Results for gun storage

  1. Walk The Talk America Launches 2026 Survey https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2026/09/02/walk-the-talk-america-launches-2026-survey-n1233707
    is a group of gun owners for gun owners. … “Help shape practical prevention that respects responsible gun ownership,” the WTTA survey page says. … If gun owners are not part of the conversation, they’ll certainly be ignored.…
  2. Garrett Mason Interview: 2026 Maine GOP Gubernatorial Candidate https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2026/05/12/garrett-ma…on-interview-2026-maine-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-n1232481
     So-called “safe storage” mandates:I think we should encourage safe storage at any time we can but, but mandating that in in a … I think that each individual gun owner needs to make the decision for themselves as to how they store their gun, not the government.Studies … I think anybody can shave a serial number off a gun. I think anybody can print a 3D weapon.…
  3. Ben Midgley Interview: 2026 Maine GOP Gubernatorial Candidate https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2026/05/12/ben-midgley-interview-2026-maine-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-n1232482
    Midgley said that the moose hunt was a topic of conversation at a gun show he recently attended in Dover-Foxcroft. … We cannot allow gun control advocates to continue to chip away at this right. … ownership in the country, with one of the lowest percentages of gun related crimes … It's been in our state forever, right?…
  4. Jonathan Bush Interview: 2026 Maine GOP Gubernatorial Candidate https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2026/05/11/jonathan-b…sh-interview-2026-maine-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-n1232479
    Most gun stores I talked to (said) the best gun sales are the impulse buys on a hunting weekend,” said Bush. … That I am having to say these things is a little crazy.A gun that is unusable as a gun doesn't protect you as well as a gun that is … usable as a gun.…
  5. Bobby Charles Interview: 2026 Maine GOP Gubernatorial Candidate https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2026/05/10/bobby-char…es-interview-2026-maine-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-n1232480
    And when there's insufficient ammunition, a gun isn't worth a whole lot if you can't find the ammunition to support it. … That's why gun-free school zones don't work. … The odds are very low that they're going to … end up being confronted by a gun.…
  6. Activist Charts Her Own Path to Open Doors to the Shooting Sports https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2025/11/18/activist-charts-her-own-path-to-open-doors-to-shooting-sports-n1230641
    And then the narrative of what a gun owner looks like still hasn't quite made it to what it actually is. … I want more of this.”After becoming a fanatic but before starting her organization, Green got a job at Gun For Hire at the Woodland … It was at Gun For Hire where she really cut her teeth as an instructor working as a range safety officer.Through her business, Green…
  7. Jurisdictions Using ‘Subjective Standard’ in N.J. for Carry Permits Put on Notice https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2024/09/01/jurisdicti…tive-standard-in-nj-for-carry-permits-put-on-notice-n1226113
    Permits to Carry Denied More Than Double WhitesOpen Letter to New Jersey Legislative Body Regarding Racist Gun Permitting LawN.J. … Almost Part of History and Tradition (Not Really)New Jersey Gun Owners Raise More Than 25K to Challenge Permitting LawsN.J. … Attorney General Addresses Racial Bias, but not on Gun PermittingN.J.…
  8. Hold My Guns® Responds to Being Linked to Anti-Freedom Group https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2024/10/22/hold-my-guns-responds-to-being-linked-to-anti-freedom-group-n1226632
    HMGs has paved the path for non-compulsory off-site firearm storage for gun owners needing a place to stow guns.The beauty of HMGs … has always been that they focus on the person who’s in need, rather than the inanimate gun. … both FFLs and non-prohibited gun owners without federal overreach or sacrificing rights.…
  9. Consortium of Grassroots 2A Groups Meet to Amplify Their Messages on Mental Health and Guns https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2024/03/16/consortium…to-amplify-their-messages-on-mental-health-and-guns-n1224213
    Nearly every facet of gun ownership was represented. … There are counseling services and safe temporary storage options available to gun owners that do not cost a person their individual … These are gun owners who care about gun owners and the national debate.…
  10. Rhetoric on Colorado Study of Gun Owners Tiptoes Around Facts https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2024/01/18/rhetoric-on-colorado-study-of-gun-owners-tiptoes-around-facts-n79503
    gun control. … Credible messengers, are people that the anti-gun propagandists will use to shill out their gun control rhetoric to gun owners. … gun owners in mind.…
  11. Kids S.A.F.E. Gets Renewed Support From Vaultek https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2024/01/16/kids-s-a-f-e-gets-renewed-support-from-vaultek-n79365
    Education and secure storage go hand in hand and it is the goal of the foundation to bring awareness to the importance of proper storage … storage. … “Safety is an essential component of responsibly having a gun inside of the home,” they assert.…
  12. NJ NICS Research Center Knocks it out of the Park on Storage Map https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2024/07/05/nj-nics-re…rch-center-knocks-it-out-of-the-park-on-storage-map-n1225497
    New Jersey Firearm Storage Map is a tool for gun owners to use should they need some offsite storage.I have been in contact with the … We’ve explored the importance of offsite firearm storage options for gun owners here at Bearing Arms many times. … What gun owners are left with are offsite storage options with companies, which admittedly come with their own baggage, but are way…
  13. Buckeye Firearms Association responds to suit allegedly scuttling Ohio preemption https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/11/06/buckeye-fi…responds-to-suit-allegedly-scuttling-ohio-preemption-n64048
