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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 & Co
New Republic Blasts 'Worst Judge Ever' Over ATF Ruling
The New Republic has labeled a federal judge in Texas the "worst judge ever" after he granted a partial injunction over the ATF's new rule on who is "engaged…
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Massachusetts Gun Control Bill Still Under Wraps as Deadline Looms
Jim Wallace of the Gun Owners Action League says lawmakers in Boston are keeping quiet about the gun control bill being crafted in closed-door sessions, but…
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Lawmaker Defends Sweeping Semi-Auto Ban
LEPD Firearms and Range's Eric Delbert joins Cam to discuss his recent interview with Ohio state Rep. Willis Blackshear, who's proposing a ban on "mass…
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Death of an Illinois Gun Store
Twelve years to the day after it opened for business, Bordertown Guns in Momence, Illinois closed down for good. Doug and Staci Duncan say business was good…
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Media Bias on Full Display After Hunter's Conviction
The mainstream media is in full defensive mode after Hunter Biden's conviction on federal gun charges; portraying Joe Biden as a sympathetic father figure…
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NRA's New EVP: It's Time for Members to Come Home
The National Rifle Association's new executive vice president Doug Hamlin sits down with Cam for a wide-ranging conversation on the efforts to reform the NRA…
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SCOTUS Keeps Ahold of IL, NY 2A Cases
The Second Amendment Foundation's Alan Gottlieb joins Cam to discuss the latest news from the Supreme Court, which declined to issue any orders dealing with…
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Los Angeles Schools Awash in Weapons
A 10-year-old brought a stolen handgun to an elementary school in Los Angeles this week; an increasingly common occurrence in the gun-controlled city, where…
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Can a Gun Control Activist Get Elected Governor of Montana?
Firearms executive-turned-gun control activist Ryan Busse won the Democratic nomination for governor in Montana on Tuesday night. Does he have a shot to flip…
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Kansas Man Regains Gun After Year-Long Legal Fight With Police
A Kansas man has finally regained possession of a pistol seized by police in Fremont, Nebraska more than a year after pleading guilty to possessing a small…
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Fight Over Record-Reporting Bill Divides NH Lawmakers
The National Shooting Sports Foundation's Jake McGuigan joins Cam to discuss the demise of a "Fix NICS" bill in New Hampshire that would have mandated the…
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SCOTUS Sides 9-0 With NRA in First Amendment Case
The Supreme Court has unanimously agreed that the NRA raised a plausible First Amendment claim that a New York official violated the organization's First…
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Can We Trust Crime Statistics?
Dr. John Lott, head of the Crime Prevention Research Center, says despite a decline in homicides in 2023, crime remains elevated compared to the pre-pandemic…
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'Gun Curious' Author Offers Liberal Support for Gun Ownership
Wake Forest sociology professor David Yamane has a simple message for his fellow liberals: gun ownership is normal and normal people own guns. Yamane details…
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Saving Lives Without Sacrificing the Second Amendment
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel's John Diedrich joins Cam to discuss a recent meeting of the minds in the 2A community featuring gun owners, gun store owners…
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Former ATF Official Slams USA Today Report on U.S. Guns and Mexico Cartels
Retired ATF deputy assistant director Pete Forcelli says a new report by USA Today on guns recovered in Mexico isn't a "nightmare" for the firearms industry…
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Inside the Fight to Reform the NRA
After a marathon 12-hour board meeting on Monday that saw reformers win key leadership positions, NRA board members Amanda Suffecool and Jim Wallace join Cam…
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Anti-Gunners Channel Orwell to Defend Bump Stock Ban
With the Supreme Court's decision in Garland v. Cargill looming, gun control activists are engaging in some Big Brother-esque torture of the English language…
