shocking to see ABC News cover what's going on in Omaha, where shootings and homicides have declined considerably over the past 15 years; not because of any new gun control laws but thanks to a strategy of focusing law enforcement and community efforts on prolific and at-risk offenders.
Anti-gun lawmakers in Denver are taking aim at the Second Amendment rights of adults younger than 21 with a new bill that bans the sale and possession of most firearms for anyone who hasn't had their 22nd birthday yet, despite the fact that federal courts around the country have recently thrown out similar age-based restrictions in states like Texas and Tennessee.
With complete control of state government for the first time in ten years, Democrats have unleashed an avalanche of anti-gun bills this session, and Rob Doar of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus joins Cam to detail some of the threats and how gun owners are pushing back.
Several Connecticut mayors are pleading with the state legislature to crack down on repeat, violent offenders, but some Democrats in the state appear to be far more excited about criminalizing the right to keep and bear arms in self-defense instead.
The DC Project's director of suicide prevention Kathleen Gilligan has received a $1-million grant from the VA as part of the agency's Mission Daybreak effort to reduce veteran suicide. Gilligan joins Cam to discuss the Sentinel app that she's created as a way to help veterans connect and support each other, as well as why this mission is so personal to her.
Ryan Petty joins Cam with his reaction to the calls for more gun control in the wake of the shooting at Michigan State University, as well as offering approaches to address active shooters without infringing on the rights of law-abiding citizens.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other Democratic officials in the state were quick to seize on the shooting at Michigan State University to call for more gun control, despite the fact that the shootings took place in a gun-free zone and police say the man responsible was a convicted felon barred from lawfully possessing a firearm in the first place.
LEPD Firearms and Range co-founder Eric Delbert joins Cam to talk about how several new local ordinances imposed by the Columbus, Ohio city council are impacting law-abiding gun owners, including a ban on 30+ round magazines that comes complete with a six-month jail sentence.
The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University is siding with a coalition of 2A groups in opposing New York's mandate that concealed carry applicants turn over a list of their social media accounts for police to peruse and look for evidence of "good moral character"; filing a brief with the Second Circuit alongside groups like the Asian Pacific American Gun Owners Association, D.C. Project, and the Liberal Gun Club arguing that the mandate is a clear violation of the First Amendment rights of New Yorkers.
An Iowa high schooler has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that her school district and a civics teacher violated her First Amendment rights by suspending her for wearing a pro-Second Amendment t-shirt to class; a case that could one day have far-reaching implications for students across the country.
New legislation in New York and Hawaii would require would-be gun owners to submit to a mental health evaluation before they could legally exercise their right to keep and bear arms; an idea that is not only constitutionally unsound but is drawing plenty of opposition from healthcare workers.
The Reload's Stephen Gutowski joins Cam to talk about the recent strikes levied by YouTube against a number of gun vloggers. While the tech giant says those actions were a mistake, Gutowski says the intentionally vague policies of many social media outlets are likely to continue to ensnare 2A influencers going forward.
Alabama's permitless carry law took effect on January 1st, but both Second Amendment supporters and some in law enforcement say the new measure needs some adjustments... though they disagree about what changes should be made.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is launching his latest assault on the Second Amendment with help from Democratic lawmakers, and Cam has details on the devilish nature of their new response to the Supreme Court's decision in Bruen, which would make it a crime to carry a concealed firearm almost everywhere in the state.
Anti-gun prohibitionists aren't just freaking out about the prospects of permitless carry in the Sunshine State. They're misleading the public about what the bill does and doesn't do, claiming that thousands of violent criminals would be able to carry a gun "no questions asked" if the bill becomes law.
If gun control actually worked, California should be the safest place in the nation. But the 100+ gun laws already in place have failed to prevent a rise in violent crime in many cities, as well as the high-profile shootings in Half Moon Bay and Monterey Park. Still, lawmakers are looking to impose even more infringements on the right to keep and bear arms in the coming weeks, including making it more expensive to exercise your right to armed self-defense.
The editors of the Chicago Sun-Times are clutching their collective pearls over the fact that Illinois residents are daring to defend their right to keep and bear arms by taking on the state's new gun and magazine ban in court; a legal fight the paper absurdly declares a "callous attack" on a "sensible law".
Bestselling author and 2A advocate Larry Correia joins Cam to talk about his new book "In Defense of the Second Amendment", Gov. Gavin Newsom's latest attacks on gun owners, and the importance of protecting our right to keep and bear arms.
Joe Biden is once again exploiting tragedy to try to criminalize a fundamental civil right, pointing to the recent shootings in California as he repeated his demand for Congress to pass an "assault weapons" ban; specifically a new gun ban bill authored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Competitive shooter, California gun owner, and Asian Pacific American Gun Owners Association founding board member Chris Cheng joins Cam to discuss his reaction to the shootings in Monterey Park, California, the anti-gun response from California lawmakers, and what he'd like to see instead of further infringements on a fundamental right.
C.D. "Chuck" Michel, lead attorney for the Illinois Gun Rights Alliance and head of the California Rifle & Pistol Association, joins Cam to talk about the ILGRA's pending lawsuit taking on the state's gun and magazine ban, as well as the California counties that are still refusing to approve a growing stack of concealed carry applications.
At a legislative hearing in Annapolis on Tuesday, Maryland Democrats signaled their eagerness to adopt a host of new "gun-free zones" for concealed carry holders, even as the state police announced a massive increase in demand for the carry licenses among the state's peaceable gun owners.
Jim Wallace of the Gun Owners Action League in Massachusetts joins Cam with the latest news on a huge gun ban that would outlaw the sale of all semi-automatic rifles and shotguns in the state, as well as a new database that Wallace says raises grave concerns about the privacy of legal gun owners.
Nikki Goeser, executive director of the Crime Prevention Research Center and a victim of a violent stalker herself, joins Cam to discuss her new op-ed at Fox News offering advice for others on how to protect themselves from stalkers and why armed self-defense is an important, but often overlooked, factor.
Central Texas Gun Works owner and Second Amendment advocate Michael Cargill joins Cam to discuss the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Cargill v. Garland declaring the ATF's ban on bump stocks a violation of federal law and why he's confident that the Supreme Court will uphold that decision.
Dan Eldridge, owner of Maxon's Shooter's Supplies in Des Plaines, Illinois, says the state's ban on "assault weapons" and "large capacity" magazines will be challenged in court, and predicts the newly-enacted law will be quickly put on hold by a federal judge.
Second Amendment Foundation founder and executive vice president Alan Gottlieb joins Cam with his take on a federal judge granting a temporary restraining order blocking several components of New Jersey's newly-enacted restrictions on the right to carry in a case brought by a coalition of gun owners and 2A groups including SAF.
The Gun Control Act of 1968's ban on gun ownership for those convicted of felony of felony offenses is facing renewed legal scrutiny in light of the Bruen decision, with the Third Circuit Court of Appeals agreeing to hear the case of a Pennsylvania man barred from exercising his 2A rights because of a decades-old conviction for welfare fraud.
Holly Sullivan of the Connecticut Citizens Defense League joins Cam to talk about the potential threat of an expanded ban on modern sporting rifles pushed by Gov. Ned Lamont and the surprising resistance to the plan on the part of some Democratic lawmakers.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation's senior vice president and general counsel Larry Keane joins Cam for a wide-ranging discussion about the coming threats to gun owners and the firearms industry in 2023; from new regulations handed down by the ATF to the attempt by anti-gun groups to sue gun makers under public nuisance laws in several blue states.
Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam to talk about the year in store for the Second Amendment; from bans on so-called assault weapons, potential action from SCOTUS, and the continued advance of Constitutional Carry.
New Jersey residents hoping to exercise their right to bear arms in self-defense will have to wait a little longer after Gov. Phil Murphy signed a sweeping bill into law on Thursday that's being described by 2A advocates in the state as a "carry killer" complete with bans on carrying in most public places and a host of other restrictions on law-abiding gun owners.
What will happen if Illinois lawmakers end up approving a sweeping ban on semi-automatic rifles early next year? At a legislative hearing this week opponents promised to sue over the proposed infringements, while warning legislators that many otherwise law-abiding gun owners will simply refuse to comply.
A sweeping bill imposing a host of infringements on the right to bear arms is headed to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy for his signature, but the head of the Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs tells Cam that a legal challenge to the new restrictions (and a request to block them from taking effect) will be filed before the ink is dry on the state's latest gun control laws.
A growing number of progressives and Democrats in Illinois are expressing concern over plans to ban so-called assault weapons, expand the state's "red flag" laws, and raise the age to possess or purchase a firearm from 18 to 21; not necessarily because of constitutional concerns, but fears of "over-policing."
Since at least 1903 localities in the state of Vermont have been prohibited from imposing their own local gun laws; first by a state Supreme Court decision, and since 1988 thanks to the Sportsmen's Bill of Rights. That piece of legislation, widely approved and applauded by Republicans and Democrats alike at the time, is now under fire from the anti-gun left and the subject of a campaign to repeal the law in 2023.
Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) joins Cam to talk about the disturbing details (and unresolved questions) about a secretive government program that was used by at least three federal agencies to get more than a dozen (and perhaps many more) individuals to "voluntarily" sign away their right to keep and bear arms.
Ballot measures to impose new gun control laws? Democrats love 'em. But when Republicans turn to voter referendums and constitutional amendments to strengthen the Second Amendment, as they're doing in Montana, Democrats declare an "existential crisis" is at hand.
The first hearings on a sweeping bill that would ban the sale of so-called assault weapons and require owners of "large capacity" magazines to destroy or dispose of them are underway in Illinois, with Democrats rushing to get a bill to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk as soon as possible. Second Amendment advocate and Illinois resident Mike Weisman joins Cam with details of the proposal, and explains why gun owners across the country should be paying attention.
A bill that would allow individuals to voluntarily give up their right to keep and bear arms has cleared a key congressional committee and could soon receive a vote on the House floor, but the supposed suicide prevention measure suffers from some fundamental flaws and ignores the very real crisis in our mental health system.
How did a federal judge and a circuit court judge come to such different conclusions about the constitutionality of Oregon Measure 114's ban on "large capacity" magazines and its permit-to-purchase scheme... and more importantly, what happens next to the multiple lawsuits challenging the anti-gun measures.
New Jersey's latest legislative assault on the Second Amendment rights of residents could get to Gov. Phil Murphy's desk before Christmas after a key Senate committee advanced a bill imposing all kinds of infringements on the right to carry.
Gun control activists are heading to Washington, D.C. this week for a last-ditch attempt to get the Senate to pass (or at least hold a vote) to ban the sale and manufacture of so-called assault weapons; a trip that has as much to do with influencing public opinion as lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
And they're not wasting any time ramming it through the legislature. A sweeping gun control bill that would not only ban the sale of so-called assault weapons and require the registration of all legally-owned modern sporting rifles but would block most adults under the age of 21 from accessing their Second Amendment rights could get its first hearing in just a few days, and backers are hoping to get it to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk in January.
Not only are many of the gun control measures under consideration in Broomfield, Colorado clearly unconstitutional, they're also utterly ineffective. Still, that isn't stopping city council members in the Denver suburb from advancing a number of local restrictions in defiance of the Supreme Court's ruling in NYSPRA v. Bruen.
As the Honolulu City Council gets ready to debate a laundry list of proposed gun-free zones, they're hearing from hundreds of residents sounding off on the idea; and somewhat surprisingly given the hostility towards the Second Amendment among state lawmakers, the vast majority of the public's comments are squarely opposed to the council's plans.
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) says it's time for the Senate to debate defunding police departments that don't fully enforce state and federal gun control laws, but is he willing to do the same for states like Connecticut that are ignoring federal drug laws?
Virginia State Sen. Louise Lucas took to MSNBC on Wednesday morning to blast state lawmakers for their supposed inaction on gun control, while neglecting to mention the fact that she and her fellow Democrats had complete control of state government from 2020 until earlier this year and approved a half-dozen gun control measures (none of which prevented this shooting) while failing to address the crisis in the state's crumbling mental health system.
While the media is focused on the supposed failure to invoke Colorado's "red flag" law in advance of last weekend's shooting at the Q nightclub in Colorado Springs, the bigger question is why the suspect managed to avoid felony charges of kidnapping after a bomb threat incident just last year. As Cam reports, this isn't the only high-profile shooting where the anti-gun media has concentrated on "red flag" laws while ignoring a suspect's criminal past and lack of consequences.
