May 7, 2024 – The intersection between the firearms community and mental health happens actively over at Walk the Talk America. The folks from WTTA are friends of the Bearing Arms team, and I think we all see the value that we bring to the table. Top Shot Chris Cheng recently made a huge...

May 10, 2024 – Just shy of two years ago I started this series and we’re on the 5th numbered installment and have had two other “side quests.” I had intended on wrapping up in the 5th part of this series by discussing how unconstitutional the Mental Health Hygiene law is in the Empire...

Jun 5, 2024 – Garden State citizens have only been repatriated with their right to carry, or bear arms, since the landmark 2022 NYSRPA v. Bruen decision. There’s been an estimated 34,000 plus “post-Bruen” carry permits issued in New Jersey since the decision came down. Earlier this year N.J. Attorney General Matthew Platkin released the...

May 25, 2024 – I’m a pro-law-and-order kind of guy. While my libertarian ways may seem to embrace things as they creep dangerously close to anarchy, I do believe that the police have an important job to do. I’m very much so a back-the-blue person, although I'm well aware it’s the blue that doesn't...

May 27, 2024 – Apparently what constitutes bullying and harassment is not as cut and dry as one would think. At least not in New Jersey, where everything is complicated and convoluted. A recent case out of the Garden State has me raising my eyebrows at how things get interpreted. The situation involved a...

May 15, 2024 – Without countless volunteers, not-for-profits, journalists, instructors, and others who wear many hats, the preservation of the Second Amendment would be almost nil. Thankfully there are many people, organizations, and companies who put their time and money where their mouths are, in order to see that this civil liberty will continue...

May 16, 2024 – Part of what allows us to remain a free people has to do with keeping our government in check. Something that I frequently use – and use to disinfect via “sunlight” – is New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act. Through OPRA requests citizens and journalists are able to get vital...

May 6, 2024 – It’s not a surprise or shock to hear that mainstream media or other power brokers in the entertainment industry are continuing to push an anti-gun narrative. What’s been seemingly popping up more and more though is the stigmatization of legal firearm ownership and carry in entertainment. In a post-Bruen world,...

May 21, 2024 – We’re allegedly living in a 50-state shall-issue country when it comes to the issuance of firearms-related paperwork. In the landmark NYSRPA v. Bruen decision, any may-issue standards were found to be unconstitutional. Part of what makes a may-issue jurisdiction such has to do with whether or not they employ any...

May 22, 2024 – The Violence Policy Center is nearly a do-nothing group in 2024. Maybe once upon a time they had more clout, but today, they put up the veneer of #doingsomething. In one of their recent mailings they included all kinds of pompous and self-righteous claims. The message asks the question, “How...

Jul 1, 2024 – We’ve had the distinct pleasure of following the Kids S.A.F.E. Foundation over the years, chronicling their many successes. We’ve celebrated their fifth anniversary, trips to California, a trip to Hawaii, and we even covered when they instructed and trained a blind youth. Recently our friend Mike Sodini from Walk the...

Jul 5, 2024 – There’s a great resource for Garden State gun owners that’s fairly new and worth talking about. The “NJ NICS Research Center'' has a panacea for those gun owners who need to temporarily store their firearms outside the home. The data exposes some potentially inconvenient facts the leadership in New Jersey...

Jun 28, 2024 – What is and is not Constitutional is going to continue to be a hotbed of debates going forward as pro-liberty forces collide with progressive anti-American pinkos. One thing that’s going to be a big stick in the anti-liberty camp’s craw is that a left of center justice all but ensured...

Jul 1, 2024 – :The Gun Experiment - Hunter Biden, 2A Racial Bias, National Security and Two Genders ControversyArmed American Radio - 06-13-24 John … Petrolino from Bearing Arms discusses the NJ gun grabber continuing effortsGunStuff LIVE - #235 - John Petrolino, Popticals and Mountain … Permit to Carry Dashboard Reveals Startling DiscoveriesThe Gun For Hire Radio Broadcast - Episode 677, John Petrolino joins us to discuss…

Jul 7, 2024 – Depending on where you’re going to be traversing terrain in different regions, being sufficiently shod could be something to consider when picking out boots. Snakes are an issue for some folks in the U.S. and there are protective options out there to mitigate bad outcomes from encounters with these slithery...

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...

Mar 12, 2025 – In 2024, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin created a “gun free zone” registry and distributed stickers to participants. Information was requested on whether or not the AG’s office corresponded with the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control on compelling businesses to register. After over six months, the request was answered...

Mar 13, 2025 – Previously reported, Montclair University, a N.J. state college, has a strict weapons policy that bans even pepper spray. University officials have refused to address the penalties laid out in the code of conduct if a student is caught in possession of the non-lethal defense tool. Interestingly enough, pepper spray is...

Mar 14, 2025 – There are few awards out there that really embrace excellence in the Second Amendment world. The NRA Golden Bullseye is one that carries a prestige with it. That’s why when we got a chance to chat with Anne Mauro at SHOT Show 2025®, the NRA Women Golden Bullseye "Industry Woman...

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...