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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 & CoThe Exclusionary Second Amendment?
Braden Langley joins Cam to discuss the online reaction to Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon's recent range pics, and the broader dangers of an…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoCan the Divide Between 2A and Gun Control Advocates be Bridged?
Wake Forest sociology professor and gun owner David Yamane joins Cam to discuss his participation in Bridging the Divide, which brought gun owners and gun…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoNRA and Others Ready Lawsuits Over Virginia Gun and Magazine Ban
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is expected to soon sign into law a bill banning the sale of so-called assault firearms and magazines that can hold more than…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoMassachusetts High Court Takes on Gun Ban for Young Adults
The Supreme Judicial Court in Massachusetts is weighing whether adults under the age of 21 can be banned from possessing a handgun in the state, with oral…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoWhy the Texas Primaries Should Concern 2A Advocates
Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam to discuss the Supreme Court's oral arguments in U.S. v. Hemani as well as the Texas primaries on Tuesday, where…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoReading the Tea Leaves in SCOTUS's Latest 2A Case
Cam offers his analysis and perspective on today's oral arguments in U.S. v. Hemani, including the potential for an unlikely coalition of justices in the…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoWV Machine Gun Bill Needs Your Help
Gun Owners of America's Erich Pratt joins Cam to discuss West Virginia's SB 1071, which would establish a state office to sell post-1986 machine guns to…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoWalz's Gun and Magazine Bans Rejected in Committee, but Could Return
Advancing America's Freedom's Amy Swearer joins Cam to discuss her testimony in opposition to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's gun and magazine bans, which were…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoGlock Bans and the Gun Control Guilt Trip
Second Amendment advocate Dan Wos joins Cam to discuss the bill banning Glocks and other striker-fired pistols in New York, and how gun control advocates are…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoUntangling the Web of Confusion Over Measure 114
Oregon's Measure 114 has been on hold since December, 2022, but that hasn't stopped some Democrat lawmakers from trying to make substantial changes to the…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoMinnesota Dems Already Up to Anti-2A Tricks
The 2026 legislative session in Minnesota has only been underway for a couple of days, but as MN Gun Owners Caucus chair Bryan Strawser details, anti-gun…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoGun Owners Subject to Abusive Behavior From Virgin Island Lawmakers
Virgin Islands Safe Gun Owners head Kosei Ohno joins Cam to discuss the outrageous behavior of USVI lawmakers in their attempt to stifle opposition to a…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoMajor Developments on Gun Control Bills in NM and VA
New Mexico Shooting Sports Association's Zachary Fort has the latest on the sweeping gun ban bill in New Mexico and Cam has details of a major change to a…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoConnecticut Governor Unveils New Gun Ban Bill
Connecticut Citizens Defense League's Holly Sullivan joins Cam with details of Gov. Ned Lamont's bill targeting the sale of Glocks and other striker-fired…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoColorado Dems Want to Criminalize Home Built Guns
FASTER Colorado's Laura Carno joins Cam with a look at some of the new assaults on the right to keep and bear arms making their way through the Colorado…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoShocker: Virginia Gun Control Bill Defeated in Committee
American Suppressor Association head Knox Williams joins Cam to discuss the shocking defeat of a Virginia bill that would have imposed a $500 tax on the sale…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoAnti-Gun Dems Targeting 2A in Multiple States
Cam gives an update on some of the worst anti-2A bills in state legislatures around the country, as well as a look at 2A Sanctuary efforts in Virginia, a…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoCalifornia Next in Line for 'Permit-to-Purchase' Law?
