Feb 14, 2021 – John Petrolino is a US Merchant Marine Officer, writer, author of “Decoding Firearms: An Easy to Read Guide on General Gun Safety &…

Mar 1, 2021 – John Petrolino is a US Merchant Marine Officer, writer, author of “Decoding Firearms: An Easy to Read Guide on General Gun Safety &…

Feb 25, 2021 – John Petrolino is a US Merchant Marine Officer, writer, author of “Decoding Firearms: An Easy to Read Guide on General Gun Safety &…

Feb 22, 2021 – John Petrolino is a US Merchant Marine Officer, writer, author of “Decoding Firearms: An Easy to Read Guide on General Gun Safety &…

Feb 20, 2021 – John Petrolino is a US Merchant Marine Officer, writer, author of “Decoding Firearms: An Easy to Read Guide on General Gun Safety &…

Mar 10, 2021 – One of the biggest battles we have going on in the Second Amendment community is the matter of possession outside the home. As even the most liberal justices in the Heller decision admitted, the definition of “bear” means to “to carry”. Yet what do anti-gunners say when it comes to...

Mar 9, 2021 – John Petrolino is a US Merchant Marine Officer, writer, author of “Decoding Firearms: An Easy to Read Guide on General Gun Safety &…

Mar 6, 2021 – John Petrolino is a US Merchant Marine Officer, writer, author of “Decoding Firearms: An Easy to Read Guide on General Gun Safety &…

Mar 4, 2021 – John Petrolino is a US Merchant Marine Officer, writer, author of “Decoding Firearms: An Easy to Read Guide on General Gun Safety &…

Mar 2, 2021 – John Petrolino is a US Merchant Marine Officer, writer, author of “Decoding Firearms: An Easy to Read Guide on General Gun Safety &…

Mar 26, 2021 – John Petrolino is a US Merchant Marine Officer, writer, author of “Decoding Firearms: An Easy to Read Guide on General Gun Safety &…

Jan 14, 2021 – John Petrolino is a US Merchant Marine Officer, writer, author of “Decoding Firearms: An Easy to Read Guide on General Gun Safety &…

Jan 12, 2021 – Editor's Note: The following piece is by John Petrolino, a New Jersey writer, author, NRA certified pistol, rifle and shotgun instructor … John Petrolino is a US Merchant Marine Officer, writer, author of “Decoding Firearms: An Easy to Read Guide on General Gun Safety &…

Jan 24, 2021 – John Petrolino is a US Merchant Marine Officer, writer, and NRA certified pistol, rifle and shotgun instructor living under and working…

Feb 8, 2021 – John Petrolino is a US Merchant Marine Officer, writer, author of “Decoding Firearms: An Easy to Read Guide on General Gun Safety &…

Jan 31, 2021 – John Petrolino is a US Merchant Marine Officer, writer, author of “Decoding Firearms: An Easy to Read Guide on General Gun Safety…

Mar 7, 2023 – The topic of criminal justice reform and how society could better handle lawbreakers is a common subject here at Bearing Arms. Take for example two different vantage points on the same topic, both valid and slightly complimentary, between Tom and myself, on a controversial story involving a prosecutor dropping some...

Mar 7, 2023 – The ATF has not been in the best graces of the American people for quite some time now. At least, the law-abiding gun owners of the United States are well aware of the egregious actions they’ve executed, as well as illegal regulations they have enacted. Everyone else that’s not paying...

Mar 6, 2023 – It’s Mardi Gras season and things get a bit bucky in New Orleans this time of year. I remember my first eye-popping experience in the Big Easy back in 2001. It wasn’t all beads and - well you know what's - however, the ship I was on did roll up...

Mar 5, 2023 – Last year Congressman Michael Cloud, R-Texas, introduced a bill to ensure firearm transfer records are not to be retained. The bill, “No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act,” would help mitigate governmental overreach when it comes to firearm possession and procurement tracking. The bill number...

Mar 4, 2023 – There’s been several victories in the Garden State lately in the courts. A recent court challenge between the National Shooting Sports Foundation and the State of New Jersey found for the plaintiffs in a preliminary injunction. In the case, the NSSF was challenging New Jersey’s work-around of the Protection of...

Mar 3, 2023 – Members of the anti-freedom caucus, or in this case, the Senate Gun Violence Prevention Caucus, have been using the Tiahrt Amendments as a boogeyman since they were enacted years ago. The short story -  not to over-simplify - with these amendments is that they keep gun owner’s private information private....

Mar 20, 2023 – As my colleague and Bearing Arms contributor John Petrolino can tell you first-hand, getting a concealed carry license in New Jersey … Petrolino and thousands of others have applied for their concealed carry permits in the wake of the SCOTUS decision, but many of them…

Mar 20, 2023 – We won’t likely get a ruling from Judge Renée Bumb of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey declaring that schools are not sensitive locations, but that’s not being challenged anyhow. On Friday March 17, 2023, Bumb heard arguments from the plaintiffs in two cases from...

Mar 18, 2023 – However, as our own John Petrolino writes over at Ammoland, there may be something shady going on there. … However, it's a long piece--John likes to roll like that, after all--and I couldn't begin to include the whole thing.…