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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 & CoColorado Teachers Arming Up to Protect Students
FASTER Colorado Executive Director Laura Carno joins Cam to discuss the growing popularity of armed school staff in her state and beyond Colorado's borders…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoHouston Wastes $100K on Gun 'Buyback'
Gun owners are well aware of the ineffectiveness of gun "buyback" programs when it comes to reducing violent crime, but surprisingly, one public radio outlet…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoOne Gun Rights Advocate's Journey from Activist to Candidate
Rebecca Schmoe has been a champion of the right to keep and bear arms for several years with groups like 1 Million Moms Against Gun Control and the D.C…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoFlorida Paper Wants DeSantis to Target 2A Sheriffs
With Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspending a state's attorney for “neglect of duty” and “incompetence for vowing not to enforce certain laws relating to…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoAP Declares It's 'Open Season' on Gun Laws
Anti-gun bias in the media is nothing new, but as Cam details, in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision in NYSPRA v. Bruen it's getting ramped up to new…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoColorado County Approves Gun Ban Despite Threat of Legal Challenge
And not only a gun ban. Boulder County has also restricted where concealed carry holders can carry, imposed a ban on gun sales to adults under the age of 21…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoProfessor Calls for National Gun 'Buyback'
Gregory Koger might not have thought this one through, because as Cam explains, there are a lot of problems with his call for a national "buyback", even one…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoGun Control Goes Down to the Wire in Massachusetts
Massachusetts' legislature wrapped up this year's session early Monday morning, and the head of the Gun Owners Action League says that while a few of the more…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoGOA Teams Up With Red State AGs to Challenge Biden's 'Ghost Gun' Rule
A coalition of 17 Republican Attorneys General are standing side-by-side with Gun Owners of America to take on the Biden administration's pending rule…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoHouse Dems Accuse Gun Makers of Fueling Mass Murder
House Democrats are using an Oversight Committee hearing chaired by Rep. Carolyn Maloney to scapegoat gun makers and blame them for the actions of cowardly…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoOhio Officer Pans Biden's Latest Argument for 'Assault Weapons' Ban
While Joe Biden says you can't claim to support police unless you also support banning so-called assault weapons, Ohio police officer, firearms instructor, and…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoHouse Gun Ban Bill in a Holding Pattern?
The behind-the-scenes arm twisting on the part of Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic leadership continues, but there are signs that the outcome of a…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoGun Industry Sounds Off on House Gun Ban, ATF Chief, and More
The National Shooting Sports Foundation's senior vice president and general counsel Larry Keane joins Cam for a wide-ranging discussion on the Democrats'…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoProgressive Activists Put 2A Rights on the Ballot in Oregon
The state of Oregon could impose new restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms, many of which appear to violate the Constitution, if a ballot initiative…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoGun Control Reaction to Indiana Armed Citizen Anything But 'Reasonable'
The gun control lobby loves to portray itself as the voice of "reasonableness" and "commonsense," but their criticism of the armed citizen who stopped the…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoIndiana Mall Shooting and the Case Against 'Gun-Free Zones'
A 22-year old was able to stop a targeted attack on an Indiana mall on Sunday, but only because he violated the mall's "no weapons" policy and was carrying a…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoDon't Underestimate the Depths of Dems' Defiance of SCOTUS
Law professor Jonathan Turley says New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Democratic legislature are risking a Supreme Court smackdown with their latest round of…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoFL Democrat Cites Bruen in Challenge to Federal Ban on Guns and Weed
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried's lawsuit challenging the federal government's prohibition on gun ownership for medical marijuana laws looks to be…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoDetroit Firearms Instructor Bringing 2A Teaching to the Masses
Rick Ector is hoping to help educate hundreds of new and would-be gun owners in the Detroit area through a massive event taking place at two local ranges later…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoRepeal and Replace the 2nd Amendment?
