Bearing Arms' Cam & Co

When Bearing Arms contributor John Petrolino started digging into the data on concealed carry permits in NJ, he found Black applicants were being denied at a much higher rate than their white counterparts. Now the non-profit Rise Against Hate has come out with their own research showing Black applicants are TEN TIMES more likely to be denied the right to carry, often for subjective reasons by licensing authorities.

Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam to discuss the scope and potential impact of Donald Trump's executive order directing AG Pam Bondi to examine all federal gun laws and regulations, as well as the DOJ's defense of existing statutes.

Firearms instructor and 2A advocate Kerrie Ann Auclair joins Cam with some real world examples of the dangers of gun-free zones for women who want to protect themselves.

Toby Leary, head of The Civil Rights Coalition in Massachusetts, joins Cam with details of the group's latest effort to educate the voting public in the state in the months before a critically important ballot referendum that would undo the state's latest gun control laws.

Despite the growing number of New Yorkers who can lawfully carry a firearm, stop-and-frisks for weapons are still a regular occurrence on city streets. Now, a federal monitor claims the NYPD is routinely breaking the law when conducting those stops, and some civil libertarians are demanding sweeping changes from on high.

GRNC's Paul Valone joins Cam with an update on the top item on the group's legislative wishlist this year: making North Carolina the 30th state to adopt permitless carry.

SAF investigative journalist Lee Williams joins Cam with details on the railroading of Patrick "Tate" Adamiak, a Navy veteran sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for selling unregistered machine guns despite clear evidence to the contrary.

SB 3, which would outlaw the sale and manufacture of most semi-automatic long guns in the state, advanced out of committee after an hours-long hearing on Tuesday. FASTER Colorado's Laura Carno says the future of the bill may ultimately come down to the presidential aspirations of Colorado's governor.

Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam fresh from his visit to SHOT Show, and says while there was lots of excitement on the show floor, there are also concerns about complacency among gun owners during Trump's second term.

The Civil Rights Coalition is doing incredible work to undo the state's latest gun control law at the ballot box, but is in danger of being outspent by those who want to keep the infringements in place.

Gun Owners Action League's Jim Wallace says a new report on Massachusetts' "red flag" orders leaves more questions than answers.

The whole-of-government attacks on the Second Amendment, the firearms industry, and gun owners launched by the Biden administration are coming to an end, and Armed American Radio's Mark Walters says gun owners have great opportunities to strengthen and secure our rights with Donald Trump back in the White House.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is touting his new Office of Violence Prevention, funded by $10 million in federal grants, but Wisconsin gun shop owner Chuck Lovelace says the governor is turning a blind eye to the life-saving work being done in the 2A community.

Right to carry reciprocity bills have been introduced in Congress for close to a decade now, but as The Reload's Stephen Gutowski shares with Cam, this year's legislation is a little different than what we've seen in the past.

NSSF's Larry Keane joins Cam with details of the sweeping semi-auto ban being fast-tracked in the Colorado legislature.

With the Supreme Court turning away two 2A cases while keeping two others in a holding pattern, Armed American Radio's Mark Walters tells Cam he's still optimistic that the Court will grant cert to a lawsuit challenging Maryland's ban on so-called assault weapons.

A pair of Missouri lawmakers want to make it easier to legally own and use suppressors in the Show Me State; one of several pro-2A bills that have been introduced ahead of the 2025 legislative session.

Ryan Petty joins Cam to talk about the future of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, and what he and GOA's Aiden Johnston would like to see as its replacement.

Doctors for Responsible Gun Owners' Dr. Robert Young joins Cam with some good news from the medical front involving suppressors.

Retired Deputy Assistant ATF Director and Fast & Furious whistleblower Pete Forcelli joins Cam to talk about the future of the agency and the need for foundational reforms.

Women for Gun Rights' Dianna Muller says Joe Biden's White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention needs to be scrapped, but argues it should also be replaced by an office promoting both the Second Amendment and public safety.

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel's John Diedrich sits down with Cam to discuss his latest investigation into unintentional shootings in Wisconsin, and what some gun owners are doing to prevent them without putting new laws on the books.

According to CBS News, while prosecutions of law enforcement for illegal gun sales are few and far between, tens of thousands of government-purchased arms may have been diverted to the illicit market over the past few years.

Cam takes a look at two of the 18 amicus briefs filed with the Supreme Court in Smith & Wesson, et al v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos, including arguments from the U.S. House of Representatives as well as a brief filed by Sen. Ted Cruz, Rep. Darrell Issa, and dozens of House and Senate members.

Hunter Biden isn't the only person convicted of possessing a gun as an "unlawful" user of drugs, but will his dad pardon folks like Patrick Darnell Daniels as well or keep his clemency confined to his close family?