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Associated Press tells reporters to avoid using "politically charged" terms like "assault weapons"
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/07/15/associated…using-politically-charged-terms-like-assault-weapons-n60431
– 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...
Another Massachusetts group weighs in. Let’s get ready for some litigation?
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/07/14/another-ma…ts-group-weighs-in-lets-get-ready-for-some-litigation-n60382
– 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....
Firearms Policy Coalition launches attack on NY’s “assault weapons” ban
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/07/14/firearms-p…coalition-launches-attack-on-nys-assault-weapons-ban-n60365
– 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....
NJ court finds stop unconstitutional, gun charge tossed
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/07/11/nj-court-finds-stop-unconstitutional-gun-charge-tossed-n60229
– 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...
Suit alleges school security guard dismissed for exposing vulnerabilities
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/07/10/suit-alleg…security-guard-dismissed-for-exposing-vulnerabilities-n60215
– 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...
Lots to unpack in recent sentencing in firearm trafficking case
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/07/10/lots-to-unpack-in-recent-sentencing-in-firearm-trafficking-case-n60218
– 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...
Time for the ACLU to change their name
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/07/10/time-for-the-aclu-to-change-their-name-n60222
– 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...
Ammunition distributor noticing a lot of “missing” packages from UPS
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/07/28/ammunition…stributor-noticing-a-lot-of-missing-packages-from-ups-n60908
– 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...
DOJ celebrates Disabilities Act while making life harder for disabled shooters
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/07/28/doj-celebrates-disabilities-act-n60827
– 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...
Dudley Brown from NAGR says Superior just the beginning on new challenges in Colorado
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/07/27/dudley-bro…rior-just-the-beginning-on-new-challenges-in-colorado-n60820
– 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...
NYPD doing God’s work enforcing law regulating toys
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/07/25/nypd-doing-gods-work-enforcing-law-regulating-toys-n60736
– 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...
Data sharing part of a big globalist plan to control and disarm?
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/07/24/data-sharing-part-of-a-big-globalist-plan-to-control-and-disarm-n60723
– 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...
DOJ celebrates a year of crackdowns with new ATF director
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/07/23/doj-celebrates-a-year-of-crackdowns-with-new-atf-director-n60717
– 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...
Gun rights advocate Rebecca Schmoe aims for seat in state House
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/07/23/gun-rights-advocate-rebecca-schmoe-aims-for-seat-in-state-house-n60674
– 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...
Bill introduced to abolish NFA
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/07/22/bill-introduced-to-abolish-nfa-n60684
– 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...
Massachusetts politicians continue to thumb their noses at SCOTUS
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/07/20/massachuse…s-politicians-continue-to-thumb-their-noses-at-scotus-n60590
– 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....
SAF’s 2022 Alternative Mass Media conference coming up
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/08/07/safs-2022-alternative-mass-media-conference-coming-up-n61203
– 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...
US LawShield seminar on New Jersey gun laws eye-opening experience
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/08/03/seminar-nj-gun-laws-n61102
– 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...
Gunstuff TV banned from doing Facebook live videos
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/08/01/gunstuff-tv-banned-from-doing-facebook-live-videos-n61002
– 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...
Post-Bruen progress is real, but achingly slow in anti-gun states
https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2022/08/27/bruen-progress-slow-n61877
– 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…
Post-Bruen permits to carry confirmed in New Jersey
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/08/20/post-bruen-permits-to-carry-confirmed-in-new-jersey-n61668
– Just neighboring New York, in New Jersey, the citizens are reaping the benefits of NYSRPA v. Bruen. The irony of course is that the order from the High Court was directed at New York and two of the three branches of government (so far) in the Empire State are thumbing...
California Police Chief Requires Psych Evals For All CCW Applicants
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/08/26/ca-chief-psych-evals-for-ccws-n49259
– I got the following reply: From: Conrad, Tony [redacted] To: [redacted] [John Petrolino] Cc: Samario, Dominique [redacted]; Reid … Petrolino Your specific questions can be answered by looking at our City of Murrieta website.…
TN Doctors Weigh In On Firearm Storage (Kinda)
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/08/25/tn-doctors-weigh-in-on-firearm-storage-n49192
– The proper storage of firearms is important. The storage of firearms also happens to be a very personal topic. What's good for one person or family, may not be good for another. That being said, the securing of firearms in a locked container of one sort or another, such as...
Australian Town Wants To Ban Bows & Arrows
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/08/25/town-in-queensland-aus-wants-to-ban-bow-arrows-n49248
– Sadly, I wish I could say this is something from The Onion or Babylon Bee, but it's not. The article that's being referenced is entitled: "Aurukun Shire Council wants a ban on archery equipment due to 'weekly' violent incidents". The piece was published by ABC Far North Queensland, a news...
TSA Exercises Prudence And Real Commonsense
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/08/24/tsa-exercises-prudence-and-real-commonsense-n49180
– It's not everyday that we can look towards a governmental agency and say "Wow, that actually made sense!" From the TSA, no less. The TSA has stumbled plenty by shaming people and showing their bias in a real open way. Shockingly, a press release from the TSA must be from...
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