Massachusetts Democrats will have complete control of state government in just a few weeks, and incoming governor Maura Healey has already indicated that more gun control laws are coming. Gun Owners Action League executive director Jim Wallace joins Cam & Co to talk about the impending infringements on the civil rights of Massachusetts resident and what Second Amendment organizations are doing to push back.
So far, the biggest impact seen from the narrow passage of Oregon's Measure 114 has been an explosion in the number of residents purchasing firearms ahead of the measure's "permit-to-purchase" requirement taking effect, with the Oregon State Police reporting an increase of almost 400% in background checks on gun sales since Election Day.
Attorney Daniel Schmutter, who's worked extensively with the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs in challenging the state's gun control laws, joins Cam to talk about the target-rich legal environment for Second Amendment litigation, as well as an update on a magazine ban lawsuit that's already drawn the interest of the Supreme Court.
The number of sheriffs in Oregon vowing not to enforce a new ban on "large capacity" magazines continues to grow, while gun stores are reporting brisk business ahead of Measure 114's "permit-to-purchase" mandate, which, like the magazine ban, is set to take effect in two months.
Democrats have taken narrow majorities in the Michigan and Wisconsin legislatures, and may even flip control of the Pennsylvania statehouse as well. Gun control activists are salivating over the possibility of imposing gun bans and more in these new Second Amendment battleground states, while 2A activists are gearing up for legislative debates and legal challenges to any bills that might become law.
In what was overall a frustrating and disappointing night for Republicans, Florida stands out as an outlier; one, however, that can be replicated in states across the country according to Bearing Arms contributor, Second Amendment supporter, and school safety advocate Ryan Petty, who joins Cam to talk about the incredibly strong showing for pro-2A candidates from Ron DeSantis to legislative candidates who've given the GOP a supermajority in both legislative chambers.
It may have been frustrating, but it wasn't a terrible night for Second Amendment advocates, In fact, as Cam details on today's show, gun owners won some significant victories on Tuesday, and have more to cheer about than their anti-gun opposition.
In the wake of the midterms, Democrats might not have as many opportunities to impose legislative limits on our Second Amendment rights, but the RAND Corporation is still providing anti-gun activists with a guide to gun control laws they believe might be permissible, even after the Supreme Court's decision in NYSRPA v. Bruen.
From a ballot initiative in Oregon to the New York governor's race, Cam breaks down some of the elections that are critically important for gun owners and details why gun control activists aren't likely to be popping champagne on Tuesday night.
A new bill restricting where concealed carry holders can lawfully protect themselves is moving forward in one Hawaii county over the objections of gun owners, who are vowing a lawsuit if the measure is approved without major changes.
The now-former sheriff in Santa Clara County may be able to avoid a jury verdict in her civil trial on corruption charges, but Laurie Smith won't be able to escape the public's scrutiny and contempt for her cowardly decision to resign from office while jurors were weighing whether to convict her for her alleged role in a pay-to-play scheme involving the issuance of concealed carry permits.
Supporters of Oregon's anti-gun ballot initiative have received a late influx of cash from a deep-pocketed donor; a sign that Measure 114 isn't going to be the slam dunk with voters that gun control activists were hoping for.
Supporters of Oregon's anti-gun ballot initiative have received a late influx of cash from a deep-pocketed donor; a sign that Measure 114 isn't going to be the slam dunk with voters that gun control activists were hoping for.
The District of Columbia (along with several anti-gun groups) are fighting to keep the ban on concealed carry on public transportation in place after a federal lawsuit was filed challenging the constitutionality of the prohibition, but in their latest filing the gun owners challenging that ban say the District has offered no evidence whatsoever that the law is in line with the Supreme Court's decision in Bruen.
The District of Columbia (along with several anti-gun groups) are fighting to keep the ban on concealed carry on public transportation in place after a federal lawsuit was filed challenging the constitutionality of the prohibition, but in their latest filing the gun owners challenging that ban say the District has offered no evidence whatsoever that the law is in line with the Supreme Court's decision in Bruen.
A new lawsuit alleges the District of Columbia is unfairly discriminating against black applicants for a concealed carry license; in some cases even using their status as the victim of a violent crime to deny their application and their right to bear arms in self-defense despite the city's supposed "shall-issue" laws.
A new lawsuit alleges the District of Columbia is unfairly discriminating against black applicants for a concealed carry license; in some cases even using their status as the victim of a violent crime to deny their application and their right to bear arms in self-defense despite the city's supposed "shall-issue" laws.
City council members in Redwood City, California have invoked the nuclear option after a pair of businesses applied to open up gun shops in the city. This week the city council voted unanimously to impose a 45-day ban on gun shops while city attorneys investigate whether the city can make that ban permanent; a tactic that other anti-gun locales are likely to adopt... at least until courts step in.
City council members in Redwood City, California have invoked the nuclear option after a pair of businesses applied to open up gun shops in the city. This week the city council voted unanimously to impose a 45-day ban on gun shops while city attorneys investigate whether the city can make that ban permanent; a tactic that other anti-gun locales are likely to adopt... at least until courts step in.
Democrats desperate to prove they can be tough on crime are instead pointing in many cases to laws that are aimed squarely at responsible gun owners hoping to exercise their Second Amendment rights; a midterm strategy that so far doesn't appear to be paying off for the left.
Democrats desperate to prove they can be tough on crime are instead pointing in many cases to laws that are aimed squarely at responsible gun owners hoping to exercise their Second Amendment rights; a midterm strategy that so far doesn't appear to be paying off for the left.
New Jersey's largest newspaper has come out in favor of the sweeping new restrictions on the right to bear arms proposed by anti-gun lawmakers like Gov. Phil Murphy, laughably claiming that the new measures are reasonable and rational despite the chilling effect they'll have on the exercise of a fundamental civil right.
New Jersey's largest newspaper has come out in favor of the sweeping new restrictions on the right to bear arms proposed by anti-gun lawmakers like Gov. Phil Murphy, laughably claiming that the new measures are reasonable and rational despite the chilling effect they'll have on the exercise of a fundamental civil right.
The Reload's Stephen Gutowski joins Cam to talk about his new role as a CNN analyst focusing on gun issues, the pushback to the decision from gun control activists like Shannon Watts, and the supercharged moment for the Second Amendment in courts and statehouses around the country.
The Reload's Stephen Gutowski joins Cam to talk about his new role as a CNN analyst focusing on gun issues, the pushback to the decision from gun control activists like Shannon Watts, and the supercharged moment for the Second Amendment in courts and statehouses around the country.
While the state's latest infringements on the right to bear arms are being challenged in court, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency has spoken to a number of synagogue-goers who are still carrying to defend their sanctuaries in violation of New York's ban on concealed carry in houses of worship.
While the state's latest infringements on the right to bear arms are being challenged in court, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency has spoken to a number of synagogue-goers who are still carrying to defend their sanctuaries in violation of New York's ban on concealed carry in houses of worship.
Scott Bach, head of the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, joins Cam to discuss the many anti-2A provisions in New Jersey's new concealed carry bill and what ANJRPC plans to do to fight their implementation.
Scott Bach, head of the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, joins Cam to discuss the many anti-2A provisions in New Jersey's new concealed carry bill and what ANJRPC plans to do to fight their implementation.
Paul Valone, the head of Grassroots NC, joins Cam to talk about the continued delays in processing concealed carry licenses in North Carolina's most populous county; delays that the Second Amendment advocate pins on Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden, who's been accused of slow-walking permits in the past.
Paul Valone, the head of Grassroots NC, joins Cam to talk about the continued delays in processing concealed carry licenses in North Carolina's most populous county; delays that the Second Amendment advocate pins on Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden, who's been accused of slow-walking permits in the past.
An untold number of concealed carry applicants have been stuck in a legal limbo for months, unable to receive their licenses because the Department of Veterans Affairs has yet to turn over mental health records required under North Carolina state law.
An untold number of concealed carry applicants have been stuck in a legal limbo for months, unable to receive their licenses because the Department of Veterans Affairs has yet to turn over mental health records required under North Carolina state law.
It's a local ordinance, but the city of Glendale, California's ban on concealed carry on vast swathes of public property could have national implications thanks to a new lawsuit filed by a coalition of 2A groups.
It's a local ordinance, but the city of Glendale, California's ban on concealed carry on vast swathes of public property could have national implications thanks to a new lawsuit filed by a coalition of 2A groups.
It's been more than three months since the Supreme Court struck down "may issue" carry laws in New York and a handful of other states but many gun owners who've applied for their concealed carry licenses post-Bruen are still waiting... and speaking out about the unreasonable delays.
It's been more than three months since the Supreme Court struck down "may issue" carry laws in New York and a handful of other states but many gun owners who've applied for their concealed carry licenses post-Bruen are still waiting... and speaking out about the unreasonable delays.
The civil trial against Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith, who is accused of using her position to grant concealed carry permits to favored individuals (including donors), has revealed some ugly truths about "may issue" carry laws and the corruption and graft that they fuel.
The civil trial against Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith, who is accused of using her position to grant concealed carry permits to favored individuals (including donors), has revealed some ugly truths about "may issue" carry laws and the corruption and graft that they fuel.
The fallout continues over a Democrat-produced mailer literally targeting GOP State Senate candidate Corey Simon by putting his image on a shooting target; an image that some civil rights activists and Black Republicans say has "dangerous" and racist implications.
The fallout continues over a Democrat-produced mailer literally targeting GOP State Senate candidate Corey Simon by putting his image on a shooting target; an image that some civil rights activists and Black Republicans say has "dangerous" and racist implications.
According to the FBI, armed citizens have stopped less than 5% of mass shootings, but Dr. John Lott with the Crime Prevention Research Center has crunched the numbers and found them to be massively under-reported. In fact, his data shows almost half of all mass shootings in 2021 were ended by a "good guy with a gun."
Second Amendment Foundation founder and executive vice president Alan Gottlieb joins Cam to talk about last weekend's Gun Rights Policy Conference and the dozens of 2A legal cases the group is involved with; including three new suits filed just last week.
Dr. Robert Young with Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership joins Cam to discuss the latest gun control-centric edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association and how some physicians and healthcare workers are pushing back against anti-gun campaigns masquerading as public health efforts.
Dr. Robert Young with Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership joins Cam to discuss the latest gun control-centric edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association and how some physicians and healthcare workers are pushing back against anti-gun campaigns masquerading as public health efforts.
From Hawaii to New Jersey anti-gun officials are scrambling to adopt sweeping restrictions on the right to carry modeled after New York's latest infringement on our Second Amendment rights; including a de-facto ban on concealed carry on all private property.
From Hawaii to New Jersey anti-gun officials are scrambling to adopt sweeping restrictions on the right to carry modeled after New York's latest infringement on our Second Amendment rights; including a de-facto ban on concealed carry on all private property.
Do increased gun sales lead to increased crime rates? According to gun control activists, the answer is "yes," but a new study published in the Journal of Surgical Research finds no connection between firearm purchases and the number of crimes. Dr. Mark Hamill, a trauma surgeon and associate professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center who was a primary author and researcher for the new study, joins Cam on today's show to discuss his findings and the current state of "gun violence" research in the medical community.
Do increased gun sales lead to increased crime rates? According to gun control activists, the answer is "yes," but a new study published in the Journal of Surgical Research finds no connection between firearm purchases and the number of crimes. Dr. Mark Hamill, a trauma surgeon and associate professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center who was a primary author and researcher for the new study, joins Cam on today's show to discuss his findings and the current state of "gun violence" research in the medical community.
The women of the DC Project recently had their fifth Capitol Hill fly-in, with dozens of members holding meetings with more than 100 congressional offices. DC Project founder Dianna Muller joins Cam to discuss what she and others learned during their recent visit, as well as the vitally important messages members delivered to elected officials on both sides of the gun control debate.
The women of the DC Project recently had their fifth Capitol Hill fly-in, with dozens of members holding meetings with more than 100 congressional offices. DC Project founder Dianna Muller joins Cam to discuss what she and others learned during their recent visit, as well as the vitally important messages members delivered to elected officials on both sides of the gun control debate.
