Jul 1, 2022 – On more than one occasion the Bay State has appeared within the pages of Bearing Arms, and honestly, they deserve it. The state that was born from “extreme tolerance”, that of hanging those who were different and thus labeled “witches”, still has a wisp of that mentality. When it comes...

Jul 19, 2022 – In 1991 anti-civil rights activist Josh Sugarmann made it his goal to completely scuttle the ability for individuals to get disqualifiers lifted from their records. Sugarmann did not like the idea that people could petition the Federal Government to have their gun rights restored if they were deemed no longer...

Jul 18, 2022 – Derek LeBlanc, founder and president of the Kids S.A.F.E. Foundation, made it his goal to educate children on firearm safety. To LeBlanc, it’s not just another check box for a youth to put on their accomplishment sheet, but rather a potentially life saving skill. The Foundation uses the catchphrase of...

Jul 17, 2022 – The first time I shot sporting clays I was about 15 or 16 and went through the course with my Remington 870 in 20 gauge. Dad and I drove the hour and forty five minutes to M&M Hunting & Sporting Clays in Pennsville, NJ, and little did I know that...

Jul 16, 2022 – I haven’t seen similar celebrations like these post NYSRPA v. Bruen rejoicings since the Ewoks tore up Endor, playing glockenspiels made of stormtrooper helmets, and danced around the un-environmentally friendly mostly plastic and electronics fueled funeral pyre. It did not take long for the jubilation to end for many of...

Jul 15, 2022 – On the side of freedom, we often talk about how language matters. The days of asking what “‘is’, ‘is’?” and such word salads need to be shattered to a million pieces and tossed to the wind. Trying to accurately report or even have a normal discourse with someone on the...

Jul 14, 2022 – It’s only been a week since I’ve reported on Massachusetts, after a flurry of correspondence between the state and Gun Owners Action League (GOAL), things quieted down a bit. The spat began with the Attorney General and RINO Governor Baker digging their heels in on the opinion in NYSRPA v....

Jul 14, 2022 – The war on America’s rifle might be coming to an end sooner than later. At least the viable war. We’ve already reported about the GVR on the Maryland case, with the Supreme Court telling the lower court they need to do a do-over on the so-called “assault weapons” prohibitions there....

Jul 11, 2022 – A traffic stop in the Garden State in 2018 led to an unlawful firearm possession charge. In New Jersey, under the Graves Act, someone a foul of the law faces imprisonment for 3-5 years minimum mandatory. The conflict revolves around window tinting on the defendant's vehicle. NJ has a law...

Jul 10, 2022 – School safety and the hardening of our institutions should be a top priority going forward in our society. Left, right, and center can argue about everything else under the sun when it comes to mitigating or stopping acts of violence directed at students in learning institutes, but a lot of...

Jul 10, 2022 – How many times do people need to hear a north-eastern official bellow on about the so-called “iron pipeline”? They love pegging the problems of their own state on other states. Or progressive Chicago politicians blaming Indiana for there own incompetency. Finger pointing at those dirty other jurisdictions that have lax...

Jul 10, 2022 – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has long flirted with not really being about all civil liberties. Once in a while there were Second Amendment related causes that the ACLU got behind, but those days are long gone. Further, any support would have been in conjunction with another right, say...

Jul 28, 2022 – UPS has been in the gun world news quite a bit as of late. My colleague Lee Williams over at the Gun Writer Substack, AmmoLand News, and the Second Amendment Foundation Investigative Journalism Project just recently covered that a large number of firearm related companies have been having their accounts...

Jul 28, 2022 – The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) is an important law that we have in the United States. Yes, with any type of regulation that either restricts or expands a class of people’s rights, there’s room for abuse, but overall, allowing the differently abled to have a fair shake is not...

Jul 27, 2022 – The other day Tom reported on a Federal judge issuing a temporary restraining order (TRO) against a so-called “gun control” law that was passed in Superior, Colorado. The challenge was against an “assault weapons” ban, among other things, which was passed by a vehemently anti-gun city council. Such laws are...

Jul 25, 2022 – I remember calling an FFL in one of the boroughs many years ago asking questions about transferring an air gun, and the FFL went on a tear, directed at me mind you, about how they’re illegal in New York City. I was in search of answers to a pile of...

Jul 24, 2022 – I often find myself telling level headed people in conversation that I don’t wear a tin foil hat, but I do keep a roll of aluminum foil nearby just in case. A recent press release from the Department of Justice has my skin crawling with the underpinnings of the Ministry...

Jul 23, 2022 – Our Attorney General, Merrick B. Garland, who did not make the cut to be a Supreme Court Justice, is celebrating a year of so-called crackdowns with the newly installed ATF director. Garland seemingly takes his frustrations out on law-abiding gun owners and peaceful citizens over his own character flaws which...

Jul 23, 2022 – Some of the best politicians are advocates who find themselves stepping up to the plate and just taking a swing. The person that says “Ya know, somebody should do something about that,” and then decides to be that person. That doing something generally will be done with a zeal and...

Jul 22, 2022 – I’ve been sitting on news about  the introduction of a bill for several days waiting for more details to come out. On July 15th, 2022 HR 8399  - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the National Firearms Act was introduced by Congressman Madison Cawthorn of North...

Jul 20, 2022 – Since the NYSRPA v. Bruen decision came down, there’s been a flurry of things to report on concerning the Second Amendment. So much so, a good drinking game would be any time an article about “gun stuff” is read, and you get to the word “Bruen”, you have to drink....

Aug 7, 2022 – Trying to exist in a world that’s hostile towards firearms, firearm related topics, and the Second Amendment is challenging. It’s not that every person is “against” what I’ll label as “us”, with just around half of all American households having firearms in them, but as I noted recently to a...

Aug 3, 2022 – It’s going to be difficult to separate worlds here, as I’m talking about attending a US LawShield seminar, but only because of my history with the program attorney for my jurisdiction. I assure you my bias is stowed, and really it was my opinion of the attorney that helped cement...

Aug 1, 2022 – One thing that’s for sure, there’s a ton of content out there on the Second Amendment, guns, gun related things, accessories, and general “gunstuff”. Something that’s popular with several different creators is the ability to do live stream podcasting. This gives the creators an opportunity to interact with their audience...

Aug 27, 2022 – Bearing Arms contributor John Petrolino wrote about the first permits to go out in the anti-gun state of New Jersey a week ago, and…