Bearing Arms' Cam & Co

The Second Amendment Foundation's Alan Gottlieb tells Cam that the arrest of one of Cory Booker's staffers and friends for illegally carrying a gun in the Capitol shows the Democrats' hypocrisy when it comes to bearing arms and self-defense.

Firearms instructor and head of the National African American Gun Association's Massachusetts chapter Nolan Howard joins Cam to talk about the Boston Globe's recent story highlighting the rise in Black gun owners and the surprisingly fair coverage by the paper.

Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins the show to talk about the continuing saga of SCOTUS and its deliberations on whether or not to accept a case challenging Maryland's ban on so-called assault weapons, as well as the DOJ's new investigation into the LA County Sheriff's delays in issuing concealed carry permits.

South Dakota State Sen. Mykala Voita joins the show with details on three pro-2A bills signed into law this week, including a major expansion of the right to carry.

The gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety is promoting its new "EveryShot" database, which purports to keep track of every reported incident of "gun violence" in the country, but as Cam details, there are some inherent flaws in the anti-gunners' approach.

California Rifle & Pistol Association head and 2A attorney Chuck Michel joins Cam to talk about the Ninth Circuit's decision upholding California's magazine ban, as well as silence from SCOTUS on the Snope case.

Second Amendment groups are cheering the appointment of George Mason law professor Robert Leider as the ATF's new general counsel and assistant director, and The Reload's Stephen Gutowski joins Cam to detail why they're so pleased with the pick.

Kerrie Ann Auclair of the Gun Owners Action League joins the show to talk about the group's upcoming dinner commemorating the 250th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord and how you can be a part of a fun evening that also serves the cause of freedom.

California Rifle & Pistol Association legislative affairs director Rick Travis joins Cam to talk about the demise AB 1333, which was an attack on the right to self-defense, and why gun owners in California and beyond should still be concerned.

Zac Fort of the New Mexico Shooting Sports Association tells Cam that with a little more than a week left in the 2025 session, anti-gunners are scrambling to get a massive gun ban bill (SB 279)  across the finish line.

The Reload founder Stephen Gutowski joins Cam to talk about the decline in gun sales reported last month and the factors behind the slump.

School safety advocate and 2A activist Ryan Petty joins Cam to talk about the push to repeal most of the gun control laws adopted in Florida in the wake of the Parkland shooting in 2018, and why he supports the efforts to scrap the ban on under-21s buying guns and the state's "red flag" law.

2A advocate Kelyn Lanier joins Cam to talk about his recent column shining a spotlight on the Colorado lawmaker who deployed a deplorable defense of the state's current gun laws by pointing to racist 19th Century gun control laws devised to keep guns out of the hands of "undesirables" like freed slaves.

Courts across the country are split on the answer, but Second Amendment Foundation Executive Director Adam Kraut says young adults have history and the text of the Second Amendment on their side.

Grassroots NC founder Paul Valone joins Cam with the latest on the push for permitless carry in North Carolina, including clearing up some confusion over criticism that the bill could result in gun owners being disarmed and disqualified from exercising their 2A rights.

National Shooting Sports Foundation senior vice president and general counsel Larry Keane joins Cam to discuss Tuesday's oral arguments before the Supreme Court in Smith & Wesson v. Mexico and the threat Mexico's lawsuit against gunmakers poses to the firearms industry and our Second Amendment rights.

Attorney Vinno Varghese, the attorney representing Dexter Taylor, joins Cam with an update on his client, who's currently sitting in a maximum security prison in New York for the "violent crime" of making his own guns without a Second Amendment permission slip from NYC.

Second Amendment Foundation founder Alan Gottlieb joins Cam from Nuremberg, Germany; site of this year's IWA Outdoor Classics, which is basically the European version of SHOT Show. Topics of conversation include the threat to traditional ammunition, international banks making life difficult for gun owners and gun companies, and Alan's thoughts on Kash Patel heading up the ATF and FBI.

Second Amendment attorney Amy L Bellantoni joins Cam to talk about a big win over the "Kafkaesque" NICS delays one client was subjected to, along with the awful attempts by New York State and New York City to subvert the law in order to deny access to our 2A rights.

South Dakota State Sen. Mykala Voita joins Cam to discuss the prospects of her campus carry bill becoming law this year, as well as the modifications it received before it was approved by an overwhelming majority of the state Senate.

California Rifle & Pistol Association legislative affairs director Rick Travis joins Cam to discuss the slate of gun control bills introduced in Sacramento, CRPA's efforts to go on offense, and a great way to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Lexington and Concord, no matter where you live.

NRA-ILA Executive Director John Commerford joins Cam to talk about the organization's priorities during President Trump's second term, the looming danger to Virginia gun owners, and the continuing court battles over "assault weapon" bans.

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.