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A Curious and Frustrating Day at the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court turned away two Second Amendment-related cases on Monday, rejecting cert petitions challenging Maryland's ban on "assault weapons" and New…
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2A Attorney Has All Fingers Crossed While SCOTUS Considers Taking a Gun Ban Case
California Rifle & Pistol Association president and co-founder of the Second Amendment Law Center Chuck Michel joins Cam to discuss the multiple challenges to…
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Alabama the Latest State to Adopt Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act
The National Shooting Sports Foundation's Larry Keane joins Cam & Co with the latest on the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, which has now become the…
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Mark Walters on SCOTUS, NRA, & a Biden Second Term
Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam for a wide-ranging discussion on whether or not SCOTUS will grant cert to several "assault weapon" ban cases…
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A Big Week for SCOTUS and the Second Amendment
The Supreme Court is set to consider whether to accept challenges to "assault weapons" bans in Illinois and Maryland at this week's conference, but as Cam…
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2A Activists Lobbying and Litigating in Minnesota and Maine
It's another two-fer on today's Bearing Arms Cam & Co! Rob Doar of the MN Gun Owners Caucus and David Trahan of the Sportsmans Alliance of Maine join the show…
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Former DA Has a Warning for Gun-Owning Parents
Former (and hopefully future) District Attorney George Brauchler joins Cam to discuss the demise of Colorado's "assault weapons" ban bill, as well as his…
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NC Gun Owners Call on Lawmakers to Pass Constitutional Carry
It's a 2A Tuesday two-fer on Cam & Co, with Grassroots NC's Paul Valone providing an update on the grassroots push for Constitutional Carry and SAF's Lee…
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Judge Tosses Challenge to NY Ammo Background Checks
Citing a colonial Virginia statute barring Catholics from owning or possessing arms, a federal judge in New York has upheld the state's ammunition background…
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NRA Reformers Win Seats on Board of Directors
Kansas judge Phil Journey is one of several "reform" Board of Directors candidates who'll be sworn in at the upcoming NRA Annual Meetings, and he joins Bearing…
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Colorado Session Enters Final Stretch With Multiple Threats to Gun Owners
With just a week left in the Colorado legislative session, a number of gun control bills have already made their way to Gov. Jared Polis. FASTER Colorado's…
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Massachusetts Dems Face Pushback From Black Gun Owners
Black gun owners are helping to shape the gun debate in Massachusetts, and GOP committeewoman Dr. Elizabeth Hinds-Ferrick and firearms instructor Nolan Howard…
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Gun-Controlled California County Becomes 'Wild, Wild West'
Shootings and homicides are decreasing across most of the U.S., but in Alameda County, California it's a very different story. In fact, one anti-violence…
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NC Gun Owners Demand Constitutional Carry. Will Republicans Listen?
Grassroots NC president Paul Valone delivered thousands of petitions from gun owners demanding Constitutional Cary to North Carolina Senate President Pro Tem…
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'Sensitive Places' Bill Gutted Thanks to CT 2A Activists
CCDL President Holly Sullivan joins Cam with the latest from Connecticut, including a huge grassroots victory over a bill that would have turned much of the…
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What Will SCOTUS Do With ATF's Rule on Unfinished Frames and Receivers?
FPC Action Foundation president and CEO Cody Wisniewski joins Cam with the details of the latest gun-involved case to make it to the Supreme Court: Vanderstok…
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2A Advocate Cries Foul Over Waiting Period Vote in Maine Senate
Sportsmans Alliance of Maine's David Trahan tells Bearing Arms he believes the state Senate's vote in favor of a 72-hour waiting period on gun sales violated…
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Gun Control Off the Table in New Mexico Special Session?
