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Bearing Arms' Cam & Co
A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state. The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
Bearing Arms editor Cam Edwards provides a daily dose of 2nd Amendment news and commentary, alongside interviews with experts, newsmakers, and gun rights activists from across the country.
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Episodes
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GOA Sues Over ATF's Gun Store Shutdowns
The ATF's "zero tolerance" policy on gun store inspections is leading to the revocation of federal firearms licenses for even minor paperwork errors, according…
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Ten Rounds is Too Many for the Gun Grabbers
What exactly is a "large capacity" magazine? Depends on who you're asking. In California it's 10 rounds, while in Colorado it's 20. And in Massachusetts, a…
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Kansas City Mayor Blames Lack of Local Gun Laws For Murder Spike
Homicides in Kansas City, Missouri are up nearly 20% this year, and Mayor Quentin Lewis says the state's firearm preemption law is partly to blame by blocking…
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Legacy Media Downplaying Armed Citizen Stories?
A self-defense story out of Chicago has received scant attention from the local legacy media, and it's not the first time in recent weeks we've seen media and…
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Philly DA Scapegoats the Second Amendment
Philadelphia D.A. Larry Krasner says an "absurd interpretation" of the Second Amendment is to blame for the city's high violent crime, including the mass…
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San Diego's "Red Flag" Push Fails to Bring Down Crime
San Diego's aggressive use of "red flag" laws has led to hundreds of firearms being seized from individuals deemed by a judge to be dangerous, but it doesn't…
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The Unfounded Panic Over Permitless Carry in Florida
Blood in the streets. The Wild West. Absolute anarchy. For gun control activists, Florida's new permitless carry law is apocalyptically bad news, but as Bill…
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Future of California Gun Law in Doubt after Ninth Circuit Hearing
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals appeared highly skeptical of a California law that restricts speech supposedly aimed at enticing minors into purchasing and…
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Richmond Wastes Time and Taxpayer Dollars on Bogus Gun "Buyback"
The city council in Richmond, Virginia has unanimously approved a plan to waste some $80,000 in stimulus funds on a gun "buyback"; part of a broader strategy…
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Massachusetts Gun Bill a Monstrous Infringement on 2A Rights
Gun Owners Action League head Jim Wallace joins Cam with the details of what he's calling the "Lawful Citizens Imprisonment Act"; a new bill in Massachusetts…
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Illegal Drugs, Not Guns, Top Concern of Seattle Residents
While Washington State Democrats have made gun bans and other restrictions aimed at legal gun owners their top legislative priority this year, a new survey of…
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2A Week in Review with Cam and Stephen Gutowski
The Reload's Stephen Gutowski joins Cam to break down a busy week in 2A news, from Hunter Biden's plea deal to the next Second Amendment case to come before…
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NY Congressman Wants 5,000 ft "Gun Free Zones" around Every School in U.S.
Rep. Richie Torres is proposing to expand the federal Gun Free School Zones Act's current 1,000-feet "gun free zone" around schools to 5,000-feet around every…
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Hunter Biden and the Double Standards at DOJ
Want to avoid prison time for being an unlawful user of drugs and a gun owner? Easy... just be the son of the sitting president. For everyone else, however…
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New Orleans Arrests Are a Textbook Case for Constitutional Carry
Carrying a firearm you can legally own without a government-issued permission slip isn't a crime in more than half the country, but thanks to Republican…
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Anti-gunner Bashes High School Clay Target League
Clay target shooting is one of the fastest-growing high school sports in the nation, and it's especially booming in Minnesota, where 350 of the state's high…
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Biofire and the Politics of "Smart" Guns
Biofire founder Kai Kloepfer joins Cam to discuss the launch of the company's "smart gun", its outreach to gun owners, and whether it can pick and choose its…
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Circuit Split Could Lead to a SCOTUS Showdown over Prohibited Persons
Are individuals convicted of non-violent felonies (or misdemeanors in some cases) still a part of "the people" who possess the right to keep and bear arms? The…
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Anti-gunners aim at Missouri Preemption Law
There's a new push underway in Missouri to undo the state's firearm preemption laws and allow counties and the city of St. Louis to impose their own…
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Sixteen Months for a Carry License?
