Jan 15, 2022 – All too often the talking heads of the anti-freedom caucus spew out their buzzword-laden points expecting them to be slurped up as gospel. One of the phrases gun owners need to pay heed to, and this is something I've heard some industry members start to combat, is the term "safe...

Jan 30, 2022 – If the 14th Amendment protects privacy in a way that has had people screaming “My body, my choice” for decades, then it has to apply here (as it should in many other areas that are relevant to current affairs). The right to privacy is something all citizens are supposed to...

Jan 29, 2022 – The results from a study were sent to me a number of months back and I’ve just had the chance to read them. In July, Firearm purchasing and firearm violence during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States: a cross-sectional study was released. Before I started to dig through the...

Jan 27, 2022 – If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably got a fairly long list of channels that you subscribe to through YouTube. To put it lightly, I personally take in a lot of content. I’m subscribed to more than I can take in. Between audio-only podcasts, as well as video material, I’m...

Jan 26, 2022 – Cavalier Knight lives in New York City. He currently holds an FFL issued by the ATF and has his Class III endorsement. Knight’s business, as noted in his own words on his webpage, specializes "in providing quality firearms and tactical ballistic protection.” The items Knight mostly focuses on selling would...

Jan 25, 2022 – In 2014 California implemented their so-called red flag law. The law involves the ability for petitioners to have a gun violence restraining order (GVRO) executed against someone that’s deemed to be a threat to themselves or someone else. San Diego County, according to one report, “has been using the law...

Jan 23, 2022 – Back in December I reported about a woman that was seeking rights restoration through the expungement process in New Jersey. The problem was at that time there were no provisions in the law to allow her to receive an expungement for her type of infraction of the law. On January...

Jan 22, 2022 – The Second Amendment applies to all bearable arms. Oftentimes people tend to forget that this right is not just about guns. Think of a group of knights in a movie and their “call to arms!” Those arms were swords. Right? What else is a bearable arm that’s protected by the...

Jan 21, 2022 – [embed]   The other month Cam and I got an invitation from Walk The Talk America to participate in one of their podcasts in panel form. Once all the stars aligned and schedules worked out, power got restored in Virginia after a snowstorm, we did all get to connect. Walk The Talk America...

Feb 8, 2022 – One of the fun myths we keep getting fed is that the gun industry is the only industry that cannot be sued for damages. Those of us who are keenly aware of what the law is and how it reads, knows that’s not true. Firearm manufacturers can’t be sued for...

Feb 5, 2022 – The threat of active shooters is real in 2022. While these occurrences are rare, they’re negatively impactful. Often called “mass shootings” there’s actually no classification in our FBI crime definitions that refers to “mass shooting”, but rather to “active shooters”. The 2020 FBI report on Active Shooters notes: U.S. federal government...

Feb 3, 2022 – Sometimes the best way to look forward is to look backwards. While in the middle of doing some research on an unrelated topic, I ran into a letter that I found to be thought provoking. We’ve inched our way into February and regardless what the groundhog says, time is marching...

Feb 2, 2022 – Alabama is getting closer and closer to becoming a permitless carry state. Yes, there have been extensive challenges, up to and including the Sheriff’s Association playing politics and not supporting the passage of such a law. I covered extensively that situation earlier in the week and also highlighted the work...

Feb 1, 2022 – King County Washington puts out a quarterly “Shots Fired” report. The report chronicles firearm violence and tracks the statistical data concerning illegal firearm use. Recently the 2021 annual report was released and the findings are quite grim. In a nutshell, King County is showing a rise in illegal firearm use...

Jan 31, 2022 – Last week I reported about YouTube demonetizing a content creator without them having any recourse, and today we’re going to talk about presumed shadow banning. Scrolling through my social media feed I happened upon a post by Gabby Franco. In the post, Franco showed some analytics of YouTube videos that...

Jan 31, 2022 – The other day Tom reported on the pushback Dudley Brown’s National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) was giving to the Alabama Sheriff’s Association. NAGR is right to offer up resistance and pushback on what’s clearly a political move. The subject of the Sheriff’s Association not supporting this commonsense change in...

Jan 31, 2022 – The new freedom crushing San Jose law requiring insurance and a “gun harm reduction fee” has been covered in a couple of areas already here at Bearing Arms. Tom did a rundown and Cam also focused on this on a recent Cam and Co. I’d be remiss if I did...

Feb 19, 2022 – So-called "safe storage" of firearms is a serious matter, however it's been greatly politicized. The term "safe storage" needs to be replaced by the more applicable term "responsible storage. Trying to cram the individual storage needs of every American into a statutory definition is impossible. What gun owners know and...

Feb 17, 2022 – Something that has seemingly drifted off into obscurity since the pandemic started is the matter of Second Amendment sanctuaries. While many of these resolutions are somewhat symbolic in nature, they are meaningful. The passage of such measures loudly and proudly communicates what the citizens of any given jurisdiction thinks about...

Feb 14, 2022 – While I was doing a little early morning scrolling through social media posts I ran across this Valentines Day message from the ATF. I remember seeing all these posts a few weeks ago about the ATF being at the annual SHOT show and how commenters noted they're always there. It's not...

Feb 10, 2022 – The other day Cam reported on Governor Ned Lamont’s push for new so-called “gun control” laws in Connecticut. As Cam pointed out, Lamont is no friend to freedom, with his hubris quipping “We have more legal guns, we have more illegal guns. You’re not tough on crime if you’re weak...

Feb 27, 2022 – It seems that it doesn't take that long before Hawaii has to pop back into the pages of Bearing Arms. I'm not quite sure what's more tiring, the amount of unconstitutional provisions in their laws or when they double down after getting walloped. Today we're going to discuss what many...

Feb 27, 2022 – Warmest Regards, John Petrolino I did receive an automatic response from Agre noting they’d be out of the office until the 14th…

May 4, 2023 – Being a civil rights activist, advocate, and leader/founder of pro-freedom groups brings with it a certain amount of baggage. Trying to promote liberty in general - never mind the Second Amendment - on a national level, while being based in Washington state, can’t be easy. Our good friend Alan Gottlieb...

May 3, 2023 – The United States and Canada have had good relations over the years. That being said, the current government of Canada and current executive branch in the U.S. are both on the same page when it comes to infringing on civil liberties and usurping the rights of their people. Prime Minister...