May 26, 2026 – There’s few names more ubiquitous than Wesson when it comes to firearms. I had a chat with Eric Wesson — the grandson of Dan Wesson — and he talks about everything Wesson.While attending the 2026 National Rifle Association Annual Meeting, Wesson stopped by to discuss family history, Dan Wesson Arms,...

May 22, 2026 – Don’t read the comments; something I can’t always do. What happens when the comments really fly off the handle? Our buddy Jason from Texas Gun Vault has a balanced approach.The internet is a vicious and crazy place. Ever since the days of BBSes and sending over a private “whisper,” people...

May 20, 2026 – Bearing Arms has been tracking for years the digital warfare waged against the firearms industry. We have a new casualty to report, and this time it’s manufacturer Big Horn Armory.YouTube has notoriously been bad about giving out strikes and deplatforming creators. While the company has a very strict set of...

May 26, 2026 – Asking race is, at most, an identifier to help differentiate a black John Smith from a white one, and that's about it.Unfortunately … Our own John Petrolino, who unfortunately lives there, has done a lot of work bringing this issue to light.But let's be real here.…

May 19, 2026 – Complaint_Burkhardt redactedRE_ Representative Jason Kropf - Rule 27 Complaint Submission redacted2-18-2026 LeBlanc x Yang Email Inbox - John … Petrolino - _The Pen Patriot_ - Outlook redacted…

May 18, 2026 – Mike Harris is the director of public policy at Gun Owners’ Action League in Massachusetts. The Bay State professional defender of the Second Amendment is a lawyer, used to be a legislative aide on Beacon Hill, and has been with GOAL for a number of years. Harris has been particularly busy...

May 14, 2026 – Without the Second Amendment, the rest are vulnerable. Even with it, rights are usurped all the time. A recent Fourth Amendment win pulls into focus just how fragile everything is.It’s a slippery slope when rights start to get violated. Especially when it comes to our protections of having our persons...

May 13, 2026 – Are you an advocate and/or activist? How do you support the Second Amendment? Looking to engage and get to work, but don’t know how to start? Here’s some pointers.Recently I had a chance to be on the Gun For Hire Radio Podcast. GFHR is hosted by master firearms trainer, NRA...

May 12, 2026 – There are currently seven candidates vying the GOP nod in the crowded Maine gubernatorial primaries. Bearing Arms had a chance to interview four of them and Ben Midgley was one.Midgley is a Maine businessman who’s gone from having nothing to being a CEO. “(I’ve) been on food stamps, been on...

May 12, 2026 – There are currently seven candidates vying the GOP nod in the crowded Maine gubernatorial primaries. Bearing Arms had a chance to interview four of them and Garrett Mason was one.Mason is a Maine politician and businessman. He entered politics at the age of 25, now 40-year-old Mason wants to take...

May 11, 2026 – There are currently seven candidates vying the GOP nod in the crowded Maine gubernatorial primaries. Bearing Arms had a chance to interview four of them and Jonathan Bush was one. Bush is widely known for being in the medical-tech industry and former CEO and co-founder of athenahealth. The father of seven...

May 10, 2026 – There are currently seven candidates vying the GOP nod in the crowded Maine gubernatorial primaries. Bearing Arms had a chance to interview four of them and Bobby Charles was one.Charles has a background in government and policy that dates back to the Reagan era when he interned from 1981 to...

May 7, 2026 – The assault on liberties inflicted upon Hawaiians is a constant flow. Recently, attorney Alan Beck removed yet another infringement; this one has to do with permitting delays.This case hinges around the statutorily defined time limit that issuing authorities have to process permits to acquire firearms. It was alleged that the...

May 6, 2026 – I’ve had the chance to own and test a couple of Steelhead Outdoors lock boxes and they are impressive units. They just announced a larger version of their Drifter model.Steelhead Outdoors offers high quality lock boxes, safes, and cabinets. The Minnesota-based company was founded in 2016 and they manufacture their...

May 5, 2026 – We’ve just wrapped up Sexual Assault Awarness Month and we had a chat with Desiree Bergman from NotMe CA about it. We discussed empowering women via increasing access to self-defense options.April was Sexual Assault Awereness Month and in an effort to raise awareness about self-dfense options for women, Bearing Arms...

May 4, 2026 – Earlier this year the NRA filed a lawsuit against sister organization the NRA Foundation making multiple allegations. The NRA Foundation recently filed a motion to dismiss the NRA’s amended complaint.National Rifle Association v. NRA Foundation was filed in January. In the lawsuit the NRA alleges that the Foundation, a 501(c)(3)...

Apr 21, 2026 – Bearing Arms contributor John Petrolino joins Cam with a first-hand report from the NRA Annual Meetings in Houston, Texas, including…

Apr 13, 2026 –  This complaint, per your letter, was made by John Petrolino requesting that the Foundation “produce their 2025 Form 990” and … (For both points see, e.g., https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2026/02/02/is-the-nra-foundation-in-reputation-repair-mode-n1231410 … Petrolino can request the 2025 990 after it is filed.…

Apr 7, 2026 – Provisions of the Switchblade Act have been challenged in federal court, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently heard arguments on appeal from the district court seeking a reversal.On April 1, 2026 a three-judge panel heard arguments in Knife Rights v. Bondi at the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of...

Apr 8, 2026 – nbsp;There is a move afoot to get jurisdictions to refund $150 of that $200 fee back to applicants, and as Bearing Arms contributor John … Petrolino reported last December, Toms River is the 13th municipality to take that step.…

Apr 6, 2026 – The annual election of the National Rifle Association Board of Directors has concluded. The 2026 results are in and 36 director candidates have been elected to available one-to-three year terms.Annually an election is held for the NRA Board of Directors. Under normal circumstances there are 25 three-year director spots up...

Apr 1, 2026 – For just over the last decade annually during the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting there’s been a woman’s brunch. 2026 is no different and all women are welcomed to attend.The National Rifle Association Annual Meeting is approaching. Each year the Association has their annual members’ meeting and it’s paired with...

Mar 24, 2026 – Bearing Arms contributor and investigative journalist John Petrolino has been doing a deep dive on New Jersey right to carry data ever …  Petrolino has been trying to get more information about permit data for retired law enforcement in the Garden State, but he's … Now Petrolino is suing the New Jersey State Police as well as "Trooper X"; the unknown employee who refused to hand over the information…

Mar 29, 2026 – The Ninth Circuit recently heard an en banc review in Yukutake v. Lopez which involves firearm purchase requirements in Hawaii. Did Hawaii get caught lying while playing “he said,” “she said”?Previously reported, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard en banc arguments in a case challenging Hawaii’s firearm purchase...

Mar 27, 2026 – The Department of Justice announced that a settlement agreement was met concerning censored online speech. The parties agreed that governmental agencies will not threaten social media companies in the future.Stemming from an executive order issued by President Trump, a settlement was reached in two cases concerning potential online censorship. The...