Jul 6, 2024 – Independence day holds a very special place in the hearts of most Americans. On the 4th, Cam penned an exquisite tribute to the birth of our nation and talked about process, drawing from a speech given during our 150th anniversary. I urge you to read Cam’s piece if you have...

Nov 6, 2022 – Ohio has and continues to have solid support for the Second Amendment. Looking at the Buckeye State, Ohio really does have some of the better gun laws. Ohio has gone permitless carry and Ohio came fairly close last legislative session to becoming a Second Amendment Sanctuary state. The other day Cam...

Mar 21, 2024 – Last week the New Jersey Office of Attorney General released the new Permit to Carry “Dashboard.” The website is a way for the public to look into carry permit data. The dashboard made available information on how many applications there were, denials, the jurisdictions, and other information. With Attorney General...

Jul 13, 2022 – States and jurisdictions are scrambling to fall in line with new directives in light of NYSRPA v. Bruen. In some states, such as New Jersey, things are still a mish-mashed mess of many people on both ends of the application process just not sure what exactly to do. Then there are...

Feb 21, 2025 – Massachusetts went full buck-wild last year with their version of a Bruen-response law. The entire process in the Bay State has been a quagmire. Governor Maura Healey signed an emergency preamble after the law was passed and enacted. Healey committed this usurpation of the democratic process when the citizens fighting...

Feb 24, 2025 – A challenge to Washington D.C.’s off-body carry law was filed in mid-2024. The lawsuit calls into question the District’s prohibition on law-abiding permit holders not being allowed to engage in off-body carry. A recent filing was made in Russell et.al. v. District of Columbia et.al. The filing is a request to the...

Feb 28, 2025 – The number of stories that New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin graces within the pages of Bearing Arms are countless. Platkin is not being reported on because he’s being celebrated either. While Platkin serves at the pleasure of the governor, Phil Murphy, D-N.J., he is responsible for his and his...

Mar 3, 2025 – Once again the Supreme Court said absolutely nothing in today's orders about the "assault weapon" and "large capacity" magazine ban cases that have been heard in conference more than a half-dozen times since December, even as more Second Amendment cases are queuing up for the justices to consider. The District of...

Feb 25, 2025 – There have been countless stories about censorship covered here at Bearing Arms, as well as at many of the other great online sources for Second Amendment news and commentary. The number of folks that have been canceled, shadow banned, blocked, demonetized, and shutdown; who put out Second Amendment related content...

Feb 26, 2025 – There are an estimated 21.46 million concealed carry weapon permit holders in the United States. Violence Policy Center is a group that’s known to try to put their finger on the scale, and they're directing their ire at those CCW holders today. They pushed out a release vilifying the practice....

Feb 27, 2025 – Multiple United States Supreme Court decisions have made it clear that the Second Amendment applies to all bearable arms. Bearable arms include knives. Knife Rights, a knife owners’ organization, just secured a big win in Arkansas. Preemption legislation championed by the group was signed into law by Governor Sarah Huckabee...

Jan 14, 2025 – Author’s Note: This one part of a two-part series on the upcoming 2025 NRA Board of Directors election. In writing this, I’ve tried to give equal exposure to both camps in message, word count, and number of people whose opinions were represented. Due to a glut of information, some prospective...

Jan 14, 2025 – Author’s Note: This is one part of a two-part series on the upcoming 2025 NRA Board of Directors election. In writing this, I’ve tried to give equal exposure to both camps in message, word count, and number of people whose opinions were represented. Due to a glut of information, some...

Dec 18, 2024 – Here at “Bearing Arms” we generally value seeing good people doing good things in the Second Amendment community. The multitude of groups, organizations, and individuals doing yeoman's work when it comes to activism and advocacy truly safeguard our fundamental rights. One group that’s been a friend to both the Second...

Dec 31, 2024 – A misdemeanor of domestic violence will bar people from exercising their Second Amendment in the United States. While this is in no way a pro-domestic violence stance, it is a pro-rehabilitation one. Recently a case out of Virginia involved a man who had his rights restored leaving him not fully...

Dec 16, 2024 – Dr. John Lott has been bringing the U.S. his statistical analysis on all things crime and firearm related via the Crime Prevention Research Center since 2013. Lott’s work on crime and the like dates back to a 1997 co-written article, "Crime, Deterrence and Right-To-Carry Concealed Handguns.” The CPRC has been...

Dec 31, 2024 – I once joked with our own John Petrolino that his home state was so restrictive, that he should consider relocating to a free state…

Jan 1, 2025 – In a post-Bruen United States, every jurisdiction is “shall issue.” Well, we all know that’s kind of true, with there still being several issues with many of the former “may issues” regimes. The number of legal carriers will/has gone up – either via permits being accessible or permitless laws. But...

Jan 17, 2025 – New Jersey has had historically high levels of crime over the years. Dating back to the Prohibition Era, crime has flourished in the Garden State. Whether or not the environment for crime to proliferate is a function of bad actors in government can’t be said. However, something recently said by...

Jan 9, 2025 – The National Instant Criminal Background Check System is what retailers must use in the United States in order to sell firearms to buyers. Gun shops rely on the NICS system to fulfill the requirements of the “Brady Bill.” The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the firearm industry trade association, provides a...

Jan 22, 2025 – There’s a lot going on at the 2025 National Shooting Sports Foundation Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Show®! The SHOT Show is normally known for guns and gear, but attendees include some of the biggest movers and shakers in the Second Amendment world. We had a chance to sit down and...

Dec 19, 2024 – On March 27, 2023, it was announced by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin that his office seized control of the Paterson Police Department. In that announcement, it was said that the Office of the Attorney would be “superseding the Paterson Police Department, and assuming control of all police functions,...

Dec 20, 2024 – The battle over protecting arms wages on. The District of Columbia has been and continues to be a ripe battlefield for regaining Second Amendment rights. The District keeps setting up the rest of the progressive strongholds for failure, as they did with the Heller case. Among the many restrictive laws the...

Dec 28, 2024 – On July 4, 2024, Louisiana became the 29th permitless carry state in the U.S. While not needing to have a permit to carry in the Pelican State might be law, that does not mean there are no permits in the state. There are many reasons why an individual might want...

Dec 24, 2024 – There’s a glut of so-called “studies” and surveys out there that are heavily funded by entities that have a bias against the exercise of the Second Amendment. At Bearing Arms, we try to report on work that’s done by groups that we trust. Walk the Talk America has been doing...