https://bearingarms.com/ben-carson-really-get-purpose-second-amendment/feed/Bearing Arms &ndash; Saving Liberty and Livesen-usFri, 24 Apr 2026 00:26:46 -0400<![CDATA[BB guns are a part of life here in the South. It's a low-risk way to introduce basic marksmanship and gun safety, plus they're just a lot of fun to plink with. Make it a pellet gun, and it's another option for hunting small game that's super quiet and also relatively low risk, though the risk is greater than with the pure BB gun.]]>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Tom Knighton]]><![CDATA[Firearms]]><![CDATA[Gun Control]]><![CDATA[New York]]><![CDATA[NRA]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/04/23/nra-ila-takes-shot-at-new-yorks-proposed-air-gun-law-n1232319<![CDATA[It can often take months for prosecutors to decide whether or not to pursue charges in a shooting where the person who pulled the trigger acted in self-defense and defense of others, even when the circumstances appear to be pretty cut and dried. So, the fact that prosecutors in Wayne County have already decided that an April 19 shooting was a justified use of force is pretty incredible, especially since three people were killed in the shooting.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:31:45 -0400<![CDATA[Cam Edwards]]><![CDATA[Armed Citizen]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Gun Rights]]><![CDATA[Michigan]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/04/23/prosecutors-say-triple-shooting-at-detroit-gas-station-was-self-defense-n1232325<![CDATA[The Scottish girl brandishing an axe and a big old knife in a viral video kind of took over the world and became something of a rallying point for those who oppose the UK's ridiculous immigration policies. After all, the girl in question claimed two such "immigrants" were up to nefarious things, including making sexual comments to the girl and her sister.]]>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:29:29 -0400<![CDATA[Tom Knighton]]><![CDATA[Firearms]]><![CDATA[Gun Rights]]><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]><![CDATA[United Kingdom]]><![CDATA[Video]]><![CDATA[violent crime]]>https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/04/23/judges-comments-to-scottish-axe-girl-out-of-lineand-maybe-coming-to-us-soon-n1232318<![CDATA[Look, it's easy for us to talk about shooting home invaders for being home invaders. It should absolutely be justified if we do, but there's a psychological toll on taking human life that not everyone is willing to pay if they can avoid it. I get it. When someone is just trespassing, though, things get kind of murky. Is it justified? Legally, probably not, even if the intention is to enter the home.]]>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:29:34 -0400<![CDATA[Tom Knighton]]><![CDATA[Armed Citizen]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Firearms]]><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/04/23/armed-celebrity-holds-home-invader-at-gunpoint-until-police-arrive-n1232317<![CDATA[DOJ Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has signed an order rescheduling marijuana from its current Schedule I classification to Schedule III, which, among other things, will impact state-level medical marijuana laws.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:31:32 -0400<![CDATA[Cam Edwards]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Gun Control]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/04/23/doj-tells-scotus-trumps-moves-on-marijuana-doesnt-impact-pot-and-guns-case-n1232322<![CDATA[If you tell an anti-gunner that they see the Second Amendment as a second-class right, they'll likely scoff at you. They'll say that no right is absolute and that wanting a few restrictions isn't the same thing as thinking it's a second-class right.]]>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:29:24 -0400<![CDATA[Tom Knighton]]><![CDATA[Gun Owners]]><![CDATA[Gun Rights]]><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]><![CDATA[Video]]><![CDATA[Wyoming]]>https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/04/23/what-wyomings-failure-says-about-second-amendment-nationally-n1232315<![CDATA[The D.C. Court of Appeals will re-litigate the District's ban on magazines that can hold more than ten rounds, after a three-judge panel on the court ruled the ban unconstitutional.