Anti-gun activists are getting downright delusional with their efforts to disarm Americans. Thwarted by the Supreme Court, a growing number of them are now…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoHouse Dems Target Gun Makers with Public Hearing
House Oversight Committee chairwoman Carolyn Maloney of New York is calling on the CEOs of several major gun companies to testify on Capitol Hill in a…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoNY Gun Group Preps for Legal Fight Over New Carry Restrictions
Attorneys for the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association are carefully poring over the new anti-2A laws slapped in place by Democrats last week, and NYSRPA…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoNew York Gun Group Promises Swift Response to New Carry Restrictions
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association executive director Tom King tells Cam that the attempts by New York Democrats to defy the Supreme Court's opinion on…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoCA Gun Owners Demand Action and Answers Over AG's Leak of Personal Info
CRPA head Chuck Michel joins Cam with the latest info into the massive leak of private information of hundreds of thousands of California gun owners from…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoBlue State Dems Set to Impose New (and Unconstitutional) Carry Bans
The Supreme Court decision in NYSPRA v. Bruen warned against states trying to declare broad swathes of publicly accessible places as "sensitive spaces" where…
Bearing Arms' Cam & Co2A Activists Take Aim at California Gun Control Laws
California Rifle & Pistol Association president and Second Amendment attorney Chuck Michel joins Cam to lay out the top priorities for the 2A group in the wake…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoGun Store Owner and Congressman Wants to Repeal All Taxes on Arms and Ammo
Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia joins Cam to talk about his new RETURN (Repealing Excise Tax on Unalienable Rights Now) our Constitutional Rights Act, which would…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoSCOTUS Decision on Right to Carry Is a Huge Win for Gun Owners
The Supreme Court's decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association doesn't just declare all "proper cause" requirements for a concealed carry license…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoFL Congressman Explains Why He's a 'No' on the Senate Gun Deal
Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida joins Cam to discuss the details of the gun deal reached by the Senate and his objections, as well as what he believes can and…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoSenate Rushes to Get Gun Deal in Place
With the Senate set to adjourn for two weeks on Thursday afternoon, negotiators are rushing to put a bill on the floor for a vote, but will there be time to…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoA 'Sensitive' Question About the Right to Bear Arms
If the Supreme Court strikes down New York's "may issue" carry laws in the coming days, anti-gun politicians and the gun control lobby are working to get a…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoBloomberg Columnist Says Biden Should Go Big on Anti-Gun Executive Order
Bloomberg columnist Timothy O'Brien thinks he's found a way to stop the sale of modern sporting rifles without the need for Congress to cast a vote, but as Cam…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoMag Sales Soar Ahead of WA Ban
Democrats in Washington State approved a ban on so-called large capacity magazines earlier this year, but ahead of the law taking effect on July 1st gun stores…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoDemocrats Aim to Bankrupt Gun Industry Through Junk Lawsuits
From California to New Jersey, anti-gun Democrats are pushing new laws allowing for gun makers to be sued for the actions of criminals despite a federal law…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoCan the Senate Gun Deal Be Stopped?
With 10 Republicans agreeing in principle to a deal that includes increased spending on mental health and school security as well as offering grants to states…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoSwearer Sounds Off on House Gun Control Hearing
The Heritage Foundation's Amy Swearer was one of a handful of Second Amendment supporters invited to testify during Wednesday's House committee hearing on "gun…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoSurge in Interest in Armed School Staffers
While most of the media's attention is focused on gun control efforts on Capitol Hill, away from the spotlight many school districts are quietly investigating…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoAnti-Gun Researcher Admits Background Checks Just First Step
Johns Hopkins University researcher Daniel Webster has admitted in an interview that even "universal background checks" won't have much of an impact on…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoGun Banners Cling to 'Evolving' View of the Second Amendment
But does their argument hold up? As Cam explains, the bulk of the historical evidence shows that Americans have embraced their individual right to keep and…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoResearch Shows Armed Teachers Save Lives
Dr. J. Eric Dietz with the Homeland Security Institute at Purdue University joins Cam to talk about his latest research into the effectiveness of both school…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoGun Owners Aim to Improve Mental Health Access
While politicians in Washington D.C. are looking to find some sort of gun control "compromise" in the wake of the horrific murders in Uvalde, Texas, gun owners…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoParkland Dad Rips Gun Control Grifters
Ryan Petty, whose daughter Alaina was murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in 2018, says he's "held his tongue" for four…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoMurphy: We Need to Pass Gun Control to 'Show We Care'
Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy says he's willing to "bend over backwards" to find a compromise on gun control after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, but…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoThree Big Questions Ahead of NRA's Annual Meeting
The NRA's first full-scale Annual Meeting since 2019 is kicking off this weekend in Houston, and Cam talks about some of the big unanswered questions heading…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoIs Eric Adams Gun Control's Next Big Thing?