California Rifle & Pistol Association Legislative Director Rick Travis joins Cam to talk about SB 948, which would create a new permitting scheme to purchase a…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoNew Mexico's Semi-Auto Ban on the Move
Zachary Fort with the New Mexico Shooting Sports Association joins Cam with the latest on SB 17, which would ban the sale of all gas-operated semi-automatic…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoAmicus Brief in Hemani Addresses Key Issue With Lower Courts
Second Amendment attorney Daniel Schmutter joins Cam to discuss the amicus brief he authored on behalf of the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoPirro's Carry Comments Slammed by 2A Advocates
The Reload's Stephen Gutowski joins Cam to talk about members of Congress, Second Amendment organizations, and 2A supporters blasting US Attorney for DC…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoHawaii Gun Bills Would Cripple 2A Rights
Cam and Armed American Radio's Mark Walters discuss a trio of gun control bills up for a Senate committee hearing on Monday, all of them aimed at crippling the…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoA 2A State of the States
Cam takes a look at the state of state legislatures and bills impacting our right to keep and bear arms, including good bills in South Dakota and Florida and…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoNew Poll Shows Political Peril for Anti-Gun Dems in Virginia
American Suppressor Association head Knox Williams joins Cam to talk about the efforts by Virginia Democrats to turn lawful gun owners into criminals, and the…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoWhat Does Minnesota Law Say About the Right to Carry?
MN Gun Owners Law Center's Rob Doar joins Cam to break down Minnesota's carry laws, as well as his take on the flipped talking points from some Republicans and…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoGavin Newsom's 2A Cosplay
Second Amendment Foundation's Kostas Moros joins Cam to discuss the Second Amendment cosplay from California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other anti-gun Democrats…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoNRA Reform Includes Changes to Bylaws
NRA board member and Gun Owners Action League Executive Director Jim Wallace joins the show with details on a complete overhaul to the NRA's bylaws, and how…
Bearing Arms' Cam & Co2A Advocate Makes Shocking Prediction About SCOTUS and 'Vampire Rule'
Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam to discuss the oral arguments in Wolford v. Lopez, and makes a surprising prediction about the outcome of the…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoHawaii's Vampire Rule Seems Like It's About to be Staked
Cam provides his take on today's Supreme Court oral arguments in Wolford v. Lopez, and predicts that Hawaii's "vampire rule" prohibiting concealed carry on…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoProposed Regs Target Virginia Gun Stores
Cam takes a look at a Virginia bill imposing new security mandates on all FFLs, as well as a preview of tomorrow's Supreme Court oral arguments in Wolford v…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoShould We be Prepping for a SCOTUS Split Decision on 2A Cases?
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next week in a challenge to Hawaii's default ban on concealed carry on all private property, and in early March will…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoWhy Does NSSF Want More Funds for ATF's IT Infrastructure?
National Shooting Sports Foundation's Larry Keane joins Cam to preview next week's SHOT Show, and explains why the organization is calling for an increase in…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoNew Mexico Dems Unveil Big, Bad Gun Control Bill
Zach Fort with the New Mexico Shooting Sports Association joins Cam with details on a new omnibus gun control bill that includes (among other things) a broad…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoVirginia Is Ground Zero for the Gun Control Lobby This Year
Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam to talk about the onslaught of anti-gun legislation introduced in Virginia and what gun owners should be doing to…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoSuppressor Sales Booming After $200 Tax Disappears
American Suppressor Association head Knox Williams says demand for suppressors is running 3 to 4 times what it was just a few months ago now that the $200…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoHistoric Decline in Crime Won't Derail Anti-Gun Agenda
When crime is rising, the gun control lobby demands we "do something" that involves cracking down on our Second Amendment rights. So what will their argument…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoDid the Ninth Circuit Just Say There's No Right to Concealed Carry?
Second Amendment Foundation's Kostas Moros joins Cam to discuss the implications of the Ninth Circuit's recent ruling in Baird v. Bonta, which struck down the…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoDOJ's Dangerous Argument in Defense of Switchblade Ban
KnifeRights.org head Doug Ritter joins Cam to discuss the DOJ's recent court filing that claims "there is no constitutional right to carry concealed or…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoA Firsthand Look at Getting a NYC Carry Permit
New Criterion executive editor and New York Post columnist James Panero joins Cam to discuss his experience in applying for and receiving a NYC carry permit…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoA Look Back at the Biggest 2A Stories of 2025
The Reload's Stephen Gutowski joins Cam to discuss some of the top 2A-related stories of the year, starting with the Supreme Court's interest and avoidance of…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoWalk the Talk America's Mike Sodini on the Dangers of Red Flag Laws (and More)
WTTA's Mike Sodini joins Cam for a look back at the group's efforts in 2025, including helping new research into the unintended consequences of "red flag" laws.