    Looking at the Buckeye State, Ohio really does have some of the better gun laws. … on home rule powers and “stands in the way of specific legislative steps that the city seeks to take to protect their cities from gun … “We will not sit by idly and watch Ohio devolve into a patchwork of conflicting gun laws as we had two decades ago.…
  14. Montclair University in N.J. Bans Pepper Spray, Yet They Sell it? https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2025/03/13/montclair-university-in-nj-bans-pepper-spray-yet-they-sell-it-n1227957
    Specific restrictions include:Possession, storage or knowledge of possession and failure to report a dangerous weapon or realistic … Justice, or any similar instrument that has no legitimate or obvious purpose related to the educational program, including: dart gun … , BB gun, bow and arrow, any instrument that can hurl a projectile, hunting knife, carpet knife, knives except those whose purpose…
  15. Is There Preferential Treatment During Battles in Oregon Over Freedom-Limiting Bills? https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2025/04/09/is-there-p…uring-battles-in-oregon-over-freedom-limiting-bills-n1228247
    Oregon gun owners have an uphill battle with recent assaults to freedom. … Several bills have been introduced that would basically abolish any civilian militia, put those seeking so-called “safe storage” solutions … And I think as Oregon gun owners, we have the right to have our voices be heard, and that's why we're here today.…
  16. Walk the Talk America’s 2025 2A Mental Health Survey Results https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2025/02/18/walk-the-talk-americas-2025-2a-mental-health-survey-results-n1227696
    Of the 2,483 respondents, 60 indicated that they were not gun owners. … ascertaining that individuals were gun owners was open ended. … It was asked, “How do you describe yourself as a gun owner?”…
  17. Montclair State University in N.J. Bans All Weapons. Even Pepper Spray? https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2025/02/17/nj-state-university-bans-all-weapons-even-pepper-spray-n1227693
    Specific restrictions include:Possession, storage or knowledge of possession and failure to report a dangerous weapon or realistic … Justice, or any similar instrument that has no legitimate or obvious purpose related to the educational program, including: dart gun … , BB gun, bow and arrow, any instrument that can hurl a projectile, hunting knife, carpet knife, knives except those whose purpose…
  18. The institutionalization of gun owners à la Stockholm Syndrome https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2023/08/07/the-institutionalization-of-gun-owners-a-la-stockholm-syndrome-n73298
    My friend, San Diego gun-rights attorney John Dillon, has used this term to describe California gun owners. … In California, gun owners need to get involved. … We need to support the various 2A organizations such as San Diego County Gun Owners, Gun Owners of California, Firearms Policy Coalition…
  19. New Jersey Governor Murphy Announces More Assaults on Civil Liberties https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/04/16/new-jersey…nor-murphy-announces-more-assaults-on-civil-liberties-n43632
    However, the gun industry has failed to take any steps to stem the flow of guns to the illegal market through gun shows, flea markets … Reconvening Historic “States for Gun Safety” Summit: New Jersey was poised to host a multi-state summit in Newark last year on gun-safety … However, the gun industry has failed to take any steps to stem the flow of guns to the illegal market through gun shows, flea markets…
  20. Challenge To New Jersey Mag Ban Appealed To SCOTUS https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/04/28/challenge-nj-mag-ban-scotus-n44349
    The gun owners of New Jersey have surrendered no magazines. … bureaucrats, who are more focused on stopping gun rights than gun crime. … As with any legal challenge, there is yet a long road ahead for New Jersey gun owners.…
  21. How About Subsidizing Training Rather Than Mandating It? https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/04/26/how-about-subsidizing-training-rather-than-mandating-it-n44128
    "Gun Safety Laws". "Common Sense Legislation". … Do I think responsible gun owners should get training? Absolutely. But this should be a choice. … New Jersey wants to make gun ownership more onerous.…
  22. Massachusetts Criminal Roundup Illustrates Progressive Failure https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/05/01/massachusetts-criminal-roundup-illustrates-progressive-failure-n44543
    Massachusetts has some of the harshest and most draconian gun laws in the country. … Improper Storage of a Firearm; 8. Carrying a Firearm while Intoxicated; Troopers Arrest Man for Repeat Firearm Offenses 9. … These three stories are not unusual, because while Giffords loves to praise Massachusetts' gun control laws, they never mention the…
  23. Congresswoman reintroduces gun ‘safe storage’ bill https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2023/02/26/congresswoman-reintroduces-gun-safe-storage-bill-n67810
    Something called “responsible storage” however is more appropriate. … Slotkin’s bill is a storage bill though. What’s its aim? … The entire crux of her announcement was about gun violence.…
  24. Oregon group warns of potential hidden pitfalls in bill https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2023/02/21/oregon-group-warns-of-potential-hidden-pitfalls-in-bill-n67592
    The concerns of the group come well received as Oregon has been trampling on the rights of gun owners for quite some time now. … The recent ram-rodding of gun-control measures through a ballot initiative last year did not really rally the anti-gun base entirely … Yes, measure 114, which added all kinds of new restrictions to the process of being and becoming a gun owner, did pass.…
  25. Bill Aims To Mandate Training For Gun Dealers!? https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/10/25/bill-aims-to-mandate-training-for-gun-dealers-n51344
    From his release: Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06) today held a remote press conference to announce introduction of his latest gun safety … Because gun traffickers and their suppliers often obtain firearms through straw purchases and theft, gun dealers that implement safe … dealers and their employees to refuse the sale of firearms to straw purchasers, gun traffickers, intoxicated persons, or those at…