https://bearingarms.com/blog/feedBearing Arms &ndash; Saving Liberty and Livesen-usThu, 15 Oct 2026 14:14:06 -0400<![CDATA[It's not every day that a Chicago suburb makes it easier to operate a firearms business, but the village board in Oak Lawn, Illinois, has approved an ordinance allowing a limited number of home-based federal firearms licensees to set up shop. Of course, this being Cook County, there's some fine print that can't be ignored.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:31:12 -0400<![CDATA[Cam Edwards]]><![CDATA[Chicago]]><![CDATA[Firearms]]><![CDATA[Gun Rights]]><![CDATA[Illinois]]><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/10/15/chicago-suburb-opens-the-door-to-in-home-gun-dealers-n1234149<![CDATA[A concert sponsored by Gun Owners of America — Texas scheduled for this Friday will not be taking place after the venue pulled the plug over concerns about "political rhetoric."&nbsp;]]>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:31:16 -0400<![CDATA[Cam Edwards]]><![CDATA[Brandon Herrera]]><![CDATA[Gun Owners of America]]><![CDATA[Gun Rights]]><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]><![CDATA[Texas]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/10/15/texas-distillery-gives-gun-rights-supporters-the-boot-over-political-rhetoric-n1234147<![CDATA[For a while, it seemed like every week had at least one story of some gun manufacturer or other member of the firearm industry suddenly found themselves without a bank. Considering what they do and the kind of money involved, that was a huge problem. In fact, it still is.]]>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:29:06 -0400<![CDATA[Tom Knighton]]><![CDATA[Firearms]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/10/15/treasury-department-releases-report-on-debanking-n1234145<![CDATA[The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division is turning its attention to a New Jersey township that's been accused of taking 90 days or more to process Permit to Purchase applications, which are required before any New Jersey resident can lawfully purchase a handgun.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:31:08 -0400<![CDATA[Cam Edwards]]><![CDATA[Civil Rights]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Gun Owners]]><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]><![CDATA[Video]]><![CDATA[Waiting Periods]]>https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/10/15/doj-opens-investigation-new-jersey-city-over-egregious-and-unjust-permit-delays-n1234144<![CDATA[I have concerns about so-called artificial intelligence. I say "so-called" because, while it feels like AI from science fiction, it's not quite. It's not necessarily aware, though I think we'll eventually get there. I say that because I'm actually a heavy user of AI, despite my concern. My go-to tends to be ChatGPT, mostly because Grok is kind of an jackass these days. However, ChatGPT isn't without issues.]]>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:29:55 -0400<![CDATA[Tom Knighton]]><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]><![CDATA[Everytown for Gun Safety]]><![CDATA[Firearms]]><![CDATA[Gun Control]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/10/15/chatgpt-accused-of-anti-gun-bias-again-n1234140<![CDATA[When you're a parent, you want to foster your child's interests, at least to some degree. After all, I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who saw their kid writing a poem and imagining them as the Poet Laureate of the United States, or took them to their first soccer practice and imagined them playing in the World Cup. You want to foster these passions because, if nothing else, it's good for them.]]>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:31:19 -0400<![CDATA[Tom Knighton]]><![CDATA[Connecticut]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Domestic Terrorism]]><![CDATA[Firearms]]><![CDATA[Science]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/10/14/connecticut-man-accused-following-dads-explosive-footsteps-n1234134<![CDATA[This story from the Windy City checks several boxes on the gun control bingo card. An employee of an anti-violence organization is accused of violently attacking a Lyft driver, and the company whose driver was allegedly victimized has a policy prohibiting its drivers from carrying firearms, even if they're legally licensed to do so.]]>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:31:41 -0400<![CDATA[Cam Edwards]]><![CDATA[Chicago]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Firearms]]><![CDATA[Gun Control]]><![CDATA[Video]]><![CDATA[violent crime]]>https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/10/14/anti-violence-worker-accused-of-attempted-carjacking-of-chicago-lyft-driver-n1234138<![CDATA[I love privately made firearms, regardless of how someone goes about making them. I think they should be legal in every state and people should be free to experiment with whatever they want. Once people can roll their own without concern, we might start seeing some really interesting innovations. Beer, for example, got really good after it was deregulated and home brewers could concoct their own stuff and, if it was good, become an actual brewer. There's no reason to believe guns would be any different.]]>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:29:19 -0400<![CDATA[Tom Knighton]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Firearms]]><![CDATA[Ghost Guns]]><![CDATA[Gun Control]]><![CDATA[Prohibited Person]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/10/14/california-police-make-arrest-over-jankiest-50-cal-rifle-youll-ever-see-n1234132<![CDATA[I support ICE and what they've been doing for the last couple of years, at least on the whole. Have there been mistakes? Undoubtedly. You can't have that many people running around trying to enforce immigration law while others are screaming at you and calling you everything but a decent human being and not have someone go off half-cocked or to get overly aggressive with someone. It's going to happen, and when it does, it needs to be dealt with firmly.]]>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:29:34 -0400<![CDATA[Tom Knighton]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Firearms]]><![CDATA[ICE]]><![CDATA[Law and Order]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/10/14/off-duty-ice-agent-shot-arrested-following-alleged-assault-in-fresno-n1234131<![CDATA[Police in Valdosta, Georgia have concluded their investigation of a shooting at a Dollar General earlier this month, and the man who fired shots will not be facing any charges. The man who was shot by the armed citizen, on the other hand, is looking at a number of felony and misdemeanor offenses.]]