The number of concealed carry applicants is plunging in at least one New York county in the wake of the Bruen decision, while those who are trying to exercise…
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Gun Control on Trial in Oregon
Are ammunition magazines "arms" protected by the Second Amendment, or just an accessory that can be regulated or banned without infringing on anyone's rights?…
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Illinois' Intolerable Act
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Democrat lawmakers are making it harder to challenge their unconstitutional infringements on the right to keep and bear arms…
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Clyde: House Could Soon Vote on Pistol Brace Resolution
Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) joins Cam with an important update on H.J. Res 44, a resolution that is designed to put a halt to the ATF's new rules on pistol…
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Protest to Ban Gun Ownership Off to a Slow Start
Anti-2A activist Saira Rao declared that tens of thousands of her fellow gun prohibitionists would flood the state capitol in Denver, Colorado at 5 a.m. Monday…
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NYC Gun Laws Under the Microscope After Queens Shooting
Attorney Peter Tilem joins Cam to discuss New York City's ridiculous gun laws, which have now ensnared a 65-year-old man who shot a mugger. While the armed…
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Family of Mugger Shot in Queens Shooting Blames the State, Not the Armed Citizen
The D.A. in Queens, New York has charged a 65-year-old man who shot a suspected mugger with illegally possessing his handgun and is weighing murder charges…
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Connecticut Democrats Are Gunning for the Second Amendment
Holly Sullivan of the Connecticut Citizens Defense League joins Cam with an update on a massive anti-gun bill expected to receive final approval in the state…
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Are Gun Control Activists Weaponizing Training Mandates?
According to one reporter for the Michael Bloomberg-funded outfit The Trace, the answer is yes. Alain Stephens says he believes there's been a political move…
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We Don't Need to Sacrifice Our Liberty to Protect Our Kids
Bearing Arms contributor, Second Amendment advocate, school safety activist, and Florida Board of Education member Ryan Petty joins Cam to detail what Florida…
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Anti-gunner Uses Uvalde Anniversary to Call for Gun Confiscation
It was one year ago that a cowardly killer ran into Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas and senselessly murdered 19 schoolkids and two of their teachers. Anti-gun…
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Michigan's New 'Red Flag' Law Already Meeting Resistance
A new law establishing an "Extreme Risk Protection Order" is coming to Michigan, but dozens of counties are already objecting to the measure and encouraging…
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Columnist Confuses Criminality for 'Gun Culture'
Columnist LZ Granderson says the NBA (and the country at large) has a problem with "gun culture", but as Cam explains, what he's really describing is a culture…
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Clearing Up the Anti-Gun Spin on SCOTUS and the IL Gun Ban
Did the Supreme Court uphold a ban on so-called "assault weapons" this week or deliver gun control advocates an historic victory? Not at all, but you'd never…
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New Life for the Second Amendment in New Jersey
Bearing Arms contributor, firearms instructor, and New Jersey concealed carry holder John Petrolino joins Cam to break down Tuesday's decision halting…
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Memphis Moves to Defy Constitution, State Law
The Memphis City Council is set to rollout a referendum on gun control that could go before the city's voters in 2024 that includes a ban on the sale of…
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Virginia Case Could Restore 2A Rights to Young Adults Nationwide
Corey Fraser and his attorney Elliott Harding join Cam to discuss the hugely important decision by a U.S. District Judge last week that found the federal…
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Minnesota Dems Play Chicken With Public Safety, Gun Control
Rob Doar of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus joins Cam to talk about the devil in the details of an omnibus public safety bill that includes major infringements…
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As More Violent Crimes Go Uncharged, Criminals Are Getting Away With Murder
Homicide clearance rates are at an all time low across the country, but instead of working to ensure there are consequences for violent crime blue-state and…
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Anti-2A Activist Says the Road to Repeal Starts in Colorado
An anti-gun activist says she's committed to repealing the Second Amendment and has set her sights on Colorado, where she's hoping hordes of "white women…