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:31:52 -0400<![CDATA[Cam Edwards]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Firearms]]><![CDATA[Gun Ban]]><![CDATA[Gun Control]]><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/04/23/after-pirros-urging-dc-court-of-appeals-grants-review-of-decision-striking-down-magazine-ban-n1232321<![CDATA[Socialism is more properly defined as the people controlling all industry. In practice, though, it's the government running everything and handing everything to the people based on their needs, taking from others according to what they have.]]>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:29:24 -0400<![CDATA[Tom Knighton]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Healthcare]]><![CDATA[Medicaid]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]><![CDATA[Texas]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/04/23/san-antonio-city-councilman-we-wont-need-prisons-if-we-embrace-socialism-n1232314<![CDATA[Virginia Democrats approved more than twenty gun-related bills this session, and Gov. Abigail Spanberger has already signed off on most of those measures. Despite lawmakers rejecting her proposed changes to the "assault firearm" ban bill, I'm sure she'll allow that gun and magazine ban to become law as well, and come July 1, Virginia gun owners are going to be subject to all kinds of new restrictions on their right to keep and bear arms.]]>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:31:06 -0400<![CDATA[Cam Edwards]]><![CDATA[Gun Control]]><![CDATA[Gun Rights]]><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]><![CDATA[Video]]><![CDATA[Virginia]]><![CDATA[Waiting Periods]]>https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/04/23/therapist-says-we-can-have-gun-rights-and-gun-safety-but-she-means-gun-control-n1232320<![CDATA[Democrats in the Connecticut House of Representatives gave their stamp of approval to a bill being pushed by Gov. Ned Lamont that would ban the sale of new Glocks and other striker-fired semi-automatic pistols that can be converted to full-auto through the illegal installation of a switch.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:31:04 -0400<![CDATA[Cam Edwards]]><![CDATA[Connecticut]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Gun Ban]]><![CDATA[Gun Control]]><![CDATA[Video]]><![CDATA[violent crime]]>https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/04/23/connecticut-house-approves-gun-ban-bill-n1232316<![CDATA[Many people mark the Columbine massacre as the start of the modern mass killing era. It was the first such massacre to take place during a 24-hour news cycle, which many believe may have fueled the countless copycat killings.]]>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:29:34 -0400<![CDATA[Tom Knighton]]><![CDATA[Gun Ban]]><![CDATA[Gun Control]]><![CDATA[Ilhan Omar]]><![CDATA[Mass Shooting]]><![CDATA[School Safety]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/04/23/ilhan-omar-uses-columbine-to-pine-for-gun-control-law-that-failed-to-stop-columbine-n1232312<![CDATA[There are two kinds of useless gestures when it comes to communities trying to stop violent crime. Some are really just frauds being perpetrated on the people, like so-called buybacks. Those who push these claim they work, that there's evidence they work, but no such evidence exists. It's nothing but an attempt to frame the narrative as these people doing something useful when they're not. It's fraud.]]>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:31:45 -0400<![CDATA[Tom Knighton]]><![CDATA[Gun Ban]]><![CDATA[Gun Control]]><![CDATA[Gun Violence]]><![CDATA[North Carolina]]><![CDATA[Video]]><![CDATA[violent crime]]>https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/04/22/north-carolina-town-plans-useless-gesture-to-try-and-end-gun-violence-n1232299<![CDATA[Across the country, anti-gun localities are using zoning and business permitting laws to target the lawful commerce in arms and make it more difficult for gun shops and ranges to open for business and even continue to operate. That will soon become much more difficult in Indiana, with Gov. Mike Braun recently signing SB 176 into law.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:31:18 -0400<![CDATA[Cam Edwards]]><![CDATA[Gun Rights]]><![CDATA[gun stores]]><![CDATA[Indiana]]><![CDATA[National Shooting Sports Foundation]]><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/04/22/indiana-governor-approves-bill-to-protect-gun-shops-ranges-from-zoning-abuses-n1232310<![CDATA[The Second Amendment has nothing to do with hunting, but I'd be remiss if I didn't acknowledge the huge overlap between hunting and gun rights, even if your average Fudd forgets that.]]