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Second Amendment Foundation Offers 411 on NFA Injunction
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Earth-shattering injunctions enjoining the government from enforcing portions of the National Firearms Act for some people have left confusion. The Second Amendment Foundation launched an informational resource page to help.The dust has not settled from the monumental decisions out of the Northern District of Texas. What are we talking about?...
Developer Sues New Jersey Gun Range in Potential Land Grab
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A developer in New Jersey has set its sights on a well-established gun range. Citing environmental issues, the plaintiffs want the range to cease operation as they purchase an adjacent lot.According to a filing in Camden County Court, Bryn Mawr Garwood LLC is suing Iron Horse R&R LLC. Iron Horse...
AAR’s Mark Walters Enters Into Streaming Syndication Agreement
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Mark Walters is the host of the Armed American Radio show. Walters, who covers the Second Amendment, just entered into a syndication deal with a TV pilot episode to follow.The nationally syndicated radio talk show host can be heard across over 200 radio stations daily. Walters, a friend of Bearing...
New Jersey Permit-to-Carry Application Wait Times Improve, but There Are Still Problems
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In 2024 New Jersey permit-to-carry applicants suffered excessive waits on the issuing of their permits. Since then, how is the Garden State doing on issuing permits in a timely fashion?How long a permit-to-carry applicant should have to wait is a subjective matter. In this day and age of instant criminal...
Ohio Offering Free Range Access This Weekend
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rifle, but she was still so excited the first time she turned a clay target into dust when we went sporting clays shooting with John … Petrolino and Charlie Cook.…
How New Jersey Has Managed to Ignore Bruen
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always unjust because, well, subjective standards have a nasty way of being used to create unequal rights.But, according to our own John … Petrolino, writing this time at News2A, New Jersey is still a problem.The subjective standard that still persists in New Jersey is … know what does.Clearly, New Jersey didn't get the message in Bruen, and the denials also seem to have a racial dimension, as both John…
Library Director Thrown Under the Bus After Shooting in 'Gun-Free Zone'
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concerns.That individual has now filed an open records request to get access to the investigative records, but as Bearing Arms contributor John … Petrolino can attest, the state's Open Public Records Act is riddled with exemptions for state and local governments, so who knows…
NJ AG Backtracks on Date of Gun and Magazine Ban's Demise
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The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General gave a statement about forthcoming enforcement dates on the Third Circuit ruling. The office has just backtracked a little with a new update.As previously reported, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport’s office gave Bearing Arms a statement about an enforcement timeline on...
What’s Next in NJ? Attorney General Gives a Date for Demise of 'Assault Weapon' Ban.
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Since the landmark ruling from the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals overturned New Jersey’s so-called “assault weapons” ban and magazine capacity limitations law, everyone’s been asking, “What’s next?”The case Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs v. Attorney General was decided by the Third Circuit Friday, July 17...
Sheriff Ken Campbell Talks Gunsite 50th Anniversary and More
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Gunsite Academy turns 50 this year and CEO Sheriff Ken Campbell dishes on this monumental period. We talked about custom guns, their charity shoot, and even cigars and rye whiskey.While attending the 2026 National Rifle Association Annual Meeting, Campbell stopped by to discuss Gunsite’s 50th anniversary, the academy, their charity...
NJ Attorney General Sues Former Owner of JSD Supply in Vindictive Crusade
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The Attorney General of New Jersey recently launched a civil lawsuit against former JSD Supply owner Jordan Vinroe. This meritless lawsuit stinks of vindictiveness and oozes with extremely sophomoric immaturity.In 2022 New Jersey enacted a so-called “public nuisance" law pertaining to firearms, firearm-related industry, and even firearm-related marketing. This 1984-esque...
NJ Gun Rights Advocates Claim State Law Violates Hemani, Wolford Decisions
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They're going to put up a fight still, and while John Petrolino has talked about some of those arguments already, there will be more…
Radian Weapons Steps up to Support Kids S.A.F.E.
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The Kids S.A.F.E. Foundation in Oregon has been teaching important gun safety and marksmanship to youth for a decade. Radian Weapons recently made a generous donation to support the organization.Last month Kids S.A.F.E. announced that Radian generously pledged to support the youth-oriented organization by donating a rifle. Derek LeBlanc, the...