Big Daddy Unlimited co-founder and Chief Happiness Officer Sherrie McKnight joins Cam to talk about the recent fight over what was supposed to be the chain's Morgantown, WV location; a setting that was scuttled by the gun store's landlord after a pressure campaign launched by local activists. McKnight says the company isn't giving up on the West Virginia city, but warns that the gun control lobby is serious about shutting down new and existing gun stores all across the country.
Big Daddy Unlimited co-founder and Chief Happiness Officer Sherrie McKnight joins Cam to talk about the recent fight over what was supposed to be the chain's Morgantown, WV location; a setting that was scuttled by the gun store's landlord after a pressure campaign launched by local activists. McKnight says the company isn't giving up on the West Virginia city, but warns that the gun control lobby is serious about shutting down new and existing gun stores all across the country.
The state of Florida's Chief Financial Officer says he'll be closely watching credit card companies to make sure they're not tracking gun purchases by law-abiding citizens, while the head of one of the country's largest banks told Congress on Wednesday that his company will not be "voluntarily" reporting any transactions at gun stores.
The state of Florida's Chief Financial Officer says he'll be closely watching credit card companies to make sure they're not tracking gun purchases by law-abiding citizens, while the head of one of the country's largest banks told Congress on Wednesday that his company will not be "voluntarily" reporting any transactions at gun stores.
Washington, D.C. AG Karl Racine is defending the designation of the DC-area Metro public transportation system as a "sensitive place" where concealed carry can be banned, despite the fact that the prohibition means those reliant on public transportation are unable to exercise their right to bear arms in self-defense even when they're not on board a bus or train car.
Washington, D.C. AG Karl Racine is defending the designation of the DC-area Metro public transportation system as a "sensitive place" where concealed carry can be banned, despite the fact that the prohibition means those reliant on public transportation are unable to exercise their right to bear arms in self-defense even when they're not on board a bus or train car.
With Republicans enjoying a double-digit lead among voters when it comes to which party is better at handling violent crime, the gun control lobby is hoping to aid their anti-gun allies in the Democratic Party by providing them with focus group-tested talking points for the campaign trail and TV advertisements.
With Republicans enjoying a double-digit lead among voters when it comes to which party is better at handling violent crime, the gun control lobby is hoping to aid their anti-gun allies in the Democratic Party by providing them with focus group-tested talking points for the campaign trail and TV advertisements.
If you're a regular viewer or listener of Cam & Co, you've seen and heard Ryan Petty on the program on a semi-regular basis over the past few years. Now Petty, whose daughter Alaina was murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in 2018, is stepping up his student safety and pro-2A activism by joining the ranks of Bearing Arms' contributors, and joins Cam to discuss what led him to take this step and what he hopes to focus on going forward.
If you're a regular viewer or listener of Cam & Co, you've seen and heard Ryan Petty on the program on a semi-regular basis over the past few years. Now Petty, whose daughter Alaina was murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in 2018, is stepping up his student safety and pro-2A activism by joining the ranks of Bearing Arms' contributors, and joins Cam to discuss what led him to take this step and what he hopes to focus on going forward.
A Syracuse University professor is speaking out against the state's new law demanding concealed carry applicants hand over a list of their social media accounts so they can be reviewed for evidence of "good moral character"; a practice she says isn't likely to survive a constitutional challenge.
A Syracuse University professor is speaking out against the state's new law demanding concealed carry applicants hand over a list of their social media accounts so they can be reviewed for evidence of "good moral character"; a practice she says isn't likely to survive a constitutional challenge.
This year's Constitution Day Civics Survey from the Annenberg School of Public Policy reveals a high level of civic illiteracy on the part of many Americans, but there's at least one bright spot when it comes to our understanding of the right to keep and bear arms.
This year's Constitution Day Civics Survey from the Annenberg School of Public Policy reveals a high level of civic illiteracy on the part of many Americans, but there's at least one bright spot when it comes to our understanding of the right to keep and bear arms.
From small town gun stores to the halls of Congress, the complaints and questions are growing over new rules adopted by credit card companies that could lead to a back-door gun registry.
From small town gun stores to the halls of Congress, the complaints and questions are growing over new rules adopted by credit card companies that could lead to a back-door gun registry.
The gun control lobby is celebrating after several major credit card companies say they will start categorizing sales at gun stores, and the National Shooting Sports Foundation's Mark Oliva joins Cam to explain the firearm industry's objections and concerns about what happens next.. including a private, backdoor gun registry.
The gun control lobby is celebrating after several major credit card companies say they will start categorizing sales at gun stores, and the National Shooting Sports Foundation's Mark Oliva joins Cam to explain the firearm industry's objections and concerns about what happens next.. including a private, backdoor gun registry.
New York-style restrictions on the right to carry will not be taking effect in California this week after anti-gun lawmakers failed to secure the votes necessary for passage, despite intense lobbying from Democrats like Attorney General Rob Bonta.
With New York's post-Bruen restrictions on the right to carry set to take effect tomorrow, some county sheriffs are warning that the new laws will only make things worse for law-abiding citizens.
Joe Biden is pushing for his ban on so-called assault weapons in the state of Pennsylvania today, hoping that it will invigorate Democratic voters ahead of the midterms. Instead, the issue could galvanize conservatives and may even provide a lifeline for Dr. Mehmet Oz's struggling Senate campaign.
While unions and trade groups in Hollywood claim to support more oversight when it comes to gun safety on set, California lawmakers declined to impose any new mandates on the entertainment industry this year... focusing instead on legal gun owners exercising their 2A rights.
The ATF's new rules on unfinished frames and receivers are now effect, and more regulations imposing new restrictions on pistol stabilizing braces are on the way, but the gun control lobby is already laying the groundwork for the Biden administration to target modern sporting rifles and perhaps even all semi-automatic firearms through regulation in the coming months.
It's not just violent crime that's been on the increase across the country over the past few years. Traffic fatalities have climbed by more than 20% since 2020, and are on pace to be nearly twice the number of homicides this year.... so where are the calls from Democrats about the need for "common sense car control"?
Shootings in Buffalo, New York are down by more than 30% this year, but it's not because of any other gun control laws approved by lawmakers. Instead, police are crediting a shift to focus on "micro hot spots" for the drop in crime; a strategy that targets violent criminals rather than the general public or legal gun owners.
Anti-gun groups are using legislation, litigation, and the threat of regulation in an attempt to chill the First Amendment rights of gun owners and gun makers, including a new complaint filed at the Federal Trade Commission targeting advertising within the firearms industry.
The House Oversight Committee's subpoena of Smith & Wesson demanding "granular" details about its sales of modern sporting rifles isn't just an attempt at "character assassination", according to the editors of the Wall St. Journal, it's likely to be laughed out of court.
A ballot initiative that would require would-be gun owners to first undergo training and apply for a permit to purchase a firearm is getting serious pushback from gun owners, 2A activists, and several sheriffs in the state who warn that even non-gun owners won't be happy with the unintended consequences if the measure is approved by voters this November.
As Arizona Democrat Mark Kelly hopes to win a full six-year term in the U.S. Senate this fall, the co-founder of the gun control group Giffords is highlighting his support for abortion but isn't saying much at all about his embrace of an anti-2A ideology.
FASTER Colorado Executive Director Laura Carno joins Cam to discuss the growing popularity of armed school staff in her state and beyond Colorado's borders, and why anti-gun activists are wrong to oppose these policies.
Gun owners are well aware of the ineffectiveness of gun "buyback" programs when it comes to reducing violent crime, but surprisingly, one public radio outlet in Texas is casting a critical eye on Houston's recent compensated confiscation event and questioning the motivations behind it.
Rebecca Schmoe has been a champion of the right to keep and bear arms for several years with groups like 1 Million Moms Against Gun Control and the D.C. Project. Now she's stepping further into the political arena by running for state representative in Kansas, and hoping to inspire other advocates to do the same.
With Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspending a state's attorney for “neglect of duty” and “incompetence for vowing not to enforce certain laws relating to abortion and "gender transitioning," the Orlando Sentinel wants to know why the governor isn't taking a similar stance on sheriffs who've vowed not to enforce any new gun control laws.
And not only a gun ban. Boulder County has also restricted where concealed carry holders can carry, imposed a ban on gun sales to adults under the age of 21, and a waiting period mandate as well. Now one gun rights group in the state is vowing to sue, and others may soon follow suit.
Gregory Koger might not have thought this one through, because as Cam explains, there are a lot of problems with his call for a national "buyback", even one that's supposedly voluntary in nature.
Massachusetts' legislature wrapped up this year's session early Monday morning, and the head of the Gun Owners Action League says that while a few of the more egregious gun control items ended up on the chopping block, there are still several items of concern and dubious constitutionality that made it across the finish line.
A coalition of 17 Republican Attorneys General are standing side-by-side with Gun Owners of America to take on the Biden administration's pending rule regarding unfinished and unserialized frames and receivers set to take effect next month.
House Democrats are using an Oversight Committee hearing chaired by Rep. Carolyn Maloney to scapegoat gun makers and blame them for the actions of cowardly murderers and violent criminals, accusing them of putting profits ahead of public safety.
While Joe Biden says you can't claim to support police unless you also support banning so-called assault weapons, Ohio police officer, firearms instructor, and gun store/range owner Eric Delbert says Biden's push for a ban isn't supported by most officers and wouldn't do anything to make the public or peace officers safer.
The behind-the-scenes arm twisting on the part of Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic leadership continues, but there are signs that the outcome of a vote in doubt, and may not take place this week.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation's senior vice president and general counsel Larry Keane joins Cam for a wide-ranging discussion on the Democrats' latest "assault weapons" ban, the installment of Steve Dettelbach as head of the ATF, the gun control lobby's war on the industry in courts of law and public opinion, and more.
The state of Oregon could impose new restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms, many of which appear to violate the Constitution, if a ballot initiative just approved for the November elections ends up being approved by voters.
The gun control lobby loves to portray itself as the voice of "reasonableness" and "commonsense," but their criticism of the armed citizen who stopped the targeted attack at a Greenwood, Indiana mall doesn't make much sense at all, as the Reload's Stephen Gutowski and Cam Edwards discuss on today's show.
A 22-year old was able to stop a targeted attack on an Indiana mall on Sunday, but only because he violated the mall's "no weapons" policy and was carrying a handgun of his own. While the armed citizen isn't likely to face chargers, the defensive gun use is another demonstration that "gun-free zones" don't stop violent criminals, but could prevent law-abiding citizens from acting in self-defense or the defense of others.
Law professor Jonathan Turley says New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Democratic legislature are risking a Supreme Court smackdown with their latest round of gun control laws, but he gives the anti-gun politicians far too much credit when it comes to trying to comply with the Court's decision in Bruen.
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried's lawsuit challenging the federal government's prohibition on gun ownership for medical marijuana laws looks to be motivated at least in part by politics, but that doesn't mean the case itself is without merit.
Rick Ector is hoping to help educate hundreds of new and would-be gun owners in the Detroit area through a massive event taking place at two local ranges later this month. He joins Cam to talk about the event, as well as the licensing delays Detroit residents are still facing when they apply for their license to carry.
Anti-gun activists are getting downright delusional with their efforts to disarm Americans. Thwarted by the Supreme Court, a growing number of them are now demanding that we the people amend the Constitution and repeal the right to keep and bear arms entirely.
House Oversight Committee chairwoman Carolyn Maloney of New York is calling on the CEOs of several major gun companies to testify on Capitol Hill in a politically-motivated witch hunt designed to scapegoat the firearms industry and blame it for the actions of criminals.
Attorneys for the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association are carefully poring over the new anti-2A laws slapped in place by Democrats last week, and NYSRPA executive director Tom King says legal challenges are coming "sooner rather than later."
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association executive director Tom King tells Cam that the attempts by New York Democrats to defy the Supreme Court's opinion on the right to bear arms in public by imposing sweeping "gun-free zones", draconian training mandates, and more will be challenged.
CRPA head Chuck Michel joins Cam with the latest info into the massive leak of private information of hundreds of thousands of California gun owners from Attorney General Rob Bonta's office, as well as a look at the 16 gun control bills that are likely heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom in the next few days.
