Bearing Arms' Cam & Company

Competitive shooter, California gun owner, and Asian Pacific American Gun Owners Association founding board member Chris Cheng joins Cam to discuss his reaction to the shootings in Monterey Park, California, the anti-gun response from California lawmakers, and what he'd like to see instead of further infringements on a fundamental right.

C.D. "Chuck" Michel, lead attorney for the Illinois Gun Rights Alliance and head of the California Rifle & Pistol Association, joins Cam to talk about the ILGRA's pending lawsuit taking on the state's gun and magazine ban, as well as the California counties that are still refusing to approve a growing stack of concealed carry applications.

At a legislative hearing in Annapolis on Tuesday, Maryland Democrats signaled their eagerness to adopt a host of new "gun-free zones" for concealed carry holders, even as the state police announced a massive increase in demand for the carry licenses among the state's peaceable gun owners.

Jim Wallace of the Gun Owners Action League in Massachusetts joins Cam with the latest news on a huge gun ban that would outlaw the sale of all semi-automatic rifles and shotguns in the state, as well as a new database that Wallace says raises grave concerns about the privacy of legal gun owners.

Nikki Goeser, executive director of the Crime Prevention Research Center and a victim of a violent stalker herself, joins Cam to discuss her new op-ed at Fox News offering advice for others on how to protect themselves from stalkers and why armed self-defense is an important, but often overlooked, factor.

Central Texas Gun Works owner and Second Amendment advocate Michael Cargill joins Cam to discuss the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Cargill v. Garland declaring the ATF's ban on bump stocks a violation of federal law and why he's confident that the Supreme Court will uphold that decision.

Dan Eldridge, owner of Maxon's Shooter's Supplies in Des Plaines, Illinois, says the state's ban on "assault weapons" and "large capacity" magazines will be challenged in court, and predicts the newly-enacted law will be quickly put on hold by a federal judge.

Second Amendment Foundation founder and executive vice president Alan Gottlieb joins Cam with his take on a federal judge granting a temporary restraining order blocking several components of New Jersey's newly-enacted restrictions on the right to carry in a case brought by a coalition of gun owners and 2A groups including SAF.

The Gun Control Act of 1968's ban on gun ownership for those convicted of felony of felony offenses is facing renewed legal scrutiny in light of the Bruen decision, with the Third Circuit Court of Appeals agreeing to hear the case of a Pennsylvania man barred from exercising his 2A rights because of a decades-old conviction for welfare fraud.

Holly Sullivan of the Connecticut Citizens Defense League joins Cam to talk about the potential threat of an expanded ban on modern sporting rifles pushed by Gov. Ned Lamont and the surprising resistance to the plan on the part of some Democratic lawmakers.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation's senior vice president and general counsel Larry Keane joins Cam for a wide-ranging discussion about the coming threats to gun owners and the firearms industry in 2023; from new regulations handed down by the ATF to the attempt by anti-gun groups to sue gun makers under public nuisance laws in several blue states.

Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam to talk about the year in store for the Second Amendment; from bans on so-called assault weapons, potential action from SCOTUS, and the continued advance of Constitutional Carry.

New Jersey residents hoping to exercise their right to bear arms in self-defense will have to wait a little longer after Gov. Phil Murphy signed a sweeping bill into law on Thursday that's being described by 2A advocates in the state as a "carry killer" complete with bans on carrying in most public places and a host of other restrictions on law-abiding gun owners.

What will happen if Illinois lawmakers end up approving a sweeping ban on semi-automatic rifles early next year? At a legislative hearing this week opponents promised to sue over the proposed infringements, while warning legislators that many otherwise law-abiding gun owners will simply refuse to comply.

A sweeping bill imposing a host of infringements on the right to bear arms is headed to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy for his signature, but the head of the Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs tells Cam that a legal challenge to the new restrictions (and a request to block them from taking effect) will be filed before the ink is dry on the state's latest gun control laws.

A growing number of progressives and Democrats in Illinois are expressing concern over plans to ban so-called assault weapons, expand the state's "red flag" laws, and raise the age to possess or purchase a firearm from 18 to 21; not necessarily because of constitutional concerns, but fears of "over-policing."

Since at least 1903 localities in the state of Vermont have been prohibited from imposing their own local gun laws; first by a state Supreme Court decision, and since 1988 thanks to the Sportsmen's Bill of Rights. That piece of legislation, widely approved and applauded by Republicans and Democrats alike at the time, is now under fire from the anti-gun left and the subject of a campaign to repeal the law in 2023.

Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) joins Cam to talk about the disturbing details (and unresolved questions) about a secretive government program that was used by at least three federal agencies to get more than a dozen (and perhaps many more) individuals to "voluntarily" sign away their right to keep and bear arms.

Ballot measures to impose new gun control laws? Democrats love 'em. But when Republicans turn to voter referendums and constitutional amendments to strengthen the Second Amendment, as they're doing in Montana, Democrats declare an "existential crisis" is at hand.

The first hearings on a sweeping bill that would ban the sale of so-called assault weapons and require owners of "large capacity" magazines to destroy or dispose of them are underway in Illinois, with Democrats rushing to get a bill to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk as soon as possible. Second Amendment advocate and Illinois resident Mike Weisman joins Cam with details of the proposal, and explains why gun owners across the country should be paying attention.

A bill that would allow individuals to voluntarily give up their right to keep and bear arms has cleared a key congressional committee and could soon receive a vote on the House floor, but the supposed suicide prevention measure suffers from some fundamental flaws and ignores the very real crisis in our mental health system.

How did a federal judge and a circuit court judge come to such different conclusions about the constitutionality of Oregon Measure 114's ban on "large capacity" magazines and its permit-to-purchase scheme... and more importantly, what happens next to the multiple lawsuits challenging the anti-gun measures.

New Jersey's latest legislative assault on the Second Amendment rights of residents could get to Gov. Phil Murphy's desk before Christmas after a key Senate committee advanced a bill imposing all kinds of infringements on the right to carry.

Gun control activists are heading to Washington, D.C. this week for a last-ditch attempt to get the Senate to pass (or at least hold a vote) to ban the sale and manufacture of so-called assault weapons; a trip that has as much to do with influencing public opinion as lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

And they're not wasting any time ramming it through the legislature. A sweeping gun control bill that would not only ban the sale of so-called assault weapons and require the registration of all legally-owned modern sporting rifles but would block most adults under the age of 21 from accessing their Second Amendment rights could get its first hearing in just a few days, and backers are hoping to get it to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk in January.