>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:31:28 -0400<![CDATA[Cam Edwards]]><![CDATA[Armed Citizen]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Defensive Gun Use]]><![CDATA[Firearms]]><![CDATA[Georgia]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/10/14/armed-citizen-saves-woman-from-beatdown-at-dollar-general-n1234135<![CDATA[We're in something of a golden age of gun rights. Through the courts, we have notched a series of important victories, to the point that even the nearly century-old National Firearms Act has been gutted, leaving it a shell of its former regulatory self. All over the country, people are buying suppressors over the counter and slapping short-barreled uppers on their AR lowers. They're sawing off barrels on shotguns. They're having a grand old time.]]>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:29:32 -0400<![CDATA[Tom Knighton]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Everytown for Gun Safety]]><![CDATA[Gun Rights]]><![CDATA[National Firearms Act]]><![CDATA[NRA]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/10/14/were-losing-the-fundraising-war-n1234129<![CDATA[On Tuesday, I covered the Third Circuit's decision in U.S. v. Bost, where the court held that a man convicted of a carjacking back in 2022 could be disarmed under Section 922(g)(1) without violating his Second Amendment rights.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:31:35 -0400<![CDATA[Cam Edwards]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Felon in Possession]]><![CDATA[Gun Rights]]><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/10/14/after-upholding-one-felon-gun-ban-third-circuit-strikes-down-another-n1234133<![CDATA[There is only one industry that might be more heavily regulated than the gun industry, and that's pharmaceuticals. It's a close race, in a lot of ways, and while most people are fine with the status quo, for the most part, in pharmaceuticals, there are a buttload of people who want to make the gun industry so regulated that it ceases to exist.]]>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:30:11 -0400<![CDATA[Tom Knighton]]><![CDATA[ATF]]><![CDATA[Gun Rights]]><![CDATA[Lawsuit]]><![CDATA[Suppressors]]>https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/10/14/suppressor-manufacturer-sues-atf-over-manufacturer-licensing-authority-n1234128<![CDATA[Apparently, women aren’t interested in guns, and those of us who spend our time educating them should just stop bothering.]]>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:31:00 -0400<![CDATA[Kerry Slone]]><![CDATA[Education]]><![CDATA[Firearms]]><![CDATA[Gun Owners]]><![CDATA[Gun Rights]]><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/kerry-slone/2026/10/14/stop-telling-women-they-arent-interested-in-guns-n1234124<![CDATA[An 18-year-old high school student from the Boston area is now facing murder charges after allegedly gunning down a 20-year-old at a gas station. And though Massachusetts Democrats love to talk about how their restrictive gun laws make the state a safer place, in this case the teen was let loose after an arrest earlier this year for illegally possessing a handgun.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:31:21 -0400<![CDATA[Cam Edwards]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Gun Control]]><![CDATA[Gun Violence]]><![CDATA[Massachusetts]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/10/14/massachusetts-teen-allowed-to-walk-after-gun-bust-now-hes-charged-with-murder-n1234130<![CDATA[There are 15 states in the country that allow NFA items, but refer back to federal law in the process. Some of these, like Oregon and Connecticut, aren't overly surprising. Others, like Mississippi and Georgia, are a bit surprising. Still, while federal law was on the books, I suppose the law made some degree of sense to someone. It just let the state prosecute people who possessed these kinds of guns illegally, while not creating a hassle for those who followed the rules.]]>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:29:42 -0400<![CDATA[Tom Knighton]]><![CDATA[ATF]]><![CDATA[Concealed Carry]]><![CDATA[Mississippi]]><![CDATA[National Firearms Act]]><![CDATA[Suppressors]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/10/14/mississippi-ag-says-state-wont-enforce-nfa-requirements-n1234126<![CDATA[I'm a pretty conservative guy, but that doesn't mean I want support for the Second Amendment to be found only on the right side of the aisle. I'd love it if both major parties truly supported the right to keep and bear arms, but poll after poll has consistently shown that only about a quarter of self-identified Democrats (at best) reject demands for new gun control laws and embrace the Second Amendment.&nbsp;]]>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:31:07 -0400<![CDATA[Cam Edwards]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Gun Control]]><![CDATA[Indiana]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/10/13/democrat-discovers-the-second-amendment-immediately-makes-it-weird-n1234123<![CDATA[Times Square is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world. Anyone who goes to New York just has to find time to visit. Despite that status, though, many New Yorkers can't go unless they agree to give up their right to keep and bear arms. That's because Times Square is a gun-free zone.]]>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:29:20 -0400<![CDATA[Tom Knighton]]><![CDATA[Firearms Policy Coalition]]><![CDATA[Gun Ban]]><![CDATA[Gun Free Zone]]><![CDATA[Gun Rights]]><![CDATA[Lawsuit]]><![CDATA[Letitia James]]><![CDATA[New York]]><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/10/13/fpc-opposes-ny-ags-attempt-to-skirt-times-square-gun-ban-challenge-n1234120<![CDATA[We've burned through a lot of electrons writing about the ATF's current guidelines on the NFA, particularly regarding short-barreled long guns and suppressors. To be frank, we're probably not going to stop anytime soon, either. It's big news and the ramifications are still coming in.]]>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:29:25 -0400<![CDATA[Tom Knighton]]><![CDATA[ATF]]><![CDATA[National Firearms Act]]><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]><![CDATA[Suppressors]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/10/13/does-atfs-new-stance-on-nfa-hurt-defense-of-future-restrictions-n1234116<![CDATA[The Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued an en banc decision on Tuesday in a case dealing with a convicted felon caught with a gun, and while the bottom line is that the man's conviction was upheld, there were several judges who dissented and even more who found fault with the rationale used to reach the verdict.&nbsp;]]>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:31:56 -0400<![CDATA[Cam Edwards]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Felon in Possession]]><![CDATA[Firearms]]><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/10/13/third-circuit-upholds-felon-gun-ban-conviction-but-opens-door-to-more-2a-challenges-n1234119