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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

Bearing Arms' Cam & CoWaPo's History of AR-15 Ads Falls Flat
The Washington Post's "analysis" of nearly 50 years of advertisements for the AR-15 misses the mark in many ways, particularly if the paper's goal was to…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoDenver Shooting Highlights Failures of CO Gun Laws, Criminal Justice System
A 17-year-old on probation for illegally possessing a firearm and a "large capacity" magazine shot two staffers at Denver's East High School on Wednesday; the…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoRiding Shotgun With an Amazing 2A Advocate
Riding Shotgun with Charlie host Charlie Cook joins Cam to talk about his popular show and podcast (including an upcoming episode filmed in and around…
Bearing Arms' Cam & Co2A Advocates Confident Over Pistol Purchase Permit Repeal
Grassroots NC executive director Paul Valone says he's more optimistic than ever before that the state's "pistol purchase permit" requirement will soon be…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoAnti-2A Activists See Sex in Gun Shirt
Anti-gun activists are being widely mocked by their 2A counterparts after claiming a firearm-themed hoodie featured in a tweet from Sen. Rand Paul actually…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoCongressional Republicans Aim at Biden's Pistol Brace Rule
More than 40 GOP senators and House members are backing a Congressional Review Act resolution condemning the Biden administration's new rules on pistol…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoBiden's 'Go Big' Demands Are Going Nowhere
While Joe Biden's calling on Congress to "go big" and enact a ban on modern sporting rifles and "large capacity" magazines, gun control legislation isn't…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoNYTimes Frets Over 2A History and the Future of the Gun Control Movement
The anti-gun media's campaign to delegitimize the Supreme Court's decision in Bruen continues unabated, with the latest salvo fired by the New York Times. But…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoLawsuit Aims At NYC Gun Control Laws
Attorney Peter Tilem sits down with Cam to discuss the new lawsuit he's filed on behalf of several gun owners challenging NYC's lack of reciprocity for…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoConnecticut Gun Owners Drown Out Opposition, But Will Lawmakers Listen?
Holly Sullivan of the Connecticut Citizens Defense League joins Cam with the latest details of Gov. Ned Lamont's assault on the Second Amendment, as well as…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoBruen's 'Chaos' Is a Much-Needed Correction
Ahead of four decisions on California gun laws that are expected to soon be released by U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez, the Los Angeles Times is advancing…
Bearing Arms' Cam & Co14-Year-Old Schools Lawmakers on Importance of Second Amendment
Mae Toppino says that like most other high school students, she's concerned about safety in schools. But she doesn't want to just feel safe. As she recently…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoNYTimes Targets 'Buy Now, Pay Later' for Gun Owners
The New York Times (with an assist from the gun control group Giffords) is hinting that gun owners shouldn't be allowed to purchase firearms or gun parts using…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoThe Latest on 2A Lawsuits in CA, IL
California Rifle & Pistol Association head and Second Amendment attorney C.D. "Chuck" Michel joins Cam with updates on nearly a half-dozen challenges to the…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoFlorida Closing in on Permitless Carry
Big Daddy Unlimited co-founder and Second Amendment advocate Sherri McKnight joins Cam to talk about the push for permitless carry in Florida and what she…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoA Catch-22 For Massachusetts Gun Sellers?