The Supreme Court decision in NYSPRA v. Bruen warned against states trying to declare broad swathes of publicly accessible places as "sensitive spaces" where guns could be banned, but that's exactly what Democrats like New York Gov. Kathy Hochul are trying to do by imposing new restrictions on where gun owners can lawfully carry, including virtually all privately-owned businesses unless (in limited circumstances) business owners "opt in" to allow it.
California Rifle & Pistol Association president and Second Amendment attorney Chuck Michel joins Cam to lay out the top priorities for the 2A group in the wake of last week's historic Supreme Court decision, including efforts to defeat anti-gunners' attempts to use "sensitive places" and "good moral character" requirements to block most Californians from accessing their right to bear arms in self-defense.
Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia joins Cam to talk about his new RETURN (Repealing Excise Tax on Unalienable Rights Now) our Constitutional Rights Act, which would remove ALL federal taxes on firearms and ammunition, including the $200 tax stamp for NFA items.
The Supreme Court's decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association doesn't just declare all "proper cause" requirements for a concealed carry license unconstitutional, it casts major doubt on the constitutionality of gun control laws like bans on AR-15s and "large capacity" magazines that have no analogue in American history or the text and tradition of the right to keep and bear arms.
Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida joins Cam to discuss the details of the gun deal reached by the Senate and his objections, as well as what he believes can and should be done to prevent attacks like the horrific murders at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas without letting our emotions override our logic, common sense, and Constitution.
With the Senate set to adjourn for two weeks on Thursday afternoon, negotiators are rushing to put a bill on the floor for a vote, but will there be time to actually read the legislation brokered by Democrats and Republicans in response to the shootings in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas before that vote is held?
If the Supreme Court strikes down New York's "may issue" carry laws in the coming days, anti-gun politicians and the gun control lobby are working to get a backup plan in place: banning the carrying of firearms in many publicly accessible areas by calling them "sensitive places" off-limits to our Second Amendment rights.
Bloomberg columnist Timothy O'Brien thinks he's found a way to stop the sale of modern sporting rifles without the need for Congress to cast a vote, but as Cam points out, there are a few flaws and unintended consequences in his gun ban plan.
Democrats in Washington State approved a ban on so-called large capacity magazines earlier this year, but ahead of the law taking effect on July 1st gun stores around the state are reporting a massive increase in sales.
From California to New Jersey, anti-gun Democrats are pushing new laws allowing for gun makers to be sued for the actions of criminals despite a federal law that was designed to prevent these politically-motivated lawsuits from going forward. The intention is clear; to bankrupt the firearms industry and deprive law-abiding Americans of access to their right to keep and bear arms.
With 10 Republicans agreeing in principle to a deal that includes increased spending on mental health and school security as well as offering grants to states that adopt "red flag" laws and including juvenile crime records in background checks on young adults who purchase firearms, there's a lot of momentum at the moment, and if 2A activists are going to successfully sideline the legislation, we can't just talk to ourselves.
The Heritage Foundation's Amy Swearer was one of a handful of Second Amendment supporters invited to testify during Wednesday's House committee hearing on "gun violence" (and more importantly, gun control), and joins Cam to discuss her appearance and her frustration with the lack of interest by Democrats in looking for answers that don't involve restricting the right to keep and bear arms.
While most of the media's attention is focused on gun control efforts on Capitol Hill, away from the spotlight many school districts are quietly investigating the possibility of having armed school staff members in place. FASTER Colorado's Laura Carno tells Cam that the group has been overwhelmed with interest on the part of school districts, and are hoping to train hundreds of educators and staffers before the end of the year.
Johns Hopkins University researcher Daniel Webster has admitted in an interview that even "universal background checks" won't have much of an impact on shootings and homicides, and should be seen as just the first step in a bigger round of restrictions on gun owners, including a gun licensing regime and mandatory waiting periods.
But does their argument hold up? As Cam explains, the bulk of the historical evidence shows that Americans have embraced their individual right to keep and bear arms for self-defense since before the founding of this nation, and continue to do so today.
Dr. J. Eric Dietz with the Homeland Security Institute at Purdue University joins Cam to talk about his latest research into the effectiveness of both school resource officers and armed school staff in stopping targeted attacks on schools, which he says can reduce casualties by more than 70%.
While politicians in Washington D.C. are looking to find some sort of gun control "compromise" in the wake of the horrific murders in Uvalde, Texas, gun owners and Second Amendment advocates involved in the grassroots effort known as Walk The Talk America are taking on the challenge of improving access to and removing the stigma around mental health and gun ownership. WTTA founder Michael Sodini joins Cam to talk about the program and how it's helping to save lives.
Ryan Petty, whose daughter Alaina was murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in 2018, says he's "held his tongue" for four years, but can no longer be silent about the lies and rewriting of history on the part of anti-gun activist David Hogg. Petty joins Cam to set the record straight, as well as what he'd like to see Congress do in response to the shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left 19 students and two teachers dead.
Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy says he's willing to "bend over backwards" to find a compromise on gun control after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, but his motivation appears far less about effective policies and much more about political posturing.
The NRA's first full-scale Annual Meeting since 2019 is kicking off this weekend in Houston, and Cam talks about some of the big unanswered questions heading into the gathering with The Reload's Stephen Gutowski.
The New York City mayor is allegedly eyeing a run for president in 2024, and the city's rising crime rate and his embrace of gun control may make him an attractive candidate for the gun control lobby.
A gun control proposal by Sens. Cory Booker, Richard Blumenthal, and Robert Menendez would require all gun owners to be licensed by the federal government, and that's just the start of the unconstitutional infringements on our 2A rights contained within the newly introduced legislation.
While anti-gun activists in the U.S. are calling on Congress to pass Joe Biden's gun ban plan, Justin Trudeau's liberals are set to inflict new restrictions on Canadian gun owners starting tomorrow, and many gun owners worry that confiscation is just around the corner.
While Joe Biden is repeating his call for Congress to pass his proposed ban on modern sporting rifles and "large capacity" magazines, it sounds like Senate Democrats are unlikely to hold a vote that's doomed for failure... though they're still looking for ways to make political hay out of the horrific murders in Buffalo, New York.
Second Amendment activist Tony Simon, who founded DiversityShoot.com, sits down with Cam to talk about the Buffalo shooting and why he believes it will actually lead to more Americans from all walks of life coming together in support of their shared right of armed self-defense.
A six-year old "smart gun" company just received $17-million in funding from investors, despite the fact that it doesn't have a product ready for market. In fact, despite multiple companies displaying their own "smart guns" at this year's SHOT Show, it doesn't appear as if any of them are yet ready to sell in stores.
Anti-gun banks and woke corporations seeking to impose their own restrictions on companies within the firearms industry are now facing pushback from the industry itself in the form of the FIND Act; legislation that blocks companies that discriminate against the firearms industry from doing business with state governments. NSSF's Darren LaSorte sits down with Cam to explain how the bill works and where it could be soon enshrined into law.
Constitutional Carry may be the latest pro-2A law that anti-gun nuts are objecting to, but as Cam demonstrates on today's show, their real issue is the right to bear arms itself, even in "shall issue' states.
The Florida governor has reiterated his support for Constitutional Carry but isn't making any promises about signing a bill into law this year, saying it's up to the legislature to get a bill to his desk.
As the website Complete Colorado has documented, city council members across the Denver suburbs are working with groups like Giffords and Everytown for Gun Safety to impose a host of new local laws aimed at restricting the rights of law-abiding citizens.
A federal judge has denied the District of Columbia's bid to keep federal prosecutors away from handling felon-in-possession cases in the city; a decision that could keep more repeat, violent offenders behind bars for a longer period of time.
The New York Times is out with a hit piece on "bad apple" gun dealers, uncritically promoting a new report by the gun control group Brady that claims a handful of gun stores in the Philadelphia area are arming a majority of the city's criminals.
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock wants to ban law-abiding gun owners from carrying in public parks and government buildings, even as statistics show violent crime is getting worse in the Mile-High City.
What happens to burglary rates when local media publish the names and zip codes of concealed carry holders? According to one new study, a significant (if short-lived) decline in burglaries where there are high rates of carry licenses, and on today's show Cam weighs in on whether that's worth the invasion of privacy of gun owners.
There's a better chance of Will Smith and Chris Rock co-hosting the Oscars than the Second Amendment being repealed and replaced by anti-gun language, but the dreams of gun control activists die hard, especially when they're losing ground across the country.
We're still probably at least a month away from the Supreme Court issuing its decision in a case challenging New York's "may issue" concealed carry permitting scheme, but anti-gun activists from Giffords and Everytown are already starting to not-so-quietly panic over what the Court could say about the right to bear arms.
Acting ATF Director Marvin Richardson has been unceremoniously demoted months before his scheduled retirement, according to The Reload's Stephen Gutowski, who joins Cam to talk about the latest move by the Biden administration to weaponize the ATF into a gun control group with law enforcement powers.
Gun Owners of America's Erich Pratt is out with a new op-ed on the real agenda behind the push to ban "ghost guns" in the Philadelphia Inquirer as the city's far-left District Attorney calls for new laws aimed at banning the 3D-printing of gun parts.
The editors of the Houston Chronicle have a new scapegoat for the age-old problem of violent crime: "Second Amendment absolutism." As Cam shows, however, their anti-gun rationale simply doesn't stand up to the slightest bit of scrutiny, and their calls for criminalizing our right to keep and bear arms would only make us less safe.
Andy Parker vowed to defeat Republican congressman Bob Good when he announced his own congressional campaign earlier this year, but the gun control activist won't be a part of the Democratic primary in Virginia's 5th District after failing to submit 1,000 valid signatures in support of his campaign.
Matt Manda of the National Shooting Sports Foundation joins Cam to respond to Joe Biden's announced (but not yet published) rules on "ghost guns" as well as the nomination of Democratic politician and former U.S. Attorney Steve Dettelbach as permanent director of ATF.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has a new plan to cut crime; getting corporations and private donors to pony up a million bucks for two gun "buybacks" to be held later this year. The biggest problem with that idea is that there's absolutely no evidence that these compensated confiscation events actually do anything to reduce crime, suicides, or accidents involving firearms.
The Connecticut Citizens Defense League's Holly Sullivan joins Cam to talk about why Gov. Ned Lamont's gun control bill ended up gutted in a Democrat-majority legislative committee, and what it means for the gun debate going forward.
A new Morning Consult/POLITICO poll offers more evidence that the Democratic Party's enthusiastic push for more gun control laws is turning off voters and could have a major impact on the midterm elections.
A federal judge has agreed to a stay in a case challenging New Jersey's "may issue" laws; a stay sought not only by the plaintiffs in the case, but by the state's acting Attorney General as well.
$1.7 billion to be exact; more evidence that the administration wants to weaponize the federal agency and turn it into a gun control organization with law enforcement powers.
Minnesota Sen. John Marty claims his bill requiring gun owners to be licensed would stop juveniles from getting ahold of guns, despite the fact that state and federal law already prohibit minors from acquiring weapons.
A new poll of voters shows that 2/3rds of respondents say the Second Amendment is more important than ever after watching the Russian army's invasion of Ukraine. SAF's Alan Gottlieb joins Cam to discuss the survey's findings, which are unquestionably bad news for anti-gun Democrats.
Gun control activists are desperate to find some way to use Russia's invasion of Ukraine to bolster their attacks on our Second Amendment rights, but Boston Globe columnist Renee Graham's latest column is a bizarre new low.
The ATF's final rules on unserialized firearms are expected to be released in just a few weeks, and ABC News is helping to set the Biden administration's approved narrative in a new report touting the pending restrictions on home-built guns.
Attorney Stephen Stamboulieh joins Cam with details on the successful fight to overturn the last outright ban on stun guns in the United States as well as how some states are still trying to do an end run around the Constitution in order to make it nearly impossible to legally own an electronic weapon.
2A activist Lauren Snyder joins Cam to talk about why the right of armed self-defense is so important to her, as well as her disgust at the disrespect shown to her and other supporters during a recent legislative hearing in Arizona.
A federal judge has struck down Rhode Island's ban on stun guns, though he didn't seem too thrilled about having to reach that decision.