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoA Conversation With Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon
Assistant AG and head of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon joins Cam to discuss the Second Amendment Section's new lawsuits taking on D.C.'s…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoThe Trace Helps Prove Popularity of 'Large Capacity' Magazines
A new report by the Bloomberg-funded website The Trace, published in partnership with Rolling Stone, is meant to portray the firearms industry as greedy…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoSharpshooting Sharpless Gunning for Another Tactical Games Title
U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. Lauren Sharpless is aiming for victory in the Tactical Games after winning the Masters (40+ division) in 2024 and finishing second…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoNPR Parrots Everytown's Bogus Talking Points on ATF Trace Data
NPR's reporting on a new "study" of ATF trace data by Everytown for Gun Safety contains numerous problems, starting with the outlet's repeated claims that all…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoATF Preps for the Impending End to $200 Tax on Most NFA Items
American Suppressor Association head Knox Williams joins Cam to talk about the upcoming end of the $200 tax on suppressors and short-barreled firearms, which…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoNRA-ILA Head Slams Push for Gun Control After Brown Shooting
NRA-ILA Executive Director John Commerford, recently named one of the most effective grassroots lobbyists in D.C. by The Hill, joins Cam to talk about the push…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoSan Fran Sheriff Apologizes for Denying 2A Rights to Some Residents
San Francisco Sheriff Paul Miyamoto is apologizing for allowing dozens of concealed carry permits to expire despite permit holders sending in their paperwork…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoWhy This NRA Whistleblower Is Giving His Support to the Org Again
Timothy Knight was one of three NRA board members to resign in 2019 after they were, among other things, stripped of their committee assignments for trying to…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoThe Mainstream Media Outlet Crusading Against the Right to Carry
Kostas Moros, Second Amendment Foundation's Director of Legal Research and Education, joins Cam to discuss the WSJ's ongoing attacks on Stand Your Ground…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoBringing 2A History to the Classroom
Ashley Hlebinsky, executive director of the University of Wyoming Law School's Firearms Research Center, joins Cam to discuss the details of a new initiative…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoZoning Our 2A Rights Out of Existence
Cam highlights an ongoing issue in anti-gun locales; using municipal zoning laws to ice out gun stores and chill the exercise of our Second Amendment rights.
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoEverytown's Strange Definition of 'Rare'
According to the gun control group Everytown, defensive gun uses are rare things. But as Heritage Foundation's Amy Swearer notes, even using Everytown's data…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoA Pre-Christmas Miracle for California Gun Owners
California Rifle & Pistol Association Legislative Director Rick Travis joins the show with some unexpected good news for gun owners from the state capitol in…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoSCOTUS Set to Consider Gun, Magazine Bans in Conference
A trio of Second Amendment-related cases are slated for this week's Supreme Court conference, including Duncan v. Bonta's challenge to California's magazine…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoMinnesota Cities' Anti-Gun Efforts on Ice After Gun Owners Caucus Files Lawsuit
Minnesota Gun Owners Law Center head Rob Doar joins Cam to talk about the ongoing efforts by more than a dozen cities in the state to adopt local gun bans in…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoAttorneys General Push Back on Hawaii's 'Vampire Rule'
Twenty-five attorneys general are urging the Supreme Court to declare Hawaii's "vampire rule" on concealed carry unconstitutional. Cam breaks down the AG's…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoVirginia Democrats Keeping Mostly Quiet About Gun Control Plans
Virginia Citizens Defense League president Philip Van Cleave joins Cam to talk about the onslaught of gun control bills looming on the horizon in Richmond, as…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoAmerican Suppressor Association Backs Trump's Pick for ATF Chief
American Suppressor Association head Knox Williams joins Cam for a wide-ranging conversation touching on President Trump's nominee to head up the ATF, the push…
Bearing Arms' Cam & CoRep. Clyde, Others Demand DOJ Align Itself With Congressional Intent on NFA
Congressman Andrew Clyde (R-GA) joins Cam to discuss his letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, signed by 30 other members of the House, that demands the DOJ…