The Gun Owners Action League's Jim Wallace joins Cam with details on Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey's new "training" for local law enforcement on inspecting…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoThe High Cost of Carrying in California
Freedom costs a lot more than a buck-oh-five in LaVerne, California. It'll actually cost you more than $1,000 in order for you to exercise your right to carry…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoResearchers Claim Global Warming Leading to More Shootings
A new study purportedly shows a connection between global warming and increased violence in American cities, but is there real science behind the claim or is…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoReducing Violence and Respecting 2A Rights Not Mutually Exclusive
While gun owners are well aware of this fact, it's somewhat shocking to see ABC News cover what's going on in Omaha, where shootings and homicides have…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoColorado Dems Float Gun Ban For Young Adults
Anti-gun lawmakers in Denver are taking aim at the Second Amendment rights of adults younger than 21 with a new bill that bans the sale and possession of most…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoMN Dems Try to Ice Out Second Amendment Rights
With complete control of state government for the first time in ten years, Democrats have unleashed an avalanche of anti-gun bills this session, and Rob Doar…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoTarget Repeat Offenders, Not Legal Gun Owners
Several Connecticut mayors are pleading with the state legislature to crack down on repeat, violent offenders, but some Democrats in the state appear to be far…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoDC Project Member Gets $1-million Grant to Prevent Veteran Suicide
The DC Project's director of suicide prevention Kathleen Gilligan has received a $1-million grant from the VA as part of the agency's Mission Daybreak effort…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoParkland Dad Blasts Gun Control Response To MSU Shooting
Ryan Petty joins Cam with his reaction to the calls for more gun control in the wake of the shooting at Michigan State University, as well as offering…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoWhitmer Uses MSU Shooting to Push Anti-gun Agenda
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other Democratic officials in the state were quick to seize on the shooting at Michigan State University to call for more…
Bearing Arms' Cam & Co2A Activists Push Back on Preemption Attack
LEPD Firearms and Range co-founder Eric Delbert joins Cam to talk about how several new local ordinances imposed by the Columbus, Ohio city council are…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoSurprising Coalition Challenging Part of NY Carry Law
The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University is siding with a coalition of 2A groups in opposing New York's mandate that concealed carry…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoIowa Student Sues Over 2A T-shirt Suspension
An Iowa high schooler has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that her school district and a civics teacher violated her First Amendment rights by suspending her…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoProve You're Not Crazy Or You Can't Own A Gun?
New legislation in New York and Hawaii would require would-be gun owners to submit to a mental health evaluation before they could legally exercise their right…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoGunTubers Still Concerned After YouTube Admits "Mistakes"
The Reload's Stephen Gutowski joins Cam to talk about the recent strikes levied by YouTube against a number of gun vloggers. While the tech giant says those…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoIs Anyone Happy With Alabama's Permitess Carry Law?
Alabama's permitless carry law took effect on January 1st, but both Second Amendment supporters and some in law enforcement say the new measure needs some…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoA Closer Look at California's "Carry Killer" Legislation
Gov. Gavin Newsom is launching his latest assault on the Second Amendment with help from Democratic lawmakers, and Cam has details on the devilish nature of…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoThe Truth About Florida's New Permitless Carry Bill
Anti-gun prohibitionists aren't just freaking out about the prospects of permitless carry in the Sunshine State. They're misleading the public about what the…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoCA Anti-Gunners Aim At 2A Rights
If gun control actually worked, California should be the safest place in the nation. But the 100+ gun laws already in place have failed to prevent a rise in…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoSun-Times Snowflakes Offended by Challenge to IL Gun Ban
The editors of the Chicago Sun-Times are clutching their collective pearls over the fact that Illinois residents are daring to defend their right to keep and…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoIn Defense of the Second Amendment
Bestselling author and 2A advocate Larry Correia joins Cam to talk about his new book "In Defense of the Second Amendment", Gov. Gavin Newsom's latest attacks…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoBiden Exploits CA Shootings to Demand Gun Ban
Joe Biden is once again exploiting tragedy to try to criminalize a fundamental civil right, pointing to the recent shootings in California as he repeated his…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoCheng: Focus on Mental Health, Not Guns After Monterey Park
