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Murphy Trying To Stifle Gun Owners Voices Ahead Of Vote?
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/12/09/governor-murphy-in-nj-up-to-some-unconstitutional-stuff-n53193
– Governor Phil Murphy from New Jersey (actually he's a carpetbagger from Massachusetts where they used to hang "witches") has been making the headlines over and over again the last few weeks. His freedom-stomping acts just won't end. Perhaps Murphy needs a reminder he only narrowly won reelection and also that...
Political Pearl-Clutching Over Permitless Carry Won't Stop Its Progress
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/12/08/political-pearl-clutching-permitless-carry-n53122
– "BITS" is a term that firearm attorney Evan Nappen uses to describe the impending doom that was described in the late 80's in Florida. They screamed from the rooftops and all across the land that there'll be "Blood In The Streets!" Three and a half decades later, Florida, the Gunshine...
Year-long Study Brings Eclectic Group Together To Discuss Firearm Suicide Prevention
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/12/08/year-long…eclectic-group-to-discuss-firearm-suicide-prevention-n53021
– Definition of convergence 1: the act of converging and especially moving toward union or uniformity 2: the state or property of being convergent 3 a evolutionary biology : independent development of similar traits or features (as of body structure or behavior) in unrelated or distantly related species or lineages : CONVERGENT EVOLUTION b: the...
Our Cam Edwards Named SAF Blogger Of The Year
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/12/08/cam-edwards-blogger-of-year-n53096
– If you're reading this, there's a great chance you know the editor in chief of Bearing Arms, Cam Edwards. Last week the news came to Edwards that he has been awarded the 2021 Second Amendment Foundation Blogger of The Year Award. If you tune into Cam's show Cam & Co,...
What To Buy For The Gun Owner In Your Life For The Holidays?
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/12/07/what-to-buy-for-the-shootist-in-your-life-for-the-holidays-n52956
– Gift guides galore come out this time of year, for good reason too! Do you have that special someone in your life that has "everything"? Not really sure what to get them? If the family member or friend that you're tasked with getting a gift for happens to be involved...
Gift giving season and gun safety
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/12/18/gift-giving-season-and-gun-safety-n53345
– It's that holiday season time of year again! For some sects, the holidays have already come and gone, for other's they've yet to arrive. Either way, we're looking at a time of the year when gift giving is happening, and with that comes some liabilities for us gun owners. I...
Honolulu launches online firearm registration page
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/01/05/honolulu-launches-online-firearm-registration-page-n54046
– In response to a lawsuit settled last year, Honolulu has launched an online portal for the registration of firearms. The case, Yukutake v. Connors involved challenging both the 10 day permit validation time-frame and requirement for in person inspection of arms by the police. The issue was that someone seeking...
Murphy's bear hunt policy leaves blood on his hands
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/01/05/murphys-bear-hunt-policy-puts-blood-on-his-hands-n54049
– Maybe it's just my geographic bias, but it's hard to think of a more repulsive socialist politician than New Jersey's Phil Murphy. The Murph just knows best, or at least thinks he does. This is the man that said the bill of rights is above his paygrade. This is the...
Review- "Gun Rights 101: Firing Back Against Gun Control's Biggest Lies"
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/01/01/book-revie…hts-101-firing-back-against-gun-controls-biggest-lies-n53896
– Back in May of 2021 I had the opportunity to meet Tyler Yzaguirre at a DC Project fundraiser. Yzaguirre is the founder and president of the Second Amendment Institute. A couple of months ago Yzaguirre had sent me a message showing product information for his soon to be released book, Gun...
Part 3: Second Amendment Foundation 50 Years - The Present
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2024/08/12/part-3-second-amendment-foundation-50-years-the-present-n1225688
– This is the third part of a five-part series celebrating 50 years of the Second Amendment Foundation. SAF has been a pivotal force in and played a much-needed role in the preservation of civil liberties in the United States.In part one, we explored the formation and early years of SAF....
Massachusetts A.G. Wants Anti-Gun Groups to Weigh In on Efforts to Halt Bad Law
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2024/08/14/mass-attor…anti-gun-groups-on-pro-r2a-efforts-to-halt-bad-law-n1225928
– We've had a slew of coverage concerning the so-called “Bruen response” law recently enacted by the hand of Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, going back to the alleged “listening” tour hosted by Representative Micahel Day in 2023. Day allegedly authored the original bill. The listening tour is a misnomer, as very...
Part 4: Second Amendment Foundation 50 Years - Adam Kraut, Executive Director
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2024/08/19/part-4-sec…t-foundation-50-years-adam-kraut-executive-director-n1225689
– This is the fourth part of a five-part series celebrating 50 years of the Second Amendment Foundation. SAF has been a pivotal force in defending the Second Amendment and has played a much-needed role in the preservation of civil liberties in the United States.In part one, we explored the formation...
Part 5: Second Amendment Foundation 50 Years - The Future
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2024/08/26/part-5-second-amendment-foundation-50-years-the-future-n1225690
– This is the fifth and final part of a five-part series celebrating 50 years of the Second Amendment Foundation. SAF has been a pivotal force in and played a much-needed role in the preservation of civil liberties in the United States.In part one, we explored the formation and early years...
