Bearing Arms' Cam & Co

Gun Owners Action League executive director Jim Wallace joins Cam & Co to offer his take on S2572, and says there's no way to fix the fundamentally flawed legislation that the state Senate is rushing to pass this week.

They're also trying to limit how Americans can purchase a firearm by going after buy now, pay later services. Credova CEO Dusty Wunderlich joins Cam to discuss the gun control lobby's strategy, as well as the efforts to push back by some state and federal lawmakers

Iowa Rep. John Wills joins Cam to talk about his work to help school districts in the state adopt policies allowing for trained and vetted school staff to carry concealed in case of an attack on campus; a measure that's run into some roadblocks thanks to insurers.

Maxon Shooter Supplies owner Dan Eldridge joins Cam to discuss the latest gun registry numbers released by the Illinois State Police and the low rates of compliance among gun owners throughout the state... including Cook County and the Chicagoland area.  

Nikki Goeser, the executive director of the Crime Prevention Research Center, joins Cam to discuss the importance of self-defense for victims of stalking and how anti-2A policies like "gun-free zones" put those victims at risk.

FPC Action Foundation vice president and general counsel Cody J. Wisniewski joins the show to talk about the Fourth Circuit's premature "en banc-inization" of the Bianchi case, while Cam has details on a big FPC/SAF win in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

New Mexico Shooting Sports Association's Zach Fort joins Cam to discuss the onslaught of anti-2A legislation facing gun owners in the state during the 30-day legislative session; from a sweeping semi-auto ban to a bill that would establish the longest waiting period in the nation.

State Rep. Rebecca Schmoe joins Cam with news of a proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution that would impose a "strict scrutiny" standard on gun control laws while adding specific protections for ammunition, firearm accessories, and firearm components possessed by gun owners in the state.  

Next Monday gun owners will be flocking to Richmond for the Virginia Citizens Defense League's Lobby Day and Rally. VCDL head Phillip Van Cleave tells Cam there are a lot of reasons for Second Amendment advocates to show up, starting with the onslaught of bills targeting lawful gun owners that have been introduced in recent days.

We're still a few weeks away from the Senate Democrats' self-imposed deadline to introduce an omnibus gun control bill, but Gun Owners Action League director of public policy Mike Harris says the bill is likely to include many non-starters for Second Amendment advocates; from live-fire training to expanding the state's "red flag" law.

Minnesota's new "red flag" law is now in effect and the state's biggest newspaper is engaged in a full-scale effort to see it put to use, even if it has to mislead readers about what it does and does not do.

Attorney Kostas Moros joins Cam with details of a significant win for concealed carry holders in California that once again places many of the state’s new “gun-free zones” off-limits to enforcement.

Illinois gun owners found in possession of unregistered "assault weapons" and "large capacity" magazines could now face criminal charges, but that hasn't stopped many gun owners from engaging in civil disobedience, especially with many sheriffs and some state's attorneys saying they have no plans on arresting or prosecuting otherwise lawful citizens.

Hold My Guns founder Sarah Joy Albrecht joins Cam to talk about the mission of the non-profit, the strides it's making in saving lives, and how gun control laws can hurt the very people anti-gun activists claim to be helping.

Armed American Radio host Mark Walters joins Cam with a few of his predictions for the new year, from the Supreme Court to the court of public opinion.

The Reload's Stephen Gutowski joins Cam to wrap up 2023 and take a look at the challenges and opportunities awaiting Second Amendment advocates in the year ahead.

Guns for Everyone co-founder Edgar Antillon joins Cam to talk about the group's push for a voter referendum in Colorado making it clear that cannabis use, which is legal in the state, isn't a disqualifying factor for those applying for a concealed carry license.

Second Amendment Foundation Alan Gottlieb joins Cam to discuss U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney's decision halting enforcement of many of California's newest "gun-free zones" as well as pending challenges to other aspects of the state's latest carry restrictions set to take effect on January 1.

Gun control activists from the White House on down are lashing out at family-friendly and 2A-supporting social media influencers, including minors, who they baselessly claim are "marketing" firearms to kids.

The sheriff in San Juan County, New Mexico is investigating New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence and their offer of gift cards in exchange for firearms after citizens and 2A activists like Zac Fort of the New Mexico Shooting Sports Association warned that the transfer violates New Mexico's "universal" background check law. Fort joins Cam & Co with the latest, including allegations that the gun control group actually gave guns to students at an Albuquerque school.

Kansas City Mayor Quentin Lucas blames Missouri gun laws for the city's rise in homicides and is pointing to federal gun control legislation as the answer, but his finger-pointing can't explain the major decline in murders in Missouri's other big city.

Second Amendment Foundation executive director Adam Kraut joins Cam to discuss the group's latest lawsuit in New York taking on a gun ban in subsidized housing, as well as a bold attempt by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to subvert the Bruen decision and its "text, history, and tradition" test for gun control laws.

Bearing Arms contributor Ryan Petty joins Cam to discuss his latest column calling for the transformation of the ATF and why he believes abolition may be a better alternative.

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reporter John Diedrich joins Cam to discuss his multi-part series "Behind the Gun", which not only explores gun-involved deaths in the state but highlights the work being done by gun owners to reduce the number of suicides, homicides, and accidents involving firearms.

Firearms Policy Coalition's general counsel and vice president of legal Cody J. Wisniewski joins Cam to discuss the one-year wait for a decision in a Maryland "assault weapons" case as well as today's deadline for public comment about the ATF's newest proposed rule; this one aimed at gun owners who might want to sell a part of their private collection.