Competitive shooter, California gun owner, and Asian Pacific American Gun Owners Association founding board member Chris Cheng joins Cam to discuss his…
Bearing Arms' Cam & Co2A Attorney Weighs in on IL Gun, Mag Ban
C.D. "Chuck" Michel, lead attorney for the Illinois Gun Rights Alliance and head of the California Rifle & Pistol Association, joins Cam to talk about the…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoMaryland Lawmakers Ready Attack on Right to Carry
At a legislative hearing in Annapolis on Tuesday, Maryland Democrats signaled their eagerness to adopt a host of new "gun-free zones" for concealed carry…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoMassachusetts 2A Group Responds to Semi-auto Ban
Jim Wallace of the Gun Owners Action League in Massachusetts joins Cam with the latest news on a huge gun ban that would outlaw the sale of all semi-automatic…
Bearing Arms' Cam & Co2A Activist Offers Life-saving Advice to Stalking Victims
Nikki Goeser, executive director of the Crime Prevention Research Center and a victim of a violent stalker herself, joins Cam to discuss her new op-ed at Fox…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoWhy this Gun Store Owner is Fighting ATF's Bump Stock Ban
Central Texas Gun Works owner and Second Amendment advocate Michael Cargill joins Cam to discuss the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Cargill v…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoGun Store Owner Blasts IL "Assault Weapons" Ban
Dan Eldridge, owner of Maxon's Shooter's Supplies in Des Plaines, Illinois, says the state's ban on "assault weapons" and "large capacity" magazines will be…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoSAF Founder Hails Ruling on NJ Carry Laws
Second Amendment Foundation founder and executive vice president Alan Gottlieb joins Cam with his take on a federal judge granting a temporary restraining…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoAppeals Courts Wrestle With Gun Bans For Felons
The Gun Control Act of 1968's ban on gun ownership for those convicted of felony of felony offenses is facing renewed legal scrutiny in light of the Bruen…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoGrowing Resistance to CT Gov's Gun Ban Plan?
Holly Sullivan of the Connecticut Citizens Defense League joins Cam to talk about the potential threat of an expanded ban on modern sporting rifles pushed by…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoAttacks On Gun Industry Ramping Up In 2023
The National Shooting Sports Foundation's senior vice president and general counsel Larry Keane joins Cam for a wide-ranging discussion about the coming…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoNew Year, Old Threats To 2A Rights
Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam to talk about the year in store for the Second Amendment; from bans on so-called assault weapons, potential…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoNJ Gov Signs Carry Killer Legislation
New Jersey residents hoping to exercise their right to bear arms in self-defense will have to wait a little longer after Gov. Phil Murphy signed a sweeping…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoGun Ban Opponents Predict Civil Disobedience
What will happen if Illinois lawmakers end up approving a sweeping ban on semi-automatic rifles early next year? At a legislative hearing this week opponents…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoThe Coming Court Fight Over NJ Carry Laws
A sweeping bill imposing a host of infringements on the right to bear arms is headed to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy for his signature, but the head of the…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoProgressive Opposition To IL Gun Control Package?
A growing number of progressives and Democrats in Illinois are expressing concern over plans to ban so-called assault weapons, expand the state's "red flag"…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoVermont Democrats Are Gunning to Get Rid of Preemption
Since at least 1903 localities in the state of Vermont have been prohibited from imposing their own local gun laws; first by a state Supreme Court decision…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoClyde wants answers on FBI's NICS self-reporting scandal
Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) joins Cam to talk about the disturbing details (and unresolved questions) about a secretive government program that was used by at…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoDemocrats' Double Standard on Constitutional Amendments
Ballot measures to impose new gun control laws? Democrats love 'em. But when Republicans turn to voter referendums and constitutional amendments to strengthen…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoIL Gun And Mag Ban Bill On The Move
The first hearings on a sweeping bill that would ban the sale of so-called assault weapons and require owners of "large capacity" magazines to destroy or…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoBipartisan Push For Voluntary Gun Ban
A bill that would allow individuals to voluntarily give up their right to keep and bear arms has cleared a key congressional committee and could soon receive a…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoOn Measure 114, A Tale Of Two Judges
How did a federal judge and a circuit court judge come to such different conclusions about the constitutionality of Oregon Measure 114's ban on "large…