Pennsylvania Group Continues Battles Over Second Amendment Infringements
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2024/08/26/pa-group-c…ntinues-battles-over-second-amendment-infringements-n1226044
– For the Second Amendment to be fully realized in the United States, we must consider all that encompasses. In order to exercise the Second Amendment, that does not just mean having and carrying arms. It also includes buying, making, and shooting them, to name a few extra instances, for the...
Judi Franco, Popular N.J. Radio Host, Updates us on Her 2A Journey!
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2024/08/27/judi-franc…popular-nj-radio-host-updates-us-on-her-2a-journey-n1226060
– Firearm ownership is finally going mainstream in states like New Jersey. As the fundamental right to keep, and now bear, arms in the Garden State is being exercised more and more, it’s paving the way to normalcy. Last year we chatted with Judi Franco, a popular radio host from the...
Massachusetts Governor Toying With Referendum to Repeal New Gun Law?
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2024/08/16/massachusetts-governor-toying-with-referendum-repeal-gun-law-n1225958
– Massachusetts gun owners are under attack. Just the other day we reported on the state's Attorney General seeking guidance from several anti-gun groups concerning a ballot measure that citizens are raising. Now, we’re getting word from our friends over at Gun Owners Action League that Democratic Governor Maura Healey might...
N.J. Governor Phil Murphy Ignores Bias Against Blacks and Systemic Racism Under His Leadership
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2024/08/18/nj-governo…nst-blacks-and-systemic-racism-under-his-leadership-n1225960
– New Jersey is no friend of the Second Amendment. Democratic Governor Phil Murphy has shown nothing but contempt for gun owners and the Second Amendment since taking office. One of the things that was uncovered and reported on quite a bit is that under Murphy’s administration, Blacks are denied permits...
New Jersey Carry Permit Applications Soar, But 2A Advocate Says Laws Still Having Chilling Effect
https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2024/08/07/new-jersey-car…2a-advocate-says-laws-still-having-chilling-effect-n1225855
– As my colleague John Petrolino has outlined, some licensing authorities are delaying issuing permits, while subjective standards are…
A Rundown of the Bruen Response Laws and Litigation
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2024/09/05/a-rundown-of-the-bruen-response-laws-and-litigation-n1226132
– We’ve been covering quite extensively all of the temper tantrums that the progressives have been having lately. The NYSRPA v. Bruen decision was a kryptonite to the gun rights oppressors across the land. Much to the chagrin of the Democratic nannies in control in a few strongholds, the peasants are...
Klint Macro Delivers Seminar on Being One’s ‘Own Family First Responder’ at NRA GAOS ‘24
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2024/02/17/test-n1223857
– The Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, Pa., annually brings together outdoor enthusiasts and vendors from all over the country. Part of the mission of the National Rifle Association has always been the advancement of education on firearms. The 2024 show schedule had a whole host of seminars planned and...
What I Heard When Trump Addressed the NRA in Harrisburg
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2024/02/14/what-i-heard-when-trump-addressed-the-nra-in-harrisburg-n1223824
– Thousands of patriots assembled at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo center on Friday the 9th of February, 2024. There was static in the air and the energy was beyond high. People started lining up as early as 1 p.m. in order to be able to hear President Donald...
Second Amendment Foundation’s Versnel Advocates for Gun Ownership at U.N.
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2024/08/28/second-ame…undations-versnel-advocates-for-gun-ownership-at-un-n1226072
– There’s no doubt that a global effort is in motion to disarm everyone. Power brokers at the United Nations in the forefront and misty background know for there to be complete control, the people must not have arms. Ten years ago the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty was put into effect...
Massachusetts Coalition Forms to Challenge New Gun Control Law
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2024/08/28/massachuse…formulated-to-thrust-malicious-law-onto-the-ballot-n1226070
– Massachusetts gun owners and lovers of liberty have an uphill battle. Recent changes to Chapter 135 of Massachusetts law via H.4885 will come into effect soon. The changes to the Bay State’s license to carry law as well as carry law is one of the strictest of all the so-called...
Is Mary Jane to Blame For Teen Suicides?
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2024/09/14/is-mary-jane-making-mary-jane-suicidal-n1226219
– Cultural struggles and battles rage on in the United States. What’s the joke about who won the war on drugs? It ends with “drugs,” being the victor. The push to decriminalize marijuana across the U.S. has led to a mish-mash of different policies. A recent study concerning marijuana use and...
Second Largest N.C. County’s Sheriff Concedes on Gun Permit Delays
https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2024/09/10/second-lar…st-nc-countys-sheriff-concedes-on-gun-permit-delays-n1226169
– North Carolina is one of those states where the Second Amendment’s standing should be cut and dry. It’s not entirely that easy. People from the Tar Heel State have been plagued by remnants of Jim Crow era laws. Grass Roots North Carolina is an organization that’s been battling to see to...
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