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...

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 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...

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 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 – 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 8, 2023 – Some of the biggest and baddest news stories in history have been from “leakers” and “whistleblowers.” The most famous of all were so groundbreaking that they are shrouded in conspiracy theories even decades later. A colleague and friend of mine recently chided on a podcast that no one knows what...

Aug 7, 2023 – We have 27 permitless carry states. In theory, every state is “shall issue.” The states that were formerly “may issue,” prior to NYSRPA v. Bruen, we had about eight. Those same eight states are being referred to as the “Bruen states” or “Bruen response states.” Need help finding them? Look...

Aug 6, 2023 – Recently I came upon a piece highlighting the top “20 Best Gun Rights Podcasts.” Cruising the list I saw many familiar names, shows, and colleagues. I was happy to see that friend, attorney Evan Nappen’s Gun Lawyer podcast was rated as #1 on this list. While the actual aggregate of...

Aug 6, 2023 – The other day Cam had us popping the bubbly and clicking our heels over victories in Hawaii. Unfortunately with victories there’s also subversion. The celebration of Honolulu police chief issuing more firearm permits than ever can be overshadowed by some problems on the Big Island, Hawaiʻi proper. On August 4,...

Aug 5, 2023 – There are several camps of thought when it comes to advocacy and work as a Second Amendment activist. There’s one school of thought that strongly holds that any media outlets that may have a bias against the Second Amendment, can go pound sand - need not apply. One of the...

Aug 5, 2023 – The other month I reviewed a Coast flashlight after receiving a care package from the company who is based in Oregon. Among the items that I received was the Coast WPH30R 100 lumen headlamp. I had a chance to spend some time using the headlamp and want to express my...

Aug 5, 2023 – On Friday my colleague John Petrolino reported on some good news from Imperial City, California, where a proposed moratorium on gun…

Aug 4, 2023 – Back in June my colleague Cam reported on a town that put into effect a “moratorium” on the opening of new gun stores. Imperial Beach, California voted to halt the issuance of business licenses for firearm retailers for 45 days. The moratorium for 45 days had more to do with...

Aug 3, 2023 – Whenever I’m chatting with someone that keeps themselves politically disconnected and they talk about something in the “system” they don’t like, I remind them that elections have consequences. It’s an easy thing to do in New Jersey, especially how expensive everything got across the country, nevermind the special branding of...

Aug 1, 2023 – Rounding the corner, I looked over at my travel companion and gave a little smirk. We were discussing the over - under on whether or not the driveway was going to be under or over 100 yards. The crinkle of gravel below the tires was heard as we wound down...

Aug 1, 2023 – Often we are presented with police reports and stories on different alleged crimes. The one thing I always drive home with people when there’s a “report” of criminal activity is that we’re all supposed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The court of public opinion...

Jul 30, 2023 – Sometimes a story comes across my bow that just makes me shake my head. While I’ve heard all kinds of horror and humorous stories about people being catfished in life, in general, I always wonder how on Earth people get wrapped up with certain sting operations. Anyone really could easily...

Aug 18, 2023 – Having people running in political races who wear their philosophies on their sleeve is hard to come by. All too often we’re greeted with saccharine and canned responses to questions about liberty from candidates, relying on what they’ve been told they need to say. Meet Stephen Shives. A life-time entrepreneur,...

Aug 18, 2023 – The other day, Cam had John Harris, the executive director of the Tennessee Firearms Association, on his show to discuss the upcoming special legislative session. Governor Bill Lee called for it in order to possibly have a so-called “red flag” bill ramrodded through. Earlier this year, I covered a poll...

Aug 17, 2023 – From time to time I read a police blotter or release that just makes me want to sympathize a little with the criminals. Here’s the issue that I have, many criminals are arrested on crimes that are simply “malum prohibitum,” an act that’s illegal because the man says so. Versus...

Aug 16, 2023 – The unfortunate reality is that reporting on social media companies playing favorites and banning, blocking, or shadow banning content they - or their handlers - find disagreeable, is not likely to end anytime soon. In conversations with industry professionals over the last week, I’ve had several that said, “We just...

Aug 15, 2023 – When I had the opportunity to get a pair of Irish Setter Elk Tracker XD boots I was pretty excited. Then I thought to myself, “Where am I going to be tracking elk in suburban New Jersey?” While the question could be considered fair enough, and we’ll get back to...

Aug 14, 2023 – Last year I started reporting on the NY SAFE Act, trying to highlight the way this law ruins lives. The NY SAFE Act, among other things, has provisions in it which would make people disqualified from firearm ownership should they seek mental health help. While the nuance to how one...

Aug 13, 2023 – We’ve been giving a fair amount of coverage to the Massachusetts so-called “carry-killer” bill, also known as the Lawful Citizens Imprisonment Act. That’s for good reason. The progressive cancers that start in states like Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey don’t just stay there. No, the same powers behind destroying...