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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.
Follow Cam Edwards on Twitter @CamEdwards.
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Episodes
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Georgia Supreme Court Sides With the Second
A unanimous decision by the Georgia Supreme Court paves the way for gun owners to receive their concealed carry licenses, even if their background check comes…
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Fewer Cops, More Crime: Police Staffing & The Crisis of Public Safety
While gun control activists insist that the rise in violent crime in many American cities is directly related to increased gun sales, National Police…
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Gun Industry Reacts To Newsom's Latest Attack
The National Shooting Sports Foundation's Mark Oliva says the firearms industry trade group is waiting to see the specific text of Gavin Newsom's latest gun…
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Beto's Gun Ban Not Sitting Well With Rural Voters
How badly is Beto's gubernatorial campaign faring in rural Texas? Well, one recent deep dive into Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke's candidacy pondered whether…
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More States Gearing Up To Adopt Constitutional Carry
With five states joining the ranks of Constitutional or permitless carry states this year, momentum is building for other red states to follow. The Reload's…
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Parkland Dad Says Oxford High School Shooting Preventable
Ryan Petty, whose daughter Alaina was murdered in the attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in 2018, says he's seeing disturbing…
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Dr. Oz's 2A Views At Odds With PA Gun Owners
Dr. Mehmet Oz is considered to have a leg up on his competition in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate election next year, thanks to his deep…
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Prosecutor Poisoning Well of Public Opinion in Casey Goodson Case?
Columbus, Ohio firearms instructor, gun store owner, 2A podcast host, and law enforcement officer Eric Delbert says he's not necessarily opposed to a trial for…
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New Survey Shows Surprising Truth About Gun Owners
Rob Morse of Slow Facts and the Polite Society podcast joins Cam to discuss some of the results of the 2021 National Firearms Survey, which found that both…
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The Next Steps In California's Mag Ban Lawsuit
The Ninth Circuit may have upheld California's ban on so-called "large capacity" ammunition magazines, but as California Rifle & Pistol Association head Chuck…
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Rittenhouse Verdict Leads To Call To Repeal Second Amendment
It's not the first time that voices on the Left have demanded the repeal of the Second Amendment, and it won't be the last, but as Cam points out, the calls…
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MSNBC Legal Analyst Lashes Out Over Self-Defense
Former prosecutor (and current NBC legal analyst) Tali Farhadian Weinstein doesn't appear too happy with the verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse case, and she's…
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Philly's Mayor Blames Everyone But Criminals For Record Homicides
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney is pointing the finger at gun makers, gun owners, and Republican lawmakers for the city's record-high homicide rate, without ever…
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The Plan To Tax Away Your 2A Rights
With gun control legislation stalled in Congress, the Left is looking for new ways to go after our 2A rights, and Forbes contributor Roxanne Bland thinks she's…
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Will Rittenhouse Acquittal Change Gun Debate?
The Left isn't handling the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse well at all, but will their meltdown lead to changes in self-defense or gun laws in blue states under…
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Did Surging Gun Sales Lead To An Increase In Suicides?
Cam sits down with Dr. Michael Anestis, executive director of the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center for a surprising conversation about new gun owners…
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New "Gun Violence" Study Ignores Impact, Aftermath of 2020 Riots
A new study by two researchers at Penn State University attempted to show that rising gun sales were to blame for an increase in shootings and homicides, but…
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You Don't Have To "Take A Beating" To Act In Self-Defense
In their zeal to convict Kyle Rittenhouse on murder charges, prosecutors made a mess of Wisconsin self-defense laws, and many on the Left have embraced the…
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"Gun Ban Beto" Announces Run For Texas Governor
Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke has made it official- he's running for governor of Texas and doubling down on his call to go after AR-15s and other legally…
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Veteran Releases Perfect Anthem To Honor Those Who've Served
We've actually got two big stories on this edition of Cam & Co: first, an update on the Kyle Rittenhouse trial and the dishonest coverage coving from some in…
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Why This Parkland Dad Is Opposed To A Federal Red Flag Law
Ryan Petty isn't opposed to red flag laws in theory, but he tells Cam that he can't support a new bill establishing a Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order, no…
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Why NY Public Defenders Are Siding With The Second Amendment
One of the most compelling arguments in favor of overturning New York's subjective "may issue" system for carry permits has come from several public defenders…
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Gun Control Is Dooming Dems To Defeat In Rural America
Last week's election losses should be all that's needed to convince Democrats that treating gun owners and the right to keep and bear arms with contempt isn't…
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Could The NY Carry Case Spell Doom For California Gun Control Laws?
California Rifle & Pistol Association head and Second Amendment attorney Chuck Michel says he's feeling pretty good after hearing Wednesday's Supreme Court…
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SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments In Critical Right To Carry Case
The nine justices on the Supreme Court had plenty of questions for attorneys representing individual gun owners, the state of New York, and the Biden…
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Are Guns The Hidden Issue In The Virginia Election?
Gun control didn't really emerge as a campaign issue for either Democrat Terry McAuliffe or Republican Glenn Youngkin in the Virginia governor's race, despite…
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Sales Soaring After Gun, Ammo Tax Struck Down
Dan Eldridge, the owner of Maxon Shooter's Supplies in Cook County, Illinois, says business is booming since the Illinois Supreme Court struck down the…
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Is The Media Playing Favorites When It Comes To Gun Owners?
An upcoming documentary from CBS News on "the new pro-gun generation" is surprisingly positive, but is that because of the politics of the gun owners the…
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Police Chief Busted In Bribes For Badges Operation
A tribal police chief in California's pled guilty to selling badges to wealthy Los Angeles County residents for as much as $100,000 so that they could legally…
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Can "Gun Ban" Biden Woo Virginia Voters To McAuliffe?