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has announced she's bringing lawmakers back to Santa Fe for a special session, but one of her top allies in the state…
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Arkansas AG Wants Answers About ATF Raid
The Second Amendment Foundation's Lee Williams joins Cam with the latest on the investigation into the ATF raid on Little Rock airport executive Bryan…
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Former ATF Official Slams New Rule on Gun Sales
Retired ATF deputy assistant director Pete Forcelli says he's "appalled" by the new ATF rule re-defining who is "engaged in the business" of dealing firearms…
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Federal Judge Weighs Fate of NJ Gun and Magazine Ban
Attorney Daniel Schmutter joins Cam with the details of a recent hearing challenging New Jersey's ban on so-called assault weapons and large capacity…
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New ATF Rule Aimed at Private Sales, Not 'Gun Show Loophole'
Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Biden administration are blatantly misrepresenting what the ATF's new rule on folks "engaged in the business" of…
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SAF Founder Chides Washington AG Over Mag Ban 'Falsehoods'
Alan Gottlieb joins Cam to discuss Washington State's ban on "large capacity" magazines, which was recently ruled unconstitutional by a state judge, as well as…
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NC Gun Owners Launch Push for Constitutional Carry
Grassroots NC's Paul Valone joins Cam to talk about the group's efforts to make North Carolina the 30th permitless carry state in the U.S., with thousands of…
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'Red Flag' Study Offers Evidence of 2A Sanctuaries' Impact
A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association reveals the rate of "red flag" petitions and approvals is far lower in Colorado counties that…
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How a Gun Saved My Life When It Almost Took It
Competitive shooter Eddie Davenport and Walk the Talk America's Mike Sodini join Cam to discuss Eddie's candid column about his struggles with PTSD, the night…
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NC Democrat Offers Double Talk on Guns
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is presenting himself as a defender of "fundamental freedoms" on the campaign trail, but when it comes to gun…
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Advancing 2A Rights After Constitutional Carry
With Constitutional Carry adopted in 29 states, a growing number of pro-2A lawmakers are looking for ways to continue to improve the right to keep and bear…
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Parkland Dad Issues Stark Warning About White House 'Red Flag' Push
Ryan Petty decided not to attend Kamala Harris's photo-op at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, but he has plenty to say about the new…
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ATF Whistleblower Sheds Light on 'Operation Thor'
Retired ATF Assistant Director Peter Forcelli joins Cam & Co with details on Sen. Chuck Grassley's investigation into Operation Thor; a multi-agency effort to…
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2A Community Divided Over Gun Rights for Illegals
Are illegal immigrants part of the "the people" who possess the right to keep and bear arms, or are they excluded from the Second Amendment's protections…
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NSSF Calls on Congress to Investigate 'Conspiracy' Behind Chicago's Lawsuit Against Glock
The National Shooting Sports Foundation's top lawyer says the city of Chicago's new lawsuit against Glock is the result of a conspiracy between the city, the…
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Everytown's Concealed Carry Claims Debunked by Reality
Everytown for Gun Safety contends that the 3000 percent spike in concealed carry applications in New Jersey is making the state a more dangerous place, but the…
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Connecticut Bill a Direct Attack on the Right to Carry
Connecticut Democrats have introduced a bill that could turn much of the state into "gun-free zones" in the weeks around Election Day, but Connecticut Citizens…
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Massachusetts 2A Group Shines a Light on Shady Gun Control Moves
As Massachusetts lawmakers huddle behind closed doors to put the finishing touches on a massive gun control bill, the Gun Owners Action League is reminding…
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Gun Shop Owners Are Saving Lives With One Simple Step
Essential Shooting Supplies owner Chuck Lovelace joins Cam to discuss the life-saving work being done by the dozens of FFLs around the state of Wisconsin…
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Whistleblower's 'Fast & Furious' Memoir A Disturbing Must-Read
Retired ATF Deputy Assistant Director Peter Forcelli helped to blow the whistle on Operation Fast & Furious, and his new memoir of his time in the Phoenix…
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ATF's 'Demand 2' Program Being Used to Smear FFLs
In the wake of USA Today's big report on the 1,800 or so FFLs who've been tagged by the ATF for selling a large number of "crime guns", L.E.P.D. Firearms &…
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ATF Tries to Dodge Accountability for 'Zero Tolerance' Abuses
Gun Owners of America's Erich Pratt joins Cam with news of how the ATF is trying to weasel its way out of the group's legal challenges to the agency's "zero…
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Tampa Crime Stats Neuter Gun Controllers' Arguments Against Permitless Carry
When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed permitless carry into law last year, gun control activists predicted the state would become a more dangerous place…
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Key Takeaways from Dettelbach's 'Face the Nation' Sit-Down
ATF Director Steve Dettelbach preferred to talk about auto sears rather than bump stocks in his CBS News interview, and the agency chief is lobbying for…
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Wisniewski Weighs in on Bump Stock Arguments
FPC Action Foundation's Cody J. Wisniewski joins Cam to break down Wednesday's oral arguments in Garland v. Cargill, the case that will determine whether the…