Two of the six GOP-controlled states that have pursued Constitutional Carry bills this year have now enshrined the measures into law, and the prospects of going 5-for-6 are looking much better than they were just a couple of weeks ago. Cam has the details on the success stories, as well as the one red state where the push for permitless carry has stalled.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation's senior vice president and general counsel Larry Keane joins Cam to discuss what specifically the Ukrainian government is asking for and how the U.S. firearms industry is stepping up to deliver arms and ammunition to the Ukrainians fighting for their freedom and sovereignty.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led some Democrats to praise a government handing out "assault weapons" to civilians, even as they try to criminalize ownership of modern sporting rifles here at home. National Review's Jim Geraghty joins Cam to talk about why armed deterrence matters, from both a national and personal security perspective.
A permitless carry bill is on Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's desk, but his signature is not assured and anti-2A activists are mounting a last minute effort to persuade the governor to veto the measure because of opposition by some in law enforcement.
It was billed by gun control advocates as a bold new step towards "gun safety," but now some activists seem less than impressed by the details of San Jose's new mandatory insurance requirements and fees on gun owners.
The National Rifle Association and the California Rifle & Pistol Association are urging the Supreme Court to accept a challenge to California's ban on "high capacity" ammunition magazines, which are commonly-owned but illegal to possess in the state, even if they were legally purchased before the ban took effect.
Carjackings are soaring across the country and many suspects aren't even old enough to legally drive, much less carry a gun. But these teen offenders are playing a deadly game that can result in decades behind bars or the loss of their own life at the hands of an armed citizen.
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin is facing a recall election, and after his recent interview with the New York Times talking about about violent criminals, the firearms industry, "safe injection sites", and the growing number of addicts on San Francisco's streets, it's not hard to see why even some progressives are saying "no more."
Democrats, gun control activists, and some Alabama county sheriffs are hoping to derail a permitless carry bill by claiming that the legislation amounts to defunding the police. Here's why that argument doesn't hold up.
A dozen legal scholars are part of an effort to overturn Maryland's ban on so-called assault weapons, and the Independence Institute's David Kopel, the main author of a new brief urging the Supreme Court to hear a challenge to the law, joins Cam to explain why history and precedent should compel justices to step in and grant cert.
Democrats in Baltimore looking to "do something" to address crime are talking up taking guns off the streets, but as a new report shows, the number of guns seized in any given year has no bearing on the city's homicide rate.
Even before Vladimir Putin announced he was sending "peacekeepers" into two eastern Ukrainian provinces, many Ukrainans were taking a greater interest in owning a firearm for self-defense.
Despite the objections from some county sheriffs and many politically-appointed police chiefs in the state, lawmakers appear poised to give Constitutional Carry the green light this week, decriminalizing the right of legal gun owners to bear arms without first obtaining a government-issued permission slip.
Just days after Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke declared that he doesn't want to take any guns from anyone, the Democrat now insists he's not walking back the "Hell yes we're taking your AR-15" declaration he made just a couple of years ago.
A challenge to Maryland's ban on so-called assault weapons and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision upholding the ban by declaring AR-15s and other semi-automatic rifles aren't protected by the Second Amendment could soon be taken up by the Supreme Court, and the Second Amendment Foundation's Alan Gottlieb explains why he's cautiously optimistic that the Court will take up the case.
Joe Biden once again demanded the Democratic-controlled Congress take up his push for new gun control laws on Monday, but as The Hill reports, many Democrats on Capitol Hill would prefer to talk about almost anything else during an election year.
A 16-year old busted for illegally carrying guns twice in 2021 now stands accused of murdering a 15-year old on a Chicago street just hours after he was in court for a hearing on one of his gun charges last week; another sign that Chicago's criminal justice system is failing to hold juvenile offenders accountable for their actions.
RedState's Brandon Morse joins Cam to discuss the political fallout of Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke's abrupt about face on coming for our guns and whether the flailing Democrat has a political future in Texas after his pathetic attempt at pandering to gun owners.
The issue? A severe lack of compliance on the part of gun owners who don't take too kindly to having their rights trampled on.
The police shooting death of 22-year-old Amir Locke, a legal gun owner and concealed carry holder killed during the execution of a no-knock warrant in Minneapolis last week, has prompted protests and a renewed debate about the use of no-knock warrants. One of those critical of the practice is Bryan Strawser, chairman of the MN Gun Owners Caucus, who joins Cam to talk about the dangers presented by no-knock warrants to both legal gun owners and law enforcement.
For almost five years, Jason Pratt's been operating Tomcat Tactical Firearms from his home in the Denver suburb of Greenwood Village without issue. Then his neighbors found out, and now they're trying to shut down the FFL.
Joe Biden's high-profile trip to NYC to talk crime with Mayor Eric Adams is more about political messaging than public safety, which may please gun control activists but will do little to address violent criminals themselves.
Colorado is generally thought to be a reliably blue state, but a new poll suggests that a red wave election could sweep Republicans into power at the state capitol come November, in part because of voters dissatisfaction with Democrats' focus on gun control legislation instead of kitchen table issues.
Thirteen blue-state attorneys general have signed on to a brief supporting the Mexican government's lawsuit blaming US gunmakers for cartel violence south of the border in in the hopes of putting them out of business. But as Cam details, the cartels themselves are using things not typically found in US gun stores, including bomb-equipped drones and rocket propelled grenades.
And CNN host Jim Acosta was happy to play along, suggesting that gun owners take a "maximalist view of freedom over lives," despite the fact that hundreds of thousands of Americans use their firearms in self-defense and defense of others every year.
Half of the country's Attorneys General have signed on to an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to revisit Maryland's ban on so-called assault weapons, arguing that the Fourth Circuit got it wrong when it upheld the gun ban in 2017 and inaction from SCOTUS could lead lower courts interpreting the Second Amendment out of existence.
Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam to discuss San Jose's new mandatory fee and insurance requirement for legal gun owners, why the city's so eager to put such clearly unconstitutional laws on the books, and what 2A organizations are doing to fight back.
State Sen. Sally Harrell's not just hostile to permitless carry. She's proposing a bill that would criminalize possession of a gun without first taking a state-mandated training course, and as Cam explains, the idea is growing in popularity among anti-gun Democrats in other states as well.
Cam's back from the SHOT Show with some final thoughts on this year's event, but he's also joined by Nicole Goeser, the executive director of the Crime Prevention Research Center to talk about National Stalking Awareness Month and why she's adamant about stalking victims recognizing and utilizing their Second Amendment right of armed self-defense.
Cam checks in with Ryan Petty, who's attending SHOT Show for the very first time. Petty, who recently received his FFL, shares his experience as a new retailer, as well as some of the questions he receives from others who can't understand why someone who's been impacted by "gun violence" wants to be a part of the firearms industry.
Cam sits down with Diversity Shoot's founder Tony Simon for a wide-ranging conversation about the changing face of gun ownership and how many new gun owners in the anti-gun state of New Jersey are finding a community to call their own.
The 2022 SHOT Show is officially underway in Las Vegas, and Cam has an on-the-ground report with The Reload's Stephen Gutowski touching on Range Day, the unique opportunities for smaller companies at this year's show, and more.
After a year's absence thanks to a global pandemic, the Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show is set to kick off in Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday. Bearing Arms will be on the ground all week long, but we're kicking off our coverage with a preview of the event and a conversation with the National Shooting Sports Foundation's Mark Oliva.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem joins Cam to talk about her push to remove the fees for carry licenses in the state, why she believes other Republican governors should sign off on Constitutional Carry legislation, and her reaction to the latest attempts at infringing our 2A rights by Democratic governors like Phil Murphy in New Jersey.
While Philadelphia hit an all-time high in the number of homicides last year, the suburb of Chester, PA has seen a dramatic turnaround in the number of murders; not because of new gun laws, but thanks to a simple change in strategy.
It's one of the go-to arguments for anti-gun activists, but as Cam details, a "public health approach to gun violence" is really just code for "it's time to rebrand the failing gun control movement."
Delaware residents hoping to legally have a pistol in their home may soon have to first beg for permission and show proof of live-fire training, at least if gun control activists and many Democratic politicians get their way.
A new gun control bill unveiled by several California Democrats this week promises to allow private citizens to sue gun makers and sellers and hold them accountable for the acts of criminals, but according to attorney Erik Jaffe, the measure doesn't go as far as Gov. Gavin Newsom has previously demanded... at least for the moment.
A motley crew of California Democrats have unveiled legislation empowering local governments and private citizens to sue gun makers and sellers and hold them responsible for the actions of criminals, but as Cam explains, a pending legal challenge and existing federal law may doom the gun control bill's future.
As we close out 2021, we're taking a look back at this year's victories along with the threats and success stories we're likely to see in 2022. The Second Amendment Foundation's Alan Gottlieb sees a lot of good news ahead for gun owners, but is also warning that for every 2A victory, we're likely to see blue states and Democrats in D.C. lash out with new infringements on our right to keep and bear arms.
A bill expanding New Hampshire's firearm preemption law and imposing consequences on officials who willfully impose local gun control ordinances in violation of state law has the gun control lobby and anti-2A politicians crying foul, while supporters say the measure is needed to curb abuses of the right to keep and bear arms.
Mobile County, Alabama Sheriff Sam Cochran is intent on preventing the state from adopting Constitutional Carry legislation, and a recent Facebook post by the sheriff's office shows the contempt and disdain he has for all those who dare disagree.
Anytime a pundit says "here's a 'gun safety' idea that even conservatives can get behind," you know you're about to hear something that no conservative would support. Such is the case with the arguments of two Michigan attorneys, who say a conservative approach to gun safety starts with mandatory insurance requirements and a government list of gun owners.
A unanimous decision by the Georgia Supreme Court paves the way for gun owners to receive their concealed carry licenses, even if their background check comes back with incomplete information.
While gun control activists insist that the rise in violent crime in many American cities is directly related to increased gun sales, National Police Association attorney James L. Buchal tells Cam that the record-high number of homicides in places like Seattle, Baltimore, and Philadelphia can be directly traced to a lack of officers on the streets.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation's Mark Oliva says the firearms industry trade group is waiting to see the specific text of Gavin Newsom's latest gun control proposal, but he believes the governor's plan to let private citizens sue over the possession or manufacture of "assault weapons" and "ghost guns" is an attempt to pander to his political base as well as an affront to the right of the people to keep and bear arms.
How badly is Beto's gubernatorial campaign faring in rural Texas? Well, one recent deep dive into Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke's candidacy pondered whether he can show Democrats "how to lose less badly", which doesn't sound like a great sign for the candidate and his desire to ban and confiscate the most commonly-sold rifle in the U.S.
With five states joining the ranks of Constitutional or permitless carry states this year, momentum is building for other red states to follow. The Reload's Stephen Gutowski joins Cam to talk about the states most likely to move towards full recognition of the right to bear arms in the year ahead.
Ryan Petty, whose daughter Alaina was murdered in the attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in 2018, says he's seeing disturbing similarities between that heinous crime and the shooting in Oxford, Michigan. Even worse, Petty says both tragedies could have been prevented if the right school policies had been in place and practiced.
Dr. Mehmet Oz is considered to have a leg up on his competition in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate election next year, thanks to his deep pockets and high profile. But his support for gun control, including a ban on semi-automatic firearms, could prove poisonous to Pennsylvania conservatives and Republican voters.
Columbus, Ohio firearms instructor, gun store owner, 2A podcast host, and law enforcement officer Eric Delbert says he's not necessarily opposed to a trial for former Franklin County Sheriff's Deputy Jason Meade in the death of concealed carry holder Casey Goodson, Jr., but he believes that statements by the prosecutor and other public officials are poisoning the well of public opinion against Meade before the public has ever had the chance to hear all the evidence.
Rob Morse of Slow Facts and the Polite Society podcast joins Cam to discuss some of the results of the 2021 National Firearms Survey, which found that both keeping and bearing arms is lot more common than many folks think.
The Ninth Circuit may have upheld California's ban on so-called "large capacity" ammunition magazines, but as California Rifle & Pistol Association head Chuck Michel tells Cam, the anti-gun judges won't have the last words in the case, because an appeal to SCOTUS is already underway.
It's not the first time that voices on the Left have demanded the repeal of the Second Amendment, and it won't be the last, but as Cam points out, the calls from pundits and columnists to erase away part of the Bill of Rights inevitably turn out to be all talk and no action.