Advocate/Activist Scott Bach's Candid Conversation on Current 2A Court Battles
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Scott Bach is the executive director of the Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs. Bach candidly talked on Gun For Hire Radio episode #790 and held nothing back.Bach has been an advocate/activist for over 30 years. He has served as the chief executive of New Jersey’s NRA state...
New Jersey Lawmakers Scramble to Defend 'Gun-Free Zones' After SCOTUS Decisions
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On June 26, the en banc panel of the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals ordered parties in the combined Koons and Siegel cases to submit supplemental briefings in light of the Supreme Court's recent decisions in Hemani and Wolford. The Koons and Siegel cases are challenges to New Jersey’s Bruen-response...
Do Implications of New York 3D Printer Gag Go Beyond the Basic Consumer?
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The New York budget bill has provisions that require 3D printers to have software which will block the creation of firearms and certain accessories. Some say this will crush manufacturing.The budget bill — signed on May 28 — has language included in it which requires changes to 3D printer hardware....
Streamlight® ProTac® 2.0 HP Flashlight a Total Workhorse
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I’m a gear junky. To be even more specific, I’m a flashlight junky. After spending several months in the field with the Streamlight® ProTac® 2.0 HP, I’m pleasantly surprised.I recently did a rather extensive review of the Streamlight® ProTac® 2.0 HP over at my own site, The Square Reviews. The...
Kimberly Mull: A Rape & Trafficking Survivor’s Story
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Violence against women and trafficking affects nearly one third of women. Kimberly Mull is a survivor of trafficking and a brutal rape. Her story is shocking as she seeks justice.Kimberly Mull is a policy expert on violence against women and children. Mull’s journey started early, when she herself was trafficked...
A First Glance at ‘Cool Heroes for Boys’ by Frank Miniter
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The word “toxic” is often paired with masculine. Is it okay for boys to have manly heroes? Frank Miniter says, “yes,” and his new book explores stories about great men“Cool Heroes for Boys: 20 True Tales of Adventure” isn’t just a book for boys, it’s also for men. Why is...
National Rifle Association Files Suit in D.C. Superior Court Against Foundation
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Earlier this year the National Rifle Association sued their subsidiary organization the NRA (1791) Foundation in federal court. As we previously reported, the judge dismissed some portions of the suit because they felt D.C. Superior Court was the most appropriate venue. The NRA has now filed its complaint in D.C,'s local...
Oregon Official Admits No Investigation Into Lawmaker Accused of Bullying Colleague Over Gun Bill
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Earlier this year an Oregon lawmaker was accused of bullying and intimidation of his colleague. Through correspondence concerning a records request a state official admitted that there was no investigation.During a work session that the Oregon House Judiciary Committee held, it was alleged that the chairman acted improperly. Chairman Jason...
NRA (1791) Foundation Names Their Trustees
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Trying to identify who serves on the Board of Trustees of the NRA (1791) Foundation has been a task. With the recent rebranding, the Foundation published their list of trustees.Prior to the feud going public between the NRA Foundation — now rebranded to 1791 Foundation — and their parent organization,...
New Jersey Attorney General Responds to Hemani
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The U.S. v. Hemani case is sending shockwaves across the country. The New Jersey Office of Attorney General commented on the opinion when queried about it and it’s — interesting.What a whirlwind couple of weeks in the United States with U.S. Supreme Court opinions flooding the halls of jurisprudence. Naturally, at...
NRA and Foundation Feud Levels Up: Partial Dismissals and Countersuit
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The NRA v. NRA Foundation family feud has leveled up. A federal judge dismissed some of NRA’s claims against the Foundation and the Foundation has punched back with a countersuit. The National Rifle Association and the group formerly known as the NRA Foundation — rebranded to 1791 Foundation — has been...
Mark Walters From Armed American Radio Named on Talkers ‘Heavy Hundred’ 2nd Year in a Row
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When media behemoths in our corner are recognized, it’s a big deal. Radio host Mark Walters was named as a Talkers “Heavy Hundred” for the second year in a row!Second Amendment-centered media does not always get a fair shake. Oftentimes other members of the media and/or journalists might label Second...