Bearing Arms' Cam & Company

The ATF's "zero tolerance" policy on gun store inspections is leading to the revocation of federal firearms licenses for even minor paperwork errors, according to Gun Owners of America. GOA's Erich Pratt joins Cam to detail a newly filed suit in federal court alongside a North Dakota gun shop that's been targeted for closure by the agency.

What exactly is a "large capacity" magazine? Depends on who you're asking. In California it's 10 rounds, while in Colorado it's 20. And in Massachusetts, a coalition of gun grabbers are demanding Congress enact a new ban on so-called assault weapons and all ammunition magazines that can hold more than five rounds; a move that would gut the Second Amendment's protections for arms that are in common use.

Homicides in Kansas City, Missouri are up nearly 20% this year, and Mayor Quentin Lewis says the state's firearm preemption law is partly to blame by blocking local gun control ordinances. But as Cam notes, there are plenty of cities around the country that are seeing big declines in murders, even in states with firearm preemption and permitless carry laws in place.

Philadelphia D.A. Larry Krasner says an "absurd interpretation" of the Second Amendment is to blame for the city's high violent crime, including the mass shooting on Monday, but his blameshifting ignores his own policies and practices, which have returned many violent offenders to the streets after charges were dropped or sweetheart deals were handed out.

San Diego's aggressive use of "red flag" laws has led to hundreds of firearms being seized from individuals deemed by a judge to be dangerous, but it doesn't appear to have made an impact on violent crime, with a new report issued by the county documenting a 56% increase in firearm-involved homicides and an even larger spike in gun-involved crimes.

Blood in the streets. The Wild West. Absolute anarchy. For gun control activists, Florida's new permitless carry law is apocalyptically bad news, but as Bill Cawthon of the Second Amendment Society of Texas explains, data shows permitless carry doesn't lead to a surge in violent crime anymore than universal background check laws reduce homicides.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals appeared highly skeptical of a California law that restricts speech supposedly aimed at enticing minors into purchasing and possessing firearms at a Wednesday hearing, and attorney Anna Barvir of Michel & Associates joins Cam with an inside look at why the court appears ready to strike down the statute.

The city council in Richmond, Virginia, has unanimously approved a plan to waste some $80,000 in stimulus funds on a gun "buyback"; part of a broader strategy focusing on "root causes" of crime instead of cracking down on violent offenders.

Gun Owners Action League head Jim Wallace joins Cam with the details of what he's calling the "Lawful Citizens Imprisonment Act"; a new bill in Massachusetts aiming to gut the Second Amendment rights of residents, from live fire training requirements before purchasing a firearm to mandatory registration of all firearms and magazines.

While Washington State Democrats have made gun bans and other restrictions aimed at legal gun owners their top legislative priority this year, a new survey of Seattle residents shows far more concern over illegal drug use than "gun violence", including among younger residents in the city.

The Reload's Stephen Gutowski joins Cam to break down a busy week in 2A news, from Hunter Biden's plea deal to the next Second Amendment case to come before the Supreme Court for consideration.

Rep. Ritchie Torres is proposing to expand the federal Gun Free School Zones Act's current 1,000-feet "gun free zone" around schools to 5,000-feet around every public, private, charter school and "early childhood education centers"; a move that could result in millions of lawful gun owners inadvertently breaking federal law and potentially serving years in prison for simply bearing arms in public.

Clay target shooting is one of the fastest-growing high school sports in the nation, and it's especially booming in Minnesota, where 350 of the state's high schools are fielding teams. It's hard to find anyone critical of teaching high schoolers how to be safe and responsible with firearms while having a great day at the range... unless you talk to gun control activists who despise the idea of teenagers learning real gun safety and having fun doing so.

Biofire founder Kai Kloepfer joins Cam to discuss the launch of the company's "smart gun", its outreach to gun owners, and whether it can pick and choose its battles in the gun control culture wars.

The number of concealed carry applicants is plunging in at least one New York county in the wake of the Bruen decision, while those who are trying to exercise their fundamental right to bear arms are being subjected to unconscionable delays of 16 months or more in many cases.

Are ammunition magazines "arms" protected by the Second Amendment, or just an accessory that can be regulated or banned without infringing on anyone's rights? As Cam details, that's one of the questions at the heart of the federal trial over Oregon's Measure 114 taking place this week.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Democrat lawmakers are making it harder to challenge their unconstitutional infringements on the right to keep and bear arms with a new law limiting where those legal challenges can take place; forcing downstate residents to travel hundreds of miles to the state capitol of Springfield or Chicago in order to defend their fundamental civil liberties.

Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) joins Cam with an important update on H.J. Res 44, a resolution that is designed to put a halt to the ATF's new rules on pistol stabilizing braces. After Clyde revealed on Friday that GOP leadership tried to tie a vote on the resolution to Clyde's support for the debt ceiling agreement, the congressman tells Bearing Arms that leadership is now feeling the heat from 2A groups and gun owners across the country.

Attorney Peter Tilem joins Cam to discuss New York City's ridiculous gun laws, which have now ensnared a 65-year-old man who shot a mugger. While the armed citizen isn't yet facing any charges in connection with the shooting, authorities have charged him with more than two dozen felony counts of illegal gun possession for not registering some of his collection with the city.

The D.A. in Queens, New York, has charged a 65-year-old man who shot a suspected mugger with illegally possessing his handgun and is weighing murder charges, but the family of the suspected assailant says they blame the state for putting their troubled relative on the streets when he needed serious help with his mental illness.

Holly Sullivan of the Connecticut Citizens Defense League joins Cam with an update on a massive anti-gun bill expected to receive final approval in the state Senate this week, as well as what gun owners can do to start changing the anti-gun political environment in the state.

A new law establishing an "Extreme Risk Protection Order" is coming to Michigan, but dozens of counties are already objecting to the measure and encouraging local police and sheriffs to take a hands-off approach to enforcement.

Columnist LZ Granderson says the NBA (and the country at large) has a problem with "gun culture", but as Cam explains, what he's really describing is a culture of criminality far removed from responsible gun ownership.

Did the Supreme Court uphold a ban on so-called "assault weapons" this week or deliver gun control advocates an historic victory? Not at all, but you'd never know it by listening to the absurd narrative advanced by the anti-gun media.

Bearing Arms contributor, firearms instructor, and New Jersey concealed carry holder John Petrolino joins Cam to break down Tuesday's decision halting enforcement (at least for now) of several parts of the state's "carry killer" anti-gun legislation.