Former prosecutor (and current NBC legal analyst) Tali Farhadian Weinstein doesn't appear too happy with the verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse case, and she's downright unhinged over public defenders siding with the Second Amendment in a SCOTUS case dealing with the right to bear arms.
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney is pointing the finger at gun makers, gun owners, and Republican lawmakers for the city's record-high homicide rate, without ever once talking about the criminals pulling the trigger and the city's D.A. who's prosecuting far fewer violent crimes.
With gun control legislation stalled in Congress, the Left is looking for new ways to go after our 2A rights, and Forbes contributor Roxanne Bland thinks she's found one: using the tax code to target gun ownership.
The Left isn't handling the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse well at all, but will their meltdown lead to changes in self-defense or gun laws in blue states under the political domination of Democrats?
Cam sits down with Dr. Michael Anestis, executive director of the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center for a surprising conversation about new gun owners, suicide, and finding collaborative approaches to helping those in crisis.
A new study by two researchers at Penn State University attempted to show that rising gun sales were to blame for an increase in shootings and homicides, but the data shows something else entirely.
In their zeal to convict Kyle Rittenhouse on murder charges, prosecutors made a mess of Wisconsin self-defense laws, and many on the Left have embraced the misinformation.
Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke has made it official- he's running for governor of Texas and doubling down on his call to go after AR-15s and other legally owned firearms.
We've actually got two big stories on this edition of Cam & Co: first, an update on the Kyle Rittenhouse trial and the dishonest coverage coving from some in the media, followed by a special interview with country music artist and veteran Ryan Weaver, who's out with a brand new song for Veterans Day called "Let's Talk About Heroes." A link to that video can be found here. https://youtu.be/ebULvWwmIXs
Ryan Petty isn't opposed to red flag laws in theory, but he tells Cam that he can't support a new bill establishing a Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order, no matter how much the legislative language might be tweaked or revised.
One of the most compelling arguments in favor of overturning New York's subjective "may issue" system for carry permits has come from several public defenders in the state, who say the gun control regime is both unconstitutional and unconscionable in its scope and consequences.
Last week's election losses should be all that's needed to convince Democrats that treating gun owners and the right to keep and bear arms with contempt isn't smart politically, but as Cam notes, the Left doesn't appear willing or ready to learn that lesson.
California Rifle & Pistol Association head and Second Amendment attorney Chuck Michel says he's feeling pretty good after hearing Wednesday's Supreme Court oral arguments in a case challenging New York's subjective carry permitting laws, and he's hoping that the Court's upcoming opinion will open the door for major challenges to many of California's infringements on the right to keep and bear arms.
The nine justices on the Supreme Court had plenty of questions for attorneys representing individual gun owners, the state of New York, and the Biden administration in a case seeking to overturn the state's subjective and arbitrary standards for issuing concealed carry permits, and as Cam details, those defending the law didn't have many good answers.
Gun control didn't really emerge as a campaign issue for either Democrat Terry McAuliffe or Republican Glenn Youngkin in the Virginia governor's race, despite the fact that the Second Amendment Sanctuary movement swept across the commonwealth less than two years ago. As Cam explains, both campaigns may have downplayed their views for strategic reasons, but that doesn't mean that voters are ignoring the issue.
Dan Eldridge, the owner of Maxon Shooter's Supplies in Cook County, Illinois, says business is booming since the Illinois Supreme Court struck down the county's tax on firearms and ammunition. But will the county let the issue drop, or will anti-gun lawmakers try to revive the anti-2A tax in a slightly revised form?
An upcoming documentary from CBS News on "the new pro-gun generation" is surprisingly positive, but is that because of the politics of the gun owners the network chose to profile?
A tribal police chief in California's pled guilty to selling badges to wealthy Los Angeles County residents for as much as $100,000 so that they could legally carry firearms; the latest incident with police and issuing authorities in "may issue" states selling access to a constitutionally-protected right.
Joe Biden's not exactly the most popular politician in Virginia these days, but Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe can't exactly tell him to stay home. So, the president is campaigning in Virginia today, even though his presence could very well backfire by reminding voters of both Biden and McAuliffe's embrace of sweeping gun and magazine bans.
Should police be trained to aim for center pass when they have to use their firearm on duty, or should they be told to aim for arms, legs, the abdomen, or the pelvis? One Georgia police chief's drawing praise from the Postfor his policy, but he's getting even more criticism from fellow officers.
Gun owners in the Chicago area have been forced to pay extra taxes on firearms and ammunition for years now, but a new decision from the Illinois Supreme Court has now brought the Cook County cash grab to a screeching halt.
Gun owners and Second Amendment advocates received a big assist in their quest to challenge local gun laws around Pennsylvania, after the state Supreme Court declared that gun owners don't have to be arrested for violating the laws before they can sue over their constitutionality.
The CEO of North American Arms said he enjoyed "no small measure of schadenfreude" reading about unvaccinated Americans stricken with COVID, which he labeled a "Darwinian effect, helping to cleanse our gene pool," but now Sandy Chisholm is apologizing for the "unnecessarily inflammatory words" he used in his rant about unvaccinated Americans.
Gun control activists are chomping at the bit to put more "red flag" gun seizure laws in place around the country, but (thankfully for 2A supporters) they're growing increasingly frustrated at the wall of opposition they're finding in red states and divided legislatures.
But not according to Amnesty International, which is weighing in on the Supreme Court challenge to New York's subjective permit laws for carrying firearms. The organization claims that in a court filing that recognizing the right to bear arms is itself a violation of human rights, and that international law should trump the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Was the Second Amendment really put in place to protect the power of slave owners instead of the right to own and carry firearms? Nope, though anti-gun scholars are once again promoting that baseless theory. Second Amendment attorney and scholar Stephen Halbrook joins Cam to talk about the realhistory of the right to keep and bear arms, and why this particular 2A lie just won't die.
Guns, grenades, and more weaponry available for sale are easily found on social media networks. So why isn't the government of Mexico suing Facebook like it's suing US gun makers?
Are residents of the Lone Star State fed up with laws like Constitutional Carry and other protections on the right to keep and bear arms? I wouldn't bet on it, but Matthew Dowd, a former speechwriter for George W. Bush who's now hoping to become the Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor in 2022, seems to think restricting people's Second Amendment rights will be a winning message on the campaign trail.
Cam speaks with one of the plaintiffs in the NY carry case heading to Supreme Court of the United States.
Top Shot champion, 2A activist, competitive shooter, and fan of new technology Chris Cheng joins Cam to talk about the first online auction to benefit several Second Amendment organizations that features non-fungible tokens (also known as NFTs) as part of the items up for grabs.
While Constitutional Carry bills have been introduced in Florida in recent years, they haven't gotten much traction. Next year's legislative session could be a very different story, however, with several key GOP figures signaling support for the measure.
Thousands of gun owners and those interested in exercising their 2A rights flocked to Fort Worth, Texas this past weekend for the US Concealed Carry Association's Concealed Carry & Home Defense Expo, and USCCA's Kevin Michalowski says despite fears by anti-gun activists that the state's new Constitutional Carry law would lead to untrained folks toting guns, its clear that there's a strong demand for education and training.
When the booster club for the Cedar Cliff High School football team decided to raffle off several firearms as a fundraiser for the team, there was one lonely voice in the community who tried their best to turn the good deed into a controversy. But as the Washington Examiner's Salena Zito explains to Cam, the folks in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania weren't about to let one bad apple spoil the community's support for their team or the Second Amendment.
Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam to talk about California's AB 173, a new law that utterly obliterates the right to privacy for gun owners. As Walters explains, even gun owners who don't live in the state should be gravely concerned about the new law and how the gun control lobby will try to expand on it at the state and federal level.
With polls showing a neck-and-neck race for governor in Virginia, anti-gun Democrats are pulling out all the stops to depress turnout among Republicans and conservatives, including running ads portraying GOP candidate Glenn Youngkin as soft in his support for the Second Amendment.
Detroit's new police chief says there are "too many guns on the streets," but with many residents choosing to obtain their concealed carry licenses, the real issue isn't how many guns are out there but how many individuals are illegally using guns in the commission of violent crimes.
Democrats have tucked away a "red flag" law aimed at military members inside the 1300-page National Defense Authorization Act, and the proposal suffers from the same lack of due process and Constitutional concerns that we've seen with Extreme Risk Protection Order legislation targeting civilians.
Democrat Mark Herring, who's up for re-election in the commonwealth of Virginia this November, isn't shying away from promoting his extreme anti-gun views even as early voting begins. The AG is hoping to expand the state's "red flag" gun seizure law, and has also signed on to a Supreme Court brief arguing that the Second Amendment doesn't protect the right of the average citizen to bear arms in public spaces.
While Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke is expected to announce a run for governor in the near future, polls in Texas show that actor and gun control supporter Matthew McConaughey would pose a more serious challenge to Gov. Greg Abbott's re-relection.
Former Arapahoe County, Colorado District Attorney George Brauchler has prosecuted several high profile cases, including the Aurora theater shooter. But unlike gun control activists who've pointed to that shooting and others as reasons to restrict the Second Amendment, Brauchler says that in his experience these gun control laws do far more harm to the rights of citizens than to the violent criminals they're supposed to stop.
New York Times columnist Gail Collins is deeply unhappy over the defeat of David Chipman and Joe Biden's inability to ram his anti-gun agenda through Congress, but as Cam points out, there are good reasons why the kinds of policies Collins supports aren't being enacted.
After the city of Bridgeport was sued by the Connecticut Citizens Defense League over delays in accepting gun permit applications (a permit is required before anyone can legally possess a handgun in the state), police officials suddenly discovered that they could make some changes that will result in a much speedier application process. As Cam points out, this type of bureaucratic B.S. shouldn't be allowed to stand between you and your civil rights.
Does Philadelphia have a "gun violence" problem, or a murder, attempted murder, and aggravated assault problem? Former police officer and public safety expert Benjamin Maness joins Cam to discuss the name and blame games being played by Philly officials, and why their refusal to call a murder a murder is making the city unsafe.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has a new plan to tackle gang violence: sue gangs in civil court and take their assets. As Cam details, there are a lot of problems with the mayor's proposal, including the fact that the city should be bringing violent offenders to criminal, not civil, courtrooms.
The decision by the White House to pull gun control activist David Chipman's nomination as ATF director doesn't mean that the Biden administration is done pushing gun control, but as The Reload's Stephen Gutowski tells Cam, Joe Biden and his anti-gun allies have been dealt a serious setback, and gun owners can celebrate a significant win.
Could the new anti-abortion law in Texas lead to anti-gun states to put similar restrictions in place that allow for civil suits against gun store owners or manufacturers? As Cam explains, the gun control lobby's already been working to put laws like that on the books long before the Texas law took effect.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is entitled to his own opinion about Texas' new Constitutional Carry law, but he's not entitled to make up his own facts.
A new report from Michael Bloomberg's anti-gun news site The Trace claims that data shows gang violence isn't nearly as prevalent in Chicago as you might think, though there are some fundamental flaws with the figures.
Apparently so, though not every county sheriff and police chief take that dystopian step before signing off on permits to carry a handgun. As Second Amendment reporter John Petrolino details, however, in Murietta, California, the police chief's policy is to force every applicant to fork over $150 and undergo evaluation by a psychiatrist before they can be approved.
Earlier this summer, the inaugural Gun Makers Match was held in St. Augustine, Florida, and a reporter from the typically anti-gun news site Vice was on hand to not only cover the event, but participate as well. Now Vice's documentary is online, and as match organizer and 2A activist Rob Pincus tells Cam, the result is a surprisingly fair and positive piece on the gun-making community.
With shootings and homicides on the rise in Los Angeles, local politicians want to show they're "doing something" to address the concerns of residents, but as Cam reports, their big idea will do absolutely nothing to stop criminals.
The Second Amendment Foundation's Alan Gottlieb says Joe Biden's recent comments about wanting to ban 9mm handguns have gun owners fired up and engaged, giving him hope that the grassroots army of 2A activists can block the president's anti-gun agenda in both Congress and the courts.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation's senior vice president and general counsel Larry Keane joins Cam with details on the Biden administration's new sanctions on the imports of Russian firearms and ammunition, as well as the next step in the AFT's attempt to redefine frames, receivers, and even firearms themselves via a rule change instead of a vote by Congress.
