Feb 1, 2024 – In the 21st Century, it seems like we need a license for everything. Government overreach is rampant, we know this at Bearing Arms. But you’ll have to forgive me while I completely destroy the fourth wall here to take some joy in one licensure measure that’s now in place. The...

Jan 31, 2024 – Early January, 2024 Cam covered a situation involving a housing authority discriminating against tenants by including a firearms ban in their lease, forcing those seeking aid from the Cortland Housing Authority in New York, to surrender their right to keep and bear arms as a condition of taking residence at...

Nov 1, 2020 – John Petrolino is a US Merchant Marine Officer, writer, author of “Decoding Firearms: An Easy to Read Guide on General Gun Safety &…

Jul 18, 2020 – John Petrolino is a US Merchant Marine Officer, writer, author of “Decoding Firearms: An Easy to Read Guide on General Gun Safety &…

Jul 9, 2025 – Liberty-centered and Second Amendment media is important considering the war on anything related to freedom. Friend to Bearing Arms, radio host Mark Walters, was recently named as a “Heavy Hundred.”TALKERS Magazine is a radio trade publication. The magazine calls itself the “Bible of Talk Radio” and has been around since...

Jul 7, 2025 – the financial burden placed on New Jerseyans seeking to exercise their constitutional rights,” said NRA-ILA Executive Director, John …  Editor's Note: In full disclosure, both myself and Bearing Arms contributor John Petrolino serve as unpaid board members of the…

Jul 19, 2025 – Joseph Greenlee joined the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action a little over a year ago. He’s the Director of Litigation Counsel and spoke about his time with them.Greenlee dove head first into his new position with NRA-ILA. When he spilled the beans to Bearing Arms, he spoke about...

Jul 21, 2025 – On June 11, 2025 Englishtown, New Jersey passed a resolution rebating 75 percent of carry permit fees back to applicants. What followed was an avalanche of robust support and interest.As previously reported, in the wake of NYSRPA v. Bruen, New Jersey enacted a law to punish permit to carry applicants...

Jul 28, 2025 – A 2022 law allows N.J. to civilly sue companies for “knowingly or recklessly” causing endangerment. Attorney General Plakin celebrated a court order punishing a dealer for their non-criminal activity.The Firearms Industry Public Safety Law–P.L. 2022, c.056 (A1765 1R CC)–is a 2022 law signed by Governor Phil Murphy, D-N.J. The law...

Jul 29, 2025 – The Kids S.A.F.E. Foundation teaches firearm safety to youth. The group recently received a grant from Bexar County, Texas which will bring their program to San Antonio.Kids S.A.F.E. has been educating youth on firearm safety and use since 2015. The Foundation operates out of Oregon, however through the generosity of...

Jul 30, 2025 – Bearing Arms contributor John Petrolino joins Cam to discuss New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin's recent attacks on gun stores…

Jul 30, 2025 – Draconian laws in New York make gun owners distrust medical professionals. According to an April 2025 paper, “94.4% [of gun owners] are less likely to seek mental health care.”“The Impact of New York SAFE Act Reporting on Gun Owners’ Health Care Decisions” by Sandra D. Richardson explores the views of...

Aug 1, 2025 – Licensed firearm dealers who purchase used firearms risk procuring “crime guns.” A recent announcement from the National Shooting Sports Foundation says the FBI is now granting access to their database.Federally licensed firearm dealers have piles of regulations to comply with. In addition to regulations, there’s plenty of civil and criminal...

Aug 2, 2025 – Many won't even look at mental health treatment if it could risk their gun rights, as our own John Petrolino pointed out earlier this…

Aug 4, 2025 – Tax removal of National Firearms Act items via the Big Beautiful Bill chronicled progress. A coalition has filed a suit to finish the deregulation that Congress was unable to complete.Hopeful Second Amendment supporters wanted to see the complete deregulation of certain NFA items through the Big Beautiful Bill. After going...

Jan 28, 2024 – The other week I reported on a study that talked about the perceptions, habits, and understanding of gun laws and firearm issues in Colorado. One of the key talking points that was parroted by the alleged unbiased researchers was the importance of “safe storage.” Tom recently reported about the White...

Jan 24, 2024 – The technocratic overlords who run Meta, and whoever else is in the pocket of the U.S. government, the deep state, or otherwise affixed via Operation Mockingbird, have truly jumped the shark. The other day when I was searching for my own work here at Bearing Arms via a search engine,...

Jan 23, 2024 – A recent guilty plea at a federal court for being an “unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of firearms” raised my eyebrows a bit. The BATFE loves to toot their own horn, and this plea the prosecutors were able to coax out of the defendant just reeks with...

Feb 17, 2024 – 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...

Feb 14, 2024 – 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...

Aug 28, 2024 – 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...

Aug 28, 2024 – 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...

Aug 26, 2025 – Unfortunately, as our own John Petrolino noted on Monday, the Borough of Old Tappan, New Jersey, decided to go with a different strategy.They…

Jul 25, 2025 – N.J. Attorney General Matthew Platkin recently celebrated the arrest of several criminals with weapons. When given the chance, Platkin won’t say that the law-abiding gun owner is not the problem.Platkin has never been a champion of civil liberties. Since taking his post under the Murphy administration, he’s done nothing but...