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TSA Correlates Gun Owners and Violence (Un)Knowingly?
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/08/18/tsa-correlates-gun-owners-and-violence-n48974
– In this week's TSA Firearm Detections Weekly Update, you can read about your run of the mill "oops, I forgot to take my gun outta my bag" situations. We all know that the carriage of firearms and other weapons on airplanes is highly regulated. Sure, there are things that you...
FPC Launches Lawsuit Challenging NJ's Draconian Carry Law
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/08/15/fpc-launches-lawsuit-challenging-njs-draconian-carry-law-n48858
– "A well regulated militia..." you know, the thing. The thing being the Second Amendment. For countless years, the Second Amendment has been contorted to be presented as some sort of a collective right, or rather privilege. Under progressive and racist polices, a narrative was given going back to before the...
House Dem Introduces Bill To Bar Gun Sales To Under-21s
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/08/13/house-dem-bill-gun-sales-under-21-n48800
– Congressman Ted Deutch is at it again! I reported over the weekend about Deutch's quietly introduced bill to add all semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines to the NFA, and today we have more to talk about. Much like that bill, this bill's introduction has no press release, no fanfare, nada!...
Collegiate Sports, Name Image Likeness, And The Second Amendment
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/08/12/collegiate-sports-name-image-likeness-and-the-second-amendment-n48737
– Recently I ran into a video by a content creator I know that goes by the name of "Average Gun Owner". After chewing a little on the video he sent over, I reached out to him to learn a little more about what he was talking about. The subject is...
Potential Domestic Terrorist Highlights Another Issue
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/08/11/potential-domestic-terrorist-highlights-another-issue-n48674
– Back in July, a Medford, Oregon man was arrested on a number of charges. The details of these allegations are quite harrowing and a flag really should be raised. According to a report, 24 year-old Kristopher Clay turned himself into the police stating he'd been planning some sort of "mass...
NJ Pats Itself On The Back Over Gun "Buyback"
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/08/10/nj-pats-its-self-on-the-back-over-gun-buyback-n48617
– The topic of gun "buybacks", or the more appropriately term "compensated confiscations" coined by Cam, really does not get old. To be perfectly honest, I was going to pass on this one because I previously covered the announcement of the program over at AmmoLand News, but this was just too juicy...
Product Review: Plano All Weather 2 Rustrictor Hard Case
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2023/12/16/product-review-plano-all-weather-2-rustrictor-hard-case-n78316
– There are a lot of products on the market that are designed to protect, house, carry, and store firearms and firearm accessories. When I had the opportunity to test out one of the Plano All Weather 2 series hard gun cases, I was happy to check them out. Having a...
Garden State Gun Grabbers Tout Second Circuit Decision in Desperate Cry for Help
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2023/12/13/garden-sta…out-second-circuit-decision-in-desperate-cry-for-help-n78387
– On October 25, 2023, a three judge panel in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in the combined Koons and Siegel cases for a preliminary injunction. The cases are challenging the 2022 so-called “carry-killer,” Buren response law, that Governor Phil Murphy, D-N.J., enacted.  The Koons/Siegel cases have had quite...
Gun Store, Gun Show Promoter Sued Under Public Nuisance Law
https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2023/12/13/gun-store-gun-show-promoter-under-public-nuisance-law-n78398
– My colleague John Petrolino will have an update on Matthew Platkin's latest attempt to enforce the state's post-Bruen carry restrictions…
‘The Gun Experiment’ Is Where 2A Hypotheses Get Challenged
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2023/12/12/the-gun-experiment-is-where-2a-hypotheses-get-challenged-n78245
– We’re all aware - readers included - that it might be fun to have a John Petrolino on the show from time to time, but he’ll never live … Mike said that Joe Rogan was a dream guest, and he’d also love to have John Lovell, Colion Noir, and Jack Carr on the show. … Honestly, John, I was taken aback by that request. I had never considered podcasting.…
Review: ‘In Defense of the Second Amendment’ by Larry Correia
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2023/12/11/review-in-defense-of-the-second-amendment-by-larry-correia-n78257
– Earlier this year Larry Correia’s book “In Defense of the Second Amendment” dropped and I got my hands on a copy. I took my time to give the book a close read while staying away from other people’s reviews on the work. What I did do though is tune into...
So You Got a Gun For Christmas. Now What?
https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2023/12/25/gun-for-christmas-n78732
– For that, I'm going to recommend a book from our own John Petrolino titled, Decoding Firearms: An Easy to Read Guide on General Gun … John is a friend and he and I tease one another all the time, but the truth is that this is the best general handbook for gun ownership…
National Rifle Association Hosts ‘Town Hall’ Style Meeting at 2025 GAOS
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2025/02/11/national-r…ociation-hosts-town-hall-style-meeting-at-2025-gaos-n1227637
– During the National Rifle Association’s 2025 Great American Outdoor Show, they held a town hall-esque style meeting. The February 2 meeting was entitled “NRA 2.0 Leadership Presentation,” and was opened to select invitees. Hosted by the Keystone Rifle and Pistol Association, the meeting was well attended, and aimed to add...