The Biden administration is showing its support for a state-level challenge to Missouri's Second Amendment Preservation Act, arguing in a new legal filing that the law forbidding state and local police from enforcing federal gun control laws violates the Constitution's Supremacy Clause.
While Joe Biden is still pursuing a ban on "assault weapons" here at home, his botched pullout of U.S. forces in Afghanistan has turned into a gun giveaway to the Taliban, with fighters picking up actual battlefield weapons of war left behind or handed over by the surrendering Afghan army.
A pair of new polls shows cratering support for Joe Biden's pullout of military forces in Afghanistan, and as Cam explains, the same thing is likely to happen with gun control if and when the president decides to press forward with his anti-2A agenda.
Newsmax host Carl Higbie tells Cam that some Republicans are courting electoral disaster by simply assuming that gun owners will automatically cast their vote in support, even if the candidates themselves are staying silent on 2A issues.
After discovering that black residents are far more likely than their white counterparts to face arrest and prosecution for carrying a gun without a license, the Ingham County prosecutor says her office will dial back its use of the charge in court.
With the nomination of gun control activist David Chipman as head of the ATF in serious jeopardy, far-Left activists have launched a decidedly unserious campaign to discredit his critics.
A California gun store owner who's been a reliable voice for more gun control laws is now facing years in a federal prison after stealing the identities of law enforcement officers in an attempt to get around a Golden State gun law that blocks the sale of most new models of handguns to anyone but police.
The Reload's Stephen Gutowski joins Cam with the latest on the nomination of gun control activist David Chipman as head of the ATF, including a hint that the Biden administration may be getting ready to throw in the towel if Chipman isn't confirmed before the Senate recesses this weekend.
Two months ago, Richmond, Virginia officials like Police Chief Gerald Smith weren't even willing to acknowledge that the city was becoming less safe. Now Smith and Mayor Levar Stoney admit shootings and homicides are soaring, but they're placing the blame on legal gun owners and lost and stolen firearms.
Typically, the summer months are the slowest time of year for the firearms industry, but with the National Shooting Sports Foundation reporting another month of well over 1-million firearms sold, it's clear that there's no summer slump in 2021. The NSSF's Mark Oliva joins Cam to break down the latest numbers, and how the industry's reacting to the surge in demand from gun owners new and old.
Army veteran, 2A supporter, and Louisville native Darwin Belliard is putting his skills and training to work for the people of Louisville by hosting weekly basic firearms and first aid instruction. Cam sits down with Belliard to find out what's motivating him to make a difference in the community he calls home.
While the Biden administration and Attorney General Merrick Garland claim the 2A Preservation Act is unconstitutional, they've yet to challenge the new law in court. Now, the Kansas City Star reports that a U.S. Attorney's office is trying to work within the confines of new 2A protections, though federal prosecutors may be stretching the limits of what the law allows.
Detroit firearms instructor Rick Ector has been hosting free firearms training for women annually for the past ten years, and he's scheduled the biggest event to date for August 21-22: 4,000 women receiving basic pistol instruction over the course of two days.
As Supreme Court pore over dozens of briefs filed in support of that legal challenge to New York's "may issue" licensing laws, one of the strongest arguments against the state's licensing regime is coming from public defenders and legal aid lawyers, who have first-hand experience in seeing the damage done by the gun control restrictions.
Holly Sullivan, president of the Connecticut Citizens Defense League, joins Cam with the latest details of the group's legal efforts to get gun sales moving again in the state after an "upgrade" to the state's background check system has led to long delays. Plus, Kurt Schlichter joins Cam with a sneak peek at the latest Kelly Turnbull novel, "The Split".
The Second Amendment Foundation's Alan Gottlieb joins Cam to discuss a pair of amicus briefs filed with the Supreme Court in support of a challenge to New York's draconian and subjective carry laws, and why he's feeling increasingly confident the Court will strike down New York's statute as a violation of the 2A rights of residents.
Norfolk, Virginia police chief Larry Boone says there's no way to reduce crime without maintaining a "paper record" of every firearm transaction, though data shows that the states with the lowest rates of violent crime don't have any licensing or registration laws on the books.
And shockingly, one of the nation's largest gun control groups is quietly admitting that's the case. On this edition of Bearing Arms' Cam & Co, Cam takes a closer look at "Community Violence Intervention," and how programs targeting violent offenders are doing far more do reduce violence than banning guns or restricting the 2A rights of citizens.
Oral arguments are still several months away in the case of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, but this week has seen the filing of several important written arguments in the case, including a key brief by plaintiff's attorney Paul Clement, which argues that under the history, tradition, and text of the Second Amendment, New York's "may issue" carry laws violate the rights of residents.
Anti-gun Democrats in one Massachusetts town have settled on a new strategy; blocking gun stores from opening for business. As Cam explains, however, the activists themselves are still arguing over the best way to implement their attempt to curtail the exercise of a civil right.
Several Democrats from red states like Montana and West Virginia say they're still undecided on Joe Biden's nomination of former ATF agent turned gun control activist David Chipman to head up the agency overseeing the nation's gun laws and regulations; but gun owners need to keep up the pressure if Chipman's nomination is going to go down in defeat.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is running for re-election as a far more conservative sheriff than when he was first elected in 2018, including touting a five-fold increase in the number of concealed carry permits issued by his office. As Cam explains, however, if the sheriff's serious about the Second Amendment rights of residents, he has a long way to go.
The gun control lobby can't get any of their bans and infringements through Congress at the moment, but that's not stopping one anti-gun activist from calling for a 20-year ban on firearms manufacturing; an idea that Cam says is as unfeasible as it is unconstitutional.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation's Mark Oliva says the firearms industry is getting ready to sue over a new law signed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo that's designed to bankrupt the industry through the filing of junk lawsuits seeking to hold gun makers responsible for the actions of criminals.
A bill to ban gun shows from all state-owned property could have a big impact on the Second Amendment rights of residents, but the attack is also aimed at chilling the First Amendment rights of gun owners as well.
Less than a decade ago, then-Gov. Dannel Malloy proclaimed that the sweeping gun control bills he signed into law would make the state a safer place. Now, however, cities like Hartford, New Haven, and Bridgeport are seeing violent crime soar. Newsmax host, retired Navy SEAL, and Connecticut resident Carl Higbie joins Cam to talk about the failures of the state's gun control regime and why he believes the damage won't be easily undone.
While many conservatives are praising Oakland Police Chief LaRonne Armstrong's withering criticism of the move to defund the city's police department by nearly $20-million during a crime spike, they shouldn't forget that just a few months ago Armstrong was just as outspoken against armed citizens protecting and defending themselves and others from the city's violent criminals.
Ryan Petty, whose daughter Alaina was murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in 2018, is blasting a new stunt by the anti-gun group Change the Ref that misled 2A supporters into thinking they were addressing a high school graduation, only to see their words become part of a gun control advertisement.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez says she doesn't want people to get "hysterical" over the increase in violent crime in places like New York City, but the Democrat's embrace of "reimagining policing" and looking for ways to reduce crime without involving armed law enforcement doesn't jibe with her eager embrace of new gun control laws.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation's Larry Keane and Central Texas Gunworks owner Michael Cargill join Cam to discuss Joe Biden's latest threat to use the ATF to target "rogue gun dealers," and why every gun owner and Second Amendment supporter should be concerned.
California Rifle & Pistol Association president and Second Amendment attorney Chuck Michel joins Cam with his take on the Biden administration's coming crackdown on gun stores as well as a closer look at Tuesday's oral arguments in the Ninth Circuit regarding California's ban on "large capacity" ammunition magazines.
The Senate Majority Leader knows the Democrat-backed voting bill is DOA in the Senate, but that's not stopping him from using ridiculous arguments to try to drum up support; including his claim that Republicans are making it easier to buy a gun than to vote.
In an interview with Bearing Arms' Cam Edwards, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt says he wasn't really expecting the Biden administration to weigh in on the state's new Second Amendment Preservation Act, but he's ready and willing to defend the law in court if the administration or localities like St. Louis decide to challenge the legality of the new measure, which prohibits state and local police from cooperating with the feds in enforcing any new gun control laws, regulations, or executive orders coming from Washington, D.C.
The Biden administration's attempt to challenge Missouri's new 2A Preservation Act is off to a rocky start after Gov. Mike Parson and Attorney General Eric Schimitt laid waste to the DOJ's objections in a 7-page letter that explains the constitutionality of the new law and declares the state ready to "fight tooth and nail" for the Second Amendment rights of residents.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott officially signed Constitutional Carry and Second Amendment Sanctuary legislation into law on Thursday, even as the Biden administration is taking aim at a new law in Missouri that, like the 2A Sanctuary legislation approved in Texas, prohibits state and local police from enforcing any new federal gun control laws.
Traffic fatalities increased last year, even though fewer Americans were behind the wheel. Drug overdose deaths are soaring from California to New York, with fentanyl flooding American cities. Carjackings have doubled in cities like Oakland and Chicago, where there are already restrictive gun control laws on the books. As Cam highlights, politicians who are myopically focused on "gun crimes" are missing the bigger picture and are putting all of us at risk.
While one opponent of the state's new 2A Preservation Act calls the law an attempt to secede from the Union, in truth the act simply tells the federal government the state won't be a party to enforcing any restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms.
SB Tactical's Alex Bosco joins Cam with a warning to gun owners about the ATF's attempt to turn millions of legally owned pistols into restricted short-barreled rifles and what we can do to fight back.
Gun control advocates are having a meltdown over a federal judge declaring California's ban on so-called assault weapons unconstitutional, and it's glorious to see.
Mayor Sam Liccardo is moving ahead with plans to require legal gun owners in San Jose to pay a fee and carry liability insurance, despite the dubious constitutionality of the proposal and the disproportionate impact his plan would have on Black, Hispanic, and lower-income residents who want to exercise their Second Amendment rights.
Now that a federal judge has declared California's ban on so-called assault weapons unconstitutional, how long will it take before the case gets to SCOTUS? Cam has a look at what happens next in Miller v. Bonta, as well as a closer look at the arguments U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez used to shut down California's claim that their gun ban doesn't violate anyone's constitutional rights.
A new book by historian Carol Anderson is being hailed by the Left as "uncovering the racist roots of the Second Amendment," though as Cam explains, what it really demonstrates is the racism inherent in the gun control ideology.
Florida resident and 2A activist Ryan Petty, whose daughter Alaina was murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018, joins Cam to discuss the recent shooting outside a banquet hall in Miami that left two people dead and two dozen injured, and why these types of attacks can't be stopped by more gun control laws.
Texas lawmakers have delivered a blueprint for other red states to follow this session; approving not only Constitutional Carry and Second Amendment Sanctuary legislation but giving final approval to several more 2A-related bills on the final weekend of the legislative session that are good news for gun owners.
Stephen Gutowski of The Reload joins Cam to discuss Joe Biden's plans to install a gun control activist as head of the ATF, and how the agency could be weaponized to go against gun owners and the firearms industry without using Congress to approve new gun control laws.
Joe Biden's pick to head up the ATF faced tough questions from Republicans during his appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, with Sen. Mike Lee grilling David Chipman over comments that Lee says demonstrates an "utterly condescending attitude" not appropriate for the head of the agency tasked with enforcing the nation's gun laws.
Second Amendment Foundation founder and executive vice president Alan Gottlieb joins Cam to discuss Wednesday's confirmation hearing for gun control activist David Chipman, who's been tapped by Joe Biden to head up the ATF. Gottlieb also weighs in on the ATF's new proposed rule on frames and receivers as well as the huge votes in Texas to establish Constitutional Carry and Second Amendment Sanctuary policies.
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin says we need more laws to "decrease access to guns," but his office is allowing accused violent criminals to walk away without consequences for their crimes. 2A advocate and San Francisco resident Chris Cheng joins Cam for a frank discussion about Boudin's misplaced priorities and the disastrous effect they're having on the city he calls home.
Nikki Goeser, whose husband was murdered in front of her by a man stalking her in 2009, explains why she recently testified in Congress against "red flag" laws, and what really needs to be done to help those in crisis without infringing on the civil rights of gun owners.
A senate bill on the move in the New York legislature is designed to bankrupt or destroy the firearms industry by allowing lawsuits against gun companies when firearms are used in crimes in the state by rewriting the state's public nuisance law. Larry Keane, the National Shooting Sports Foundation's senior vice president and general counsel, joins Cam to explain why this bill poses an existential threat to your right to keep and bear arms.