The New York City mayor is allegedly eyeing a run for president in 2024, and the city's rising crime rate and his embrace of gun control may make him an…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoTrio of Democrats Unveil Federal Gun Licensing Bill
A gun control proposal by Sens. Cory Booker, Richard Blumenthal, and Robert Menendez would require all gun owners to be licensed by the federal government, and…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoCanada's Gun Owners Fear Confiscation Under New Law
While anti-gun activists in the U.S. are calling on Congress to pass Joe Biden's gun ban plan, Justin Trudeau's liberals are set to inflict new restrictions on…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoSenate Democrats Shy Away from Pushing Vote on Gun Control
While Joe Biden is repeating his call for Congress to pass his proposed ban on modern sporting rifles and "large capacity" magazines, it sounds like Senate…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoThe Buffalo Shooting and the Human Right of Self-Defense
Second Amendment activist Tony Simon, who founded DiversityShoot.com, sits down with Cam to talk about the Buffalo shooting and why he believes it will…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoWhy Are 'Smart Guns' Always a Step Away from the Market?
A six-year old "smart gun" company just received $17-million in funding from investors, despite the fact that it doesn't have a product ready for market. In…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoFirearms Industry Fights Back Against Financial Discrimination
Anti-gun banks and woke corporations seeking to impose their own restrictions on companies within the firearms industry are now facing pushback from the…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoIt's Not Constitutional Carry They Hate, It's the Right to Bear Arms
Constitutional Carry may be the latest pro-2A law that anti-gun nuts are objecting to, but as Cam demonstrates on today's show, their real issue is the right…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoHow Serious Is DeSantis About Passing Constitutional Carry?
The Florida governor has reiterated his support for Constitutional Carry but isn't making any promises about signing a bill into law this year, saying it's up…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoThe Coordinated Campaign to Put More Local Gun Laws on the Books
As the website Complete Colorado has documented, city council members across the Denver suburbs are working with groups like Giffords and Everytown for Gun…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoFederal Judge Rejects D.C.'s Attempt to Go Soft on Felons-in-Possession
A federal judge has denied the District of Columbia's bid to keep federal prosecutors away from handling felon-in-possession cases in the city; a decision that…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoNY Times Tries to 'Name and Shame' Gun Stores
The New York Times is out with a hit piece on "bad apple" gun dealers, uncritically promoting a new report by the gun control group Brady that claims a handful…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoMile-High Madness: Denver Debates New Carry Ban
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock wants to ban law-abiding gun owners from carrying in public parks and government buildings, even as statistics show violent crime…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoStudy Examines Gun Owner Privacy and Crime Rates
What happens to burglary rates when local media publish the names and zip codes of concealed carry holders? According to one new study, a significant (if…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoAnti-Gunners Still Dreaming of Second Amendment's Repeal
There's a better chance of Will Smith and Chris Rock co-hosting the Oscars than the Second Amendment being repealed and replaced by anti-gun language, but the…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoGun Control Activists Already Panicking Over SCOTUS Carry Case
We're still probably at least a month away from the Supreme Court issuing its decision in a case challenging New York's "may issue" concealed carry permitting…