Bearing Arms' Cam & Co » Research Reveals Huge Problem With New Jersey Carry Permits
– When Bearing Arms contributor John Petrolino started digging into the data on concealed carry permits in NJ, he found Black applicants…
From 2025 SHOT Show: A Chat With Michael Cargill From Garland v. Cargill
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2025/01/30/from-2025…a-chat-with-michael-cargill-from-garland-v-cargill-n1227526
– The 2025 Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Show® put on by the National Shooting Sports Foundation brought all kinds of activists and advocates to Sin City. While attending, we had a chance to catch up with Michael Cargill. Cargill was the lead plaintiff in Garland v. Cargill, a case heard and...
New Study Confirms Racial Disparity in New Jersey Carry Permits
https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2025/02/06/new-study-confirms-racial-disparity-in-new-jersey-carry-permits-n1227603
– Bearing Arms contributor John Petrolino has been documenting the many issues with New Jersey's post-Bruen carry regime for months … In fact, the disparities appear to be even worse than what Petrolino was able to document. …  Kudos to John Petrolino for his initial investigation into how New Jersey's carry permits are being issued, as well as to the…
Radian Weapons Partners With Kids S.A.F.E. Foundation
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2025/02/13/radian-weapons-partners-with-kids-safe-foundation-n1227670
– Generous partners in the firearms industry help keep organizations going. Our friends over at the Kids S.A.F.E. Foundation recently announced a new partnership. Radian Weapons, a firearms manufacturing company, recently sponsored the Foundation.The Kids S.A.F.E. Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Oregon, is proud to announce its latest partnership...
Dismissed D.C. Metro Carry Ban Challenge Appealed to Circuit Court
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2025/02/10/dismissed…metro-carry-ban-challenge-appealed-to-circuit-court-n1227626
– In 2022 a challenge was brought in the District of Columbia to their prohibition on carrying on the Metro. That case was filed in the district court of D.C. and according to a newly filed brief, it was dismissed due to a lack of standing. The August 9, 2024 order...
A Chat With Scott Presler From Early Vote Action at the 2025 GAOS
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2025/02/10/a-chat-wit…ott-presler-from-early-vote-action-at-the-2025-gaos-n1227621
– The 2024 Presidential Election was monumental for many reasons. Anomalies from the 2020 election seemed to be somewhat absent. 2024 found areas that were called for Biden in 2020 to have been flipped. Pennsylvania was one such jurisdiction that flipped from blue to red. Efforts from groups like Early Vote...
New Jersey Liberty Cards Product Review
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2025/02/10/new-jersey-liberty-cards-product-review-n1227627
– A lot has gone on since the landmark 2022 Bruen decision. For folks in the “hateful eight” states, they were being presented with an opportunity to actually get permits to carry. New Jersey was one such jurisdiction that was forced into compliance by the High Court and permits to carry started...
From 2025 SHOT Show: A Chat With Austin Knudsen, Montana Attorney General
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2025/02/03/from-2025…a-chat-with-austin-knudsen-montana-attorney-general-n1227554
– While in Las Vegas for the 2025 Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Show®, attendees could bump into all kinds of “gun people.” The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the group responsible for organizing the SHOT Show, attracts a wide range of folks, beyond just those looking to make deals with suppliers/manufacturers for...
A Chat With Doug Hamlin, NRA CEO and EVP, at the 2025 GAOS
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2025/02/04/a-chat-with-doug-hamlin-nra-ceo-and-evp-at-the-2025-gaos-n1227571
– The National Rifle Association has been around since the postbellum era of the Civil War. The original mission of the NRA, according to a magazine editorial written by Col. William C. Church, was to "promote and encourage rifle shooting on a scientific basis." In the decades since, the group has...
A Big Victory in Challenge to Hawaii Law Keeping Lawful Residents From 2A Rights
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2025/02/07/victory-in…hawaii-law-keeping-lawful-residents-from-2a-rights-n1227608
– In December we reported on a lawsuit that was filed challenging provisions of Hawaiian law that subverted the rights of certain legal aliens. The nature of the law being challenged in the Aloha State, as the complaint stated, “prohibits adults who are not citizens of the United States, nor nationals...
Anti-Gun Group Vilifies Firearm Industry Members on V-Day
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2025/02/14/anti-gun-group-vilifies-firearm-industry-members-on-v-day-n1227679
– The anti-civil liberty camp won’t ever let an opportunity to lash out go by. We can’t say that we’ve seen it all, because more and more outlandish nonsense continues to pour out of the progressive pinko think tanks. One group, Josh Sugarmann’s Violence Policy Center, took to the web the...
JSD Supply says “no thank you” to ATF’s cease and desist
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/05/20/jsd-supply-says-no-thank-you-to-atfs-cease-and-desist-n58506
– Last week Tom covered the cease and desist letter that JSD Supply received from the ATF on March 12, 2022. In the letter, the ATF admonished JSD Supply, owned and operated by Jordan Vinroe, over the sales of 80% build kits, and for having the potentiality of selling the rest...
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