A unanimous Supreme Court declared that the seizure of a Rhode Island man's legally owned firearms violated his Fourth Amendment rights. Cam has a closer look at the opinion in the case, and what impact it might have on the Second Amendment rights of American citizens going forward.
Dozens of faculty members, students, and alumni are melting down over the state of Montana's new permitless carry law, which also allows concealed carry holders to lawfully possess firearms on college campuses. Now they're begging the state's Board of Regents to challenge the law in court before it takes effect.
Legislation in South Carolina that would allow for individuals with carry licenses to do so either openly or concealed is expected to be signed into law, but believe it or not, some gun owners aren't happy about the changes.
How concerned should gun owners be about the DOJ's new proposed rule attempting to redefine common gun parts? Very, according to Matthew Larosiere, director of legal policy at the Firearms Policy Coalition, who tells Cam that the administration's proposed rule is flawed that it could not only impact the Second Amendment rights of citizens, but could chill their freedom of speech as well.
At least two towns in Massachusetts are trying to use zoning laws to create city-wide "gun store-free zones," but as Jim Wallace, executive director of the state's Gun Owners Action League tells Cam, the town councils could be in for a court fight.
Does a California law barring gun purchases for 18-20 year olds violate their constitutional rights? The Ninth Circuit is currently hearing a challenge to the state law, including California's ludicrous argument that the Founders considered all those under the age of 21 to be "infants," even as they were serving in the militia.
Attorneys Chuck Michel and Stephen Halbrook of the new 2nd Amendment Law Center join Cam for a roundtable discussion about the New York carry case accepted by the Supreme Court, and what the Court's eventual ruling could mean for the future of our right to keep and bear arms.
According to CNN Business, more than half of all firearms sold in the U.S. last month were purchased in Illinois. There's just one problem with their story: it's all wrong. Cam has the revealing details that show the media's ignorance on gun issues is almost as bad as its anti-gun bias.
The Texas state Senate could vote on Constitutional Carry language this week, and as Cam points out, while there are still plenty of threats to our Second Amendment rights, gun owners are moving the Overton Window when it comes to the right to bear arms.
After vetoing the original bill, Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he'll sign a revised bill that was approved by lawmakers in the waning hours of the legislative session. Cam takes a look at the changes, and what they mean for gun owners in the Natural State.
A new Washington Post/ABC News poll has found that new gun control laws are declining in popularity among Americans on the right and in the middle of the political spectrum, while Democrats still broadly support imposing new restrictions on responsible gun owners.
Amy Swearer of the Heritage Foundation joins Cam to ponder the possibilities surrounding a couple of unanswered questions about the Supreme Court's acceptance of a case challenging New York State's carry laws: what took the Court so long to say "yes", and why did the justices tweak the question posed by the plaintiffs?
The Supreme Court will hear a major case dealing with New York State's carry licensing laws this fall, and Cam has reaction and details from the head of the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, which is bringing the case alongside several individual plaintiffs.
The police shooting of 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant has led to calls to abolish police and city leaders vowing changes to the department's training practices, but as Columbus gun shop and range owner Eric Delbert (who's also an active duty law enforcement officer) tells Cam, the howls of outrage are ignoring basic facts, including the knife that was in Bryant's hand and the teenager she was about to stab when she was shot and killed by a responding officer.
TheReload's Stephen Gutowski joins Cam to talk about a draft proposal from the ATF regulating the sale of unfinished frames and receivers, and why the text of the 107-page document could cause heartburn for even gun owners who don't build their own firearms.
With SCOTUS turning away three more cases dealing with the Second Amendment on Monday, many gun owners are wondering what it will take for the Court to accept a challenge to gun control laws that restrict the right to keep and bear arms. The Second Amendment Foundation's Alan Gottlieb joins Cam with his thoughts and why the organization is still waging both new and old legal battles in the court system.
With gun control legislation bottled up (for now anyway) on Capitol Hill, anti-gun groups are turning their attention to state legislatures in their quest to put more gun control laws on the books. As Cam explains, however, the experience in one state with plenty of gun control measures already in place demonstrates the futility of trying to ban our way to safety.
Larry Keane, the National Shooting Sports Foundation's senior vice president and general counsel, joins Cam with reaction to President Joe Biden's new executive actions against DIY firearms, stabilizing braces and AR-style pistols, and the nomination of former ATF agent turned gun control activist David Chipman to head up the federal agency that oversees our nation's gun laws.
The American Medical Association is throwing its weight behind H.R. 8, the universal background check bill approved by the U.S. House a few weeks ago. Dr. Robert Young of Doctors For Responsible Gun Ownership joins Cam to explain why the org is off-base in claiming the legislation will save lives and address violent crime.
Cam is joined by Army veteran and political strategist Jim Hanson for a wide-ranging discussion about some of the ideas in his forthcoming book Winning The Second Civil War: Without Firing a Shot.
From 3/29/21 Frank Bruni of the New York Times admits that the phrase "gun control" is accurate, but he doesn't think it's helpful to the cause, so he's asking other journalists to stop using the phrase and start using less accurate and more biased phrases like "gun safety" instead.
Another week has come and gone without the Supreme Court taking action in an important Second Amendment case involving the right to carry. Is SCOTUS setting 2A advocates up for disappointment once again, or could something else be going on behind the scenes?
While gun control legislation appears to be bottled up in Washington, D.C. at the moment, anti-gun lawmakers in Delaware and Illinois are rapidly moving to restrict the rights of legal gun owners, while leaving violent criminals untouched.
The Secret Service is out with a new report on how nearly 70 threats of active assailant attacks on schools were thwarted in the years between 2006 and 2018. Ryan Petty, whose daughter Alaina was murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, says no new gun control laws are needed to prevent these attacks; instead, we should be focusing on identifying threats before they act.
While the Supreme Court didn't take any action on a right-to-carry case out of New York on Monday, SCOTUS did turn away a challenge by New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal in a case that has far reaching implications for both the First and Second Amendment. Alan Gottlieb of the Second Amendment Foundation joins Cam to discuss the Court's decision, and why he views it as a hopeful sign when it comes to other 2A cases.
Attorney Rachel Citak joins Cam to discuss the Ninth Circuit's ruling in Young v. Hawaii declaring that the Second Amendment doesn't protect a general right to bear arms, and how gun control laws like the one being challenged in Hawaii have traditionally been used to disenfranchise the rights of racial minorities and others throughout U.S. history.
From social media scolds to the heads of gun control organizations, we're hearing some absolutely ludicrous arguments in favor of gun control laws in the wake of the Boulder shootings. Cam breaks down some of the most nonsensical claims he's run across over the past few days, as well as offering a better approach to reducing violent crime.
Media outlets, including Denver's WestWord, are pointing fingers at the NRA for the shooting in Boulder, Colorado that left ten people dead, just a few days after a local ban on most semi-automatic rifles in the city was struck down by a judge in the state. As Cam points out, those who say the gun ban would have stopped the crime are ignoring the many gun control laws that have been put on the books in the state since 2013, including a ban on "high capacity" magazines and a "red flag" gun seizure law.
Democrats in the Senate are making it clear that they're more interested in targeting the NRA and legal gun owners than violent criminals as they wrestle with the best strategy to advance some type of gun control measure.
With attacks on Asian Americans rising, the right of armed self-defense is more important than ever. Top Shot champion and competitive shooter Chris Cheng joins Cam to talk about the targeted violence and why he rejects the calls of anti-gun politicians and organizations for more gun control laws as a response.
Maj Toure, the founder of Black Guns Matter, tells Cam that officials are not only doing enough to address the atrocious amount of violence in his hometown, but that he believes they simply don't care about putting effective solutions in place; instead, focusing on more gun control laws and reducing legal gun ownership.
Members of the gun control group Moms Demand Action are threatening Doordash with an organized boycott campaign, simply because the company does not have a policy requiring their contracted drivers to be disarmed in their own vehicles while on the job.
The anti-gun agenda of the Biden administration got a big boost on Thursday with the House approving a pair of bills imposing new requirements and criminal penalties for firearm transfers. Cam details the prospects of passage in the Senate, where once again West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin could hold the key to the bills' success or defeat.
The head of the gun control group Ceasefire PA says lawmakers need to "innocuate the public" against the scourge of gun violence, but as Cam explains, the remedies proposed by anti-gun activists are more snake oil than science.
Rep. Doug Lamborn joins Cam to discuss the problems with two pieces of Joe Biden's anti-gun agenda that are expected to come to the House floor this week, and why he won't be backing the gun control bills when Nancy Pelosi calls for a vote.
A pair of gun control bills imposing sweeping new restrictions on legal gun owners and lawful transfers of firearms are slated for a vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday of this week. The Second Amendment Foundation's Alan Gottlieb joins Cam with his reaction to the news, and why he believes these bills are just the start of a onslaught of anti-gun legislation in Congress.
Phillip Smith, the founder and president of the National African American Gun Association joins Cam to talk about the organization, which just celebrated its sixth anniversary, and why he and the group are speaking out against gun control measures like the universal background check bill just introduced in Congress.
California Rifle & Pistol Association president and general counsel Chuck Michel joins Cam to discuss the latest legal wrangling in the challenge to the state's ban on ammunition magazines that can hold more than ten rounds, and why he's feeling cautious optimism about the ultimate outcome of the case.
As the NRA and other 2A organizations are warning that Democrats in Congress could start moving on gun control bills in just a few days, a trio of new gun control measures have been introduced in the House, each of them targeting legal gun sales with new restrictions while ignoring violent criminals and illicit gun sales.
2020 saw the biggest one year spike in both gun sales and homicide rates across the country, but as Cam explains, the idea that legal gun sales were responsible for the sharp increase in violent crimes doesn't hold up to scrutiny, despite the efforts of gun control activists who claim otherwise.
New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed her response with the Supreme Court to a lawsuit seeking to overturn New York's subjective-issue carry laws, and the Court is set to consider accepting the case in the coming weeks.
Would you buy a gun that decided when it was okay for you to pull the trigger? Three researchers in New York say the technology is workable, but there appear to be some serious issues with the idea.
Gun control groups and anti-gun Democrats in Washington, D.C. are getting a little antsy at the lack of gun control measures coming from the Biden administration, but there are signs that the White House could soon unveil a number of executive actions aimed at gun owners.
Bills to ban firearms from the grounds of state capitol buildings in Washington State and Virginia are still advancing, but as Cam details, several other states are moving to protect the right of citizens to bear arms, even under the statehouse domes.
Tony Bernardo, the executive director of the Canadian Institute for Legislative Action, joins Cam with some of the gory details of Justin Trudeau's new gun control legislation, which goes far beyond banning modern sporting rifles. Among the other awful provisions; a "red flag" law that empowers police to search the homes of gun owners and seize property without a warrant.
President Joe Biden used the third anniversary of the shootings in Parkland, Florida to call on Congress to enact his gun control agenda, but Ryan Petty, whose daughter Alaina was murdered in the attack on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, tells Cam that he rejects Biden's gun control agenda and believes that there's a much better way to address violence than trying to strip law-abiding Americans of their rights.
With President Joe Biden calling on Congress to enact his gun ban along with universal background checks and the repeal of the Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, the Second Amendment Foundation's Alan Gottlieb says that Democrats' are moving forward with an agenda that puts the right to keep and bear arms at risk.
A close look at Philadelphia's 499 homicides in 2020 reveals that the surge in violence began after the city's COVID-19 lockdowns were put in place and continued throughout the rest of the year. As Cam explains, the data demonstrates that the shootings and homicides weren't driven by the increase in gun sales to law-abiding citizens, but by the pullback on the part of police and the court system, which led to far fewer consequences for violent offenders.
It's a gun control pillow fight between March For Our Lives co-founders Cameron Kasky and David Hogg, with Kasky accusing Hogg and his new partner William LeGate of running a "pillow grift" after Hogg announced plans to start a socially woke pillow company to compete with Mike Lindell's "My Pillow" brand.
A newly re-introduced bill by Marco Rubio could strip individuals of their right to keep and bear arms if they've ever been the subject of a domestic terror investigation, regardless of whether or not a conviction took place or even if charges were actually filed.