Joe Biden's not exactly the most popular politician in Virginia these days, but Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe can't exactly tell him to…
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Washington Post Praises "Shoot To Incapacitate" Policy
Should police be trained to aim for center pass when they have to use their firearm on duty, or should they be told to aim for arms, legs, the abdomen, or the…
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IL Supreme Court Tosses Cook County Gun & Ammo Tax
Gun owners in the Chicago area have been forced to pay extra taxes on firearms and ammunition for years now, but a new decision from the Illinois Supreme Court…
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A 2A Win From The PA Supreme Court
Gun owners and Second Amendment advocates received a big assist in their quest to challenge local gun laws around Pennsylvania, after the state Supreme Court…
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Gunmaker Faces Backlash After Vaccine Rant
The CEO of North American Arms said he enjoyed "no small measure of schadenfreude" reading about unvaccinated Americans stricken with COVID, which he labeled a…
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Have Red Flag Laws Hit A Red State Wall?
Gun control activists are chomping at the bit to put more "red flag" gun seizure laws in place around the country, but (thankfully for 2A supporters) they're…
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Self-Defense Is A Human Right
But not according to Amnesty International, which is weighing in on the Supreme Court challenge to New York's subjective permit laws for carrying firearms. The…
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Taking On The 2A Lie That Just Won't Die
Was the Second Amendment really put in place to protect the power of slave owners instead of the right to own and carry firearms? Nope, though anti-gun…
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Mexico Ignoring Its Online Arms Marketplace
Guns, grenades, and more weaponry available for sale are easily found on social media networks. So why isn't the government of Mexico suing Facebook like it's…
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TX Dem Thinks Gun Control's A Winning Issue
Are residents of the Lone Star State fed up with laws like Constitutional Carry and other protections on the right to keep and bear arms? I wouldn't bet on it…
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Exclusive: Gun Owner At Heart Of NY Carry Case Speaks Out
Cam speaks with one of the plaintiffs in the NY carry case heading to Supreme Court of the United States.
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Can NFT's Aid Defense Of The 2nd Amendment?
Top Shot champion, 2A activist, competitive shooter, and fan of new technology Chris Cheng joins Cam to talk about the first online auction to benefit several…
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Florida Fight For Constitutional Carry Heating Up
While Constitutional Carry bills have been introduced in Florida in recent years, they haven't gotten much traction. Next year's legislative session could be a…
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Concealed Carry Expo A Hit With TX Gun Owners
Thousands of gun owners and those interested in exercising their 2A rights flocked to Fort Worth, Texas this past weekend for the US Concealed Carry…
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PA Town Refuses To Turn Gun Giveaway Into Controversy
When the booster club for the Cedar Cliff High School football team decided to raffle off several firearms as a fundraiser for the team, there was one lonely…
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New California Law Shows Why Gun Registration Must Be Opposed
Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam to talk about California's AB 173, a new law that utterly obliterates the right to privacy for gun owners. As…
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Dems Try To Depress Gun Owner Turnout in VA Elections
With polls showing a neck-and-neck race for governor in Virginia, anti-gun Democrats are pulling out all the stops to depress turnout among Republicans and…
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Detroit Residents Arming Up For Self-Defense
Detroit's new police chief says there are "too many guns on the streets," but with many residents choosing to obtain their concealed carry licenses, the real…
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Dems Slip Red Flag Provision Into Military Spending Bill
Democrats have tucked away a "red flag" law aimed at military members inside the 1300-page National Defense Authorization Act, and the proposal suffers from…
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Virginia AG Leans In To Gun Control Ahead Of Election
Democrat Mark Herring, who's up for re-election in the commonwealth of Virginia this November, isn't shying away from promoting his extreme anti-gun views even…
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Beto Not The Biggest Political Threat To TX Gun Owners
While Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke is expected to announce a run for governor in the near future, polls in Texas show that actor and gun control supporter…
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Former Prosecutor Says We Can't Ban Our Way To Safety
Former Arapahoe County, Colorado District Attorney George Brauchler has prosecuted several high profile cases, including the Aurora theater shooter. But unlike…
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NYTimes Columnist Not Happy With 2A Victories
New York Times columnist Gail Collins is deeply unhappy over the defeat of David Chipman and Joe Biden's inability to ram his anti-gun agenda through Congress…
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It Shouldn't Take A Lawsuit To Exercise A Constitutional Right
After the city of Bridgeport was sued by the Connecticut Citizens Defense League over delays in accepting gun permit applications (a permit is required before…
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The Name And Blame Games Making Philly Unsafe
Does Philadelphia have a "gun violence" problem, or a murder, attempted murder, and aggravated assault problem? Former police officer and public safety expert…
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Chicago Mayor Wants To Sue Gang Members Over Violence
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has a new plan to tackle gang violence: sue gangs in civil court and take their assets. As Cam details, there are a lot of…
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After Chipman Disaster, What's Left For Biden's Anti-Gun Agenda?
The decision by the White House to pull gun control activist David Chipman's nomination as ATF director doesn't mean that the Biden administration is done…
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Is Texas' New Anti-Abortion Law Bad News For Gun Owners?
Could the new anti-abortion law in Texas lead to anti-gun states to put similar restrictions in place that allow for civil suits against gun store owners or…
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Houston Mayor Misleads On Constitutional Carry
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is entitled to his own opinion about Texas' new Constitutional Carry law, but he's not entitled to make up his own facts.
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Gun Control Activists Downplay Chicago Gang Violence
A new report from Michael Bloomberg's anti-gun news site The Trace claims that data shows gang violence isn't nearly as prevalent in Chicago as you might…
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Can California Require Mandatory Psych Evals For Gun Owners?
Apparently so, though not every county sheriff and police chief take that dystopian step before signing off on permits to carry a handgun. As Second Amendment…