Dec 27, 2024 – The Second Amendment Foundation is no stranger to the pages of Bearing Arms. SAF is a stalwart guardian of our rights and celebrated 50 years of operation this year. The Foundation runs on donations from its membership and generous partners. Recently the Second Amendment Foundation announced that Daniel Defense has...

Dec 22, 2024 – Just one week ago we were reporting on so-called “turn-in” events in the Windy City. The philosophy of course is that if the public servants can remove firearms from the equation, all their crime issues will go with them. Many know that statistically, that’s not true, and in reality, it’s...

Dec 23, 2024 – While attending the SHOT Show® 2023 Industry Day at the Range, I had a chance to try out the new-to-2023 Stevens by Savage 560 semi-automatic field shotgun. It was on January 12, 2023 is when Savage publicly announced the release of the gun. I was impressed with the lightweight shotgun...

Dec 21, 2024 – Hawaii is a special kind of place. Being the youngest of all the states with one of the oldest histories, there have been some growing pains, to put it lightly. It’s important to embrace and continue to celebrate the cultural practices and traditions of Hawaii prior to its territorial annexation...

Dec 29, 2024 – Earlier this year when New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin released the permit to carry dashboard, we did a lot of coverage on the data. Platkin’s dashboard provided a treasure trove of information. One of the very first things that was covered when looking at the information was that there...

Dec 30, 2024 – There’s no lack of conflict in the world today. We live in a country where we’re nearly divided in half – yes with some deviation from that at times, a little left or a little right. Gun culture or the gun community, as it might be called, is no different....

Dec 30, 2024 – The Crime Prevention Research Center has been conducting fantastic research for years. Not too long ago we covered CPRC’s 2024 “CCW Report.” They commissioned a survey earlier this month and questioned 1,000 Americans who participated in the general election. The question asked had to do with what would do more...

Jan 6, 2025 – There’s a curious set of cases involving New York City resident Cavalier D. Knight. Knight has been battling the City over prohibitions on FFLs getting state firearm licenses unless they have a brick-and-mortar location – as well as some permitting issues. In 2023 Tom covered his battle, and I did...

Jan 3, 2025 – There’s an intersection between the Second Amendment and anything that has to do with government overreach. If we look at the countless ways the federal government has failed on public safety policy and the execution of its duties, the body count is high. That’s both literal and figurative. Those who...

Jan 7, 2025 – One of the biggest arrows that the progressive anti-freedom machine has in its quiver is propaganda. There’s no doubt that the lies and sensationalism from those forces that want to see us disarmed has a lot to do with negative views on firearms. How far will these pinkos go? A...

Jan 7, 2025 – Many readers here at Bearing Arms and subscribers to Cam’s podcast, Cam & Co, have been aware that Cam’s wife, Miss E., had been battling cancer for over eight years. This is not my story to tell. But, I think it’s important to address this tragic event that’s taken place...

Jan 8, 2025 – Massachusetts has so-called “approved firearms rosters.” These rosters are mother-may-I lists that firearm manufacturers have to get themselves on via independent testing. There are three laboratories, at the time of publication, that are approved to do these tests. One of the three doesn't have a functioning webpage at this time....

Jan 4, 2025 – Chicago is one of those cities where it’s like shooting fish in the barrel on pointing out the ineffectiveness of progressive policies. It seems like there’s no end in sight to the violent crime, murders, shootings, etc. On January 3rd, 2025, the Chicago Police Department rolled out their 2024 CPD...

Jan 5, 2025 – Illegal and illicit behavior is not the answer to dealing with infringements. At least remaining as a non-felonious member of society is a good thing. Naturally, the topic being discussed is not some conscientious objector move or refusal to remain segregated. What happens when we’re confronted with a series of...

Feb 18, 2025 – Walk the Talk America has been conducting informal surveys over the last couple of years. The surveys are being used to help better understand gun owners’ perceptions when it comes to mental health related topics and policy in regards to firearms. The most recent survey, their 2025 Mental Health Survey,...

Feb 18, 2025 – According to the AG's data dashboard, at least 325 applications have been denied, and as Bearing Arms contributor John Petrolino has…

Mar 4, 2025 – A formerly prominent anti-gun group has set its sights on the .50 BMG. The group released a so-called “study” that fingers United States’ gun manufacturers as a culprit in the Mexican violence epidemic.The Violence Policy Center released their latest study, “Long Range Terror: How U.S. 50 Caliber Sniper Rifles Wreak...

Feb 17, 2025 – When looking at the overlap between government and state stakeholders, and public entities, things can be a little complicated. Take for example any number of the state universities that are throughout the country. When state and government funds are appropriated for these schools, the schools shouldn’t get to act as...

Feb 19, 2025 – On Monday we reported about a New Jersey state university that has strict provisions in their weapons rules. Montclair State University, a college funded in part by taxpayers, does not allow pepper spray as a self-defense option. After previously reporting that the university failed to respond to queries on this...

Jan 13, 2025 – aware of the blessings that we've received, and that includes all of the support we've been given by my colleagues Tom Knighton, John … Petrolino, Ranjit Singh, and Ryan Petty, who stepped up when I had to step away and made sure that the Bearing Arms audience still … Whether it was texting, emailing or calling to check in, contributing to the GiveSendGo that John Petrolino set up to help me and my…

Jan 13, 2025 – On January 8, 2025, officials from New Jersey gathered to celebrate record-low numbers of so-called “gun violence.” New Jersey is a state that’s historically had the most dangerous city in the country, Camden. Governor Phil Murphy, D-N.J., held a press conference in East Rutherford in conjunction with Lieutenant Governor Tahesha...