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'Red Flag' Laws Aren't the Solution to Dangerous People
Michigan Democrats are poised to enact a "red flag" law in the coming days, but as Cam details, while they may be popular in public polling their gun-centric…
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NIMBYism and the Second Amendment
Not only do we have to deal with anti-gun locales trying to infringe on the right to keep and bear arms, but our ability to acquire arms for self-defense as…
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2A Advocate Shoots Down Plan to Make Downtown Detroit a 'Gun-free Zone'
Detroit firearms instructor and Second Amendment advocate Rick Ector says it would be a violation of the Second Amendment as well as state law for the city of…
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The Second Amendment Is Not a Second-Class Right
But as gun owners know all too well, in blue states the Second Amendment is still being treated as a second-class right at best, and all too often a privilege…
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WaPo Touts Non-Existent 'Wins' on Gun Control
The Washington Post claims that Democratic AGs are "using the courts to win" on gun control, but their reporting fails to mention even a single case in recent…
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It's Not Selfishness Driving Opposition to 'Assault Weapons' Bans
One Washington State editorial writer's sounding awfully defensive about the state's new ban on so-called assault weapons by asserting that the only reason to…
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Interest in Armed School Staff Soaring in Colorado
FASTER Colorado's Laura Carno says she's hearing from school districts across the state who are adopting policies allowing for armed school staff, with the…
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What Tennessee's Governor Doesn't Get About 'Red Flag' Laws
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's done some good things for Second Amendment supporters, including signing constitutional carry into law. But as Cam explains, the…
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The Second Amendment Doesn't Have an Expiration Date
Is the Second Amendment an out-of-date relic of history that was only meant to protect service in a militia? Fifteen years after the Supreme Court put that…
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Texas School District Says 'Yes' to Armed School Staff
The San Marcos Independent School District is launching its School Marshal program, which will put trained, vetted, and armed school staff members in each of…
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2A Attorney Chuck Michel Weighs in on IL Gun Ban, CA Cases
California Rifle & Pistol Association head and Second Amendment attorney Chuck Michel joins Cam to discuss the latest legal fights against Illinois' ban on…
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Anti-Gunners Having Second Thoughts on 'Smart Guns'?
Gun control groups have been demanding "smart guns" for decades, but now that a Colorado company is taking pre-orders for its $1600 pistol some anti-gun…
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Mace Says Gun Control Not the Answer, But GOP Can't Be Silent on Mass shootings
Rep. Nancy Mace told Fox News Sunday's Shannon Bream that Republicans need to do more to respond to the threat of active shooter incidents, but while she…
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The War on Gun Shops Continues
Efforts to denormalize and stigmatize gun ownership by pushing firearms retailers into the shadows are happening all across the country, including residents of…
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DC Project Heading to Indy With Message for Lawmakers
The DC Project's Dianna Muller joins Cam with updates on the grassroots organizations ongoing efforts to defend the Second Amendment and counter anti-gun…
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This 'Gun-Free Zone' Could Soon Disappear
Missouri lawmakers are taking aim at the state's designation of public transportation as a "gun-free zone"; a long overdue effort given the fact that criminals…
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Louisiana Rep Says This Is the Year for Constitutional Carry
The last time Louisiana lawmakers approved constitutional carry, defections from a handful of lawmakers allowed Gov. John Bel Edwards' veto to remain in place…
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Georgia Gun Maker Sounds Off on 'Assault Weapons' Bans
Pickett's Mill Armory founder Dan Waldron joins Cam to respond to the latest calls for an "assault weapons" ban coming from Capitol Hill and…
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Swearer Sounds Off on Push for 'Assault Weapons' Ban
The Heritage Foundation's Amy Swearer sits down with Cam to talk about the latest gun control efforts on Capitol Hill and why attempts to ban our way to safety…
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A New Day for NC Gun Owners
Grassroots NC executive director Paul Valone joins Cam to celebrate the repeal of North Carolina's pistol purchase permit law, as well as sharing the next goal…