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.…

Mar 15, 2023 – Some eunuch jack-wagon over at the New Jersey Law Journal penned a lamentation to Judge Bumb, begging her to consider their feelings when she delivers her upcoming decision on two challenges to New Jersey's unconstitutional carry law. The unnamed writer is hiding behind the "Editorial Board," as so many feckless,...

Mar 28, 2023 – [embed]https://youtu.be/_kji_mHRSNM[/embed] [Editor's note - My thanks to John Petrolino for his very kind words, as well as to…

Mar 23, 2023 – If one thing that we can learn about academia, is that it’s a factory for soaking up resources in the name of research. If academics are not publishing, they’re perishing. One recent study alleges to track gun buying patterns of so-called mass/active shooters in the time prior to an event....

Mar 22, 2023 – like the Second Amendment Foundation's Adam Kraut, competitive shooter and 2A advocate Gabby Franco, and Bearing Arms contributor John … Petrolino.…

Mar 22, 2023 – Back in December a case known as M.U. was reported on and it could have completely upended New Jersey’s permitting scheme. The case, officially called IMO the Appeal of the Denial of M.U.’s Application for a Handgun Purchase Permit & IMO the Revocation of M.U.’s Firearms Purchaser Identification Card and...

Apr 10, 2023 – Almost a year ago part 1 of this series released and it dealt with how the NY SAFE Act takes already vulnerable people and turns them into victims. The NY SAFE Act and the Mental Hygiene Law (MHL) 9.46, creates a reporting system where medical care providers can have an...

Apr 9, 2023 – Earlier this week Tom reported on Governor Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., signing into law a permitless carry bill. The permitless carry bill was under fire, as proponents of constitutional carry pointed out that the measure would not decriminalize the open carry of firearms by non-prohibited persons in the Gunshine State. While...

Apr 7, 2023 – It’d be insincere to say that some pleasure does not get derived from watching a progressive gun-grabbing political hack have their life completely tossed. Afterall, policies that the pinkos push for and support, ruin lives every day, beyond just the subversion of civil liberties. Take for example disgraced San Diego...

Apr 20, 2023 – Governor Phil Murphy, D-N.J., is not a champion of liberty, freedom, or anything having to do with personal responsibility. Aside from his extreme pinko ways, Murphy also has lashed out at the Supreme Court over the NYSRPA v. Bruen decision. After all, the good people of New Jersey have been...

Apr 19, 2023 – The National Rifle Association Annual Meeting has come and gone. Cam did some extensive coverage on different aspects of the meeting, in particular the Leadership Forum and presidential hopefuls present. From all accounts, the NRAAM was a success, with the NRA stating there were 77,246 attendees this year. Both the...

Apr 18, 2023 – The Windy City is an easy target when it comes to pointing out progressive failures in policies and policing. Recently the city of Chicago underwent a two day span of what we can call youth riots. Mayor Lightfoot maybe did not have lighthearted remarks on the topic, however she ignored...

Apr 16, 2023 – I first heard of “the documentary” during SHOT Show 2023. A number of my colleagues and friends had mentioned they were in or “so and so” was in, or filming, or scheduled to be filmed for “the documentary.” It was exciting and intriguing, but not too many people had much...

Apr 15, 2023 – There are plenty of times when a hypothesis has earned an eye roll, with dot connection being a stretch beyond belief. But, this idea might have some merit. New Jersey’s government is beyond corrupt. Consider the liquor license process in the Garden State. New Jersey rations out liquor licenses so...

Apr 15, 2023 – It was not too long ago the topic of a gun-grabbing California Democrat politician was in our pages for serious violent assault allegations. Hypocrisy being what it is, the “good for thee but not for me” bunch seems to pop up in the news in interesting ways. The party that’s...

Apr 12, 2023 – The 2023 SHOT Show was a great experience for many people. Aside from being a giant family reunion of sorts, the show does garner many great business opportunities. The personal and business relationships that get built at events like SHOT have eddies and effects that’ll pay off dividends for years...

Apr 11, 2023 – Towards the end of last week I reported on disgraced politician, San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, and some very serious allegations. The story - publicly - started when Fletcher dropped out of the race for state Senate, and then proceeding that, admitted himself into a rehab facility for supposed...