>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:29:59 -0400<![CDATA[Tom Knighton]]><![CDATA[Gun Rights]]><![CDATA[Hunting]]><![CDATA[Massachusetts]]><![CDATA[NRA]]><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/04/22/a-rare-bit-of-good-news-out-of-massachusetts-as-pro-hunting-bill-moves-forward-n1232305<![CDATA[On the surface, it probably sounded swell. Let's give national concealed carry to elite veterans. I mean, aren't guys like Navy SEALs; Army Special Forces, and Rangers; and other elite troops well-trained to know how to use something as basic as a handgun?]]>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:29:24 -0400<![CDATA[Tom Knighton]]><![CDATA[Concealed Carry]]><![CDATA[Gun Rights]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]><![CDATA[Veterans]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/04/22/why-bill-seeking-to-create-national-carry-for-elite-veterans-is-facing-pro-gun-opposition-n1232298<![CDATA[When news broke about the horrific killings of eight children in Shreveport, Louisiana last weekend, gun control advocates were quick to point the finger at Second Amendment organizations and Louisiana's robust protections for the Second Amendment. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, for instance, declared the National Rifle Association “and their lackeys in Congress are complicit in this madness.”&nbsp;]]>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:31:23 -0400<![CDATA[Cam Edwards]]><![CDATA[ATF]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Felon in Possession]]><![CDATA[Louisiana]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/04/22/feds-say-convicted-felon-responsible-for-arming-shreveport-mass-murderer-n1232304<![CDATA[For a time, I actually had a smidgeon of respect for The Trace. I disagreed with literally everything they published, but they weren't really trying to hide the bias, which was a step better than their allies in the mainstream media.]]>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:29:37 -0400<![CDATA[Tom Knighton]]><![CDATA[Everytown for Gun Safety]]><![CDATA[Gun Control]]><![CDATA[Gun Violence]]><![CDATA[Media Bias]]><![CDATA[The Trace]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/04/22/ripping-the-trace-apart-for-what-it-is-and-what-its-not-n1232303<![CDATA[Earlier today, I wrote that the Democrat-controlled Virginia legislature was set to approve Gov. Abigail Spanberger's changes to a gun and magazine ban bill that would turn any semi-automatic firearm with a magazine capable of holding more than 15 rounds into an "assault firearm." The Senate sponsor of the bill had given his thumbs up to the change, and given that a simple majority vote is all that's needed to approve her amendments, I figured the House would have more than enough votes given the Democrat supermajority in the lower chamber.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:31:54 -0400<![CDATA[Cam Edwards]]><![CDATA[Abigail Spanberger]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Gun Ban]]><![CDATA[Gun Control]]><![CDATA[Video]]><![CDATA[Virginia]]>https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/04/22/virginia-house-democrats-deny-spanbergers-gun-ban-amendment-n1232308<![CDATA[The Southern Poverty Law Center used lawfare to take down racist groups back in the day. They did a pretty good job of it, too, because few of those groups are as powerful as they used to be.]]>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:29:33 -0400<![CDATA[Tom Knighton]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Gun Control]]><![CDATA[Gun Rights]]><![CDATA[Guns]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/04/22/as-splc-defends-itself-from-criminal-charges-groups-anti-gun-history-seems-relevant-n1232302<![CDATA[The fundamental premise of the gun control movement is that more guns inevitably results in more crime. The only way to make the U.S. safer, then, is to reduce the number of firearms in circulation. That means making it more difficult to purchase firearms, but also going after the guns that are already in the hands of legal owners; either through attrition, or as we're seeing in Rhode Island this session, through prohibiting the continued possession of firearms that were lawfully purchased.]]>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:31:36 -0400<![CDATA[Cam Edwards]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Firearms]]><![CDATA[Gun Control]]><![CDATA[Gun Violence]]><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/04/22/california-ag-admits-the-state-has-more-guns-and-less-crime-n1232301