Bearing Arms' Cam & Co

Dr. Robert Young with Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership joins Cam to discuss the latest gun control-centric edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association and how some physicians and healthcare workers are pushing back against anti-gun campaigns masquerading as public health efforts.

From Hawaii to New Jersey anti-gun officials are scrambling to adopt sweeping restrictions on the right to carry modeled after New York's latest infringement on our Second Amendment rights; including a de-facto ban on concealed carry on all private property.

Do increased gun sales lead to increased crime rates? According to gun control activists, the answer is "yes," but a new study published in the Journal of Surgical Research finds no connection between firearm purchases and the number of crimes. Dr. Mark Hamill, a trauma surgeon and associate professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center who was a primary author and researcher for the new...

The women of the DC Project recently had their fifth Capitol Hill fly-in, with dozens of members holding meetings with more than 100 congressional offices. DC Project founder Dianna Muller joins Cam to discuss what she and others learned during their recent visit, as well as the vitally important messages members delivered to elected officials on both sides of the gun control debate.

Big Daddy Unlimited co-founder and Chief Happiness Officer Sherrie McKnight joins Cam to talk about the recent fight over what was supposed to be the chain's Morgantown, WV location; a setting that was scuttled by the gun store's landlord after a pressure campaign launched by local activists. McKnight says the company isn't giving up on the West Virginia city, but warns that the gun control lobby...

The state of Florida's Chief Financial Officer says he'll be closely watching credit card companies to make sure they're not tracking gun purchases by law-abiding citizens, while the head of one of the country's largest banks told Congress on Wednesday that his company will not be "voluntarily" reporting any transactions at gun stores.

Washington, D.C. AG Karl Racine is defending the designation of the DC-area Metro public transportation system as a "sensitive place" where concealed carry can be banned, despite the fact that the prohibition means those reliant on public transportation are unable to exercise their right to bear arms in self-defense even when they're not on board a bus or train car.

With Republicans enjoying a double-digit lead among voters when it comes to which party is better at handling violent crime, the gun control lobby is hoping to aid their anti-gun allies in the Democratic Party by providing them with focus group-tested talking points for the campaign trail and TV advertisements.

If you're a regular viewer or listener of Cam & Co, you've seen and heard Ryan Petty on the program on a semi-regular basis over the past few years. Now Petty, whose daughter Alaina was murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in 2018, is stepping up his student safety and pro-2A activism by joining the ranks of Bearing Arms' contributors, and joins Cam to discuss...

A Syracuse University professor is speaking out against the state's new law demanding concealed carry applicants hand over a list of their social media accounts so they can be reviewed for evidence of "good moral character"; a practice she says isn't likely to survive a constitutional challenge.

This year's Constitution Day Civics Survey from the Annenberg School of Public Policy reveals a high level of civic illiteracy on the part of many Americans, but there's at least one bright spot when it comes to our understanding of the right to keep and bear arms.

From small town gun stores to the halls of Congress, the complaints and questions are growing over new rules adopted by credit card companies that could lead to a back-door gun registry.

The gun control lobby is celebrating after several major credit card companies say they will start categorizing sales at gun stores, and the National Shooting Sports Foundation's Mark Oliva joins Cam to explain the firearm industry's objections and concerns about what happens next.. including a private, backdoor gun registry.

New York-style restrictions on the right to carry will not be taking effect in California this week after anti-gun lawmakers failed to secure the votes necessary for passage, despite intense lobbying from Democrats like Attorney General Rob Bonta.

With New York's post-Bruen restrictions on the right to carry set to take effect tomorrow, some county sheriffs are warning that the new laws will only make things worse for law-abiding citizens.

Joe Biden is pushing for his ban on so-called assault weapons in the state of Pennsylvania today, hoping that it will invigorate Democratic voters ahead of the midterms. Instead, the issue could galvanize conservatives and may even provide a lifeline for Dr. Mehmet Oz's struggling Senate campaign.

While unions and trade groups in Hollywood claim to support more oversight when it comes to gun safety on set, California lawmakers declined to impose any new mandates on the entertainment industry this year... focusing instead on legal gun owners exercising their 2A rights.

The ATF's new rules on unfinished frames and receivers are now effect, and more regulations imposing new restrictions on pistol stabilizing braces are on the way, but the gun control lobby is already laying the groundwork for the Biden administration to target modern sporting rifles and perhaps even all semi-automatic firearms through regulation in the coming months.

It's not just violent crime that's been on the increase across the country over the past few years. Traffic fatalities have climbed by more than 20% since 2020, and are on pace to be nearly twice the number of homicides this year.... so where are the calls from Democrats about the need for "common sense car control"?

Shootings in Buffalo, New York are down by more than 30% this year, but it's not because of any other gun control laws approved by lawmakers. Instead, police are crediting a shift to focus on "micro hot spots" for the drop in crime; a strategy that targets violent criminals rather than the general public or legal gun owners.

Anti-gun groups are using legislation, litigation, and the threat of regulation in an attempt to chill the First Amendment rights of gun owners and gun makers, including a new complaint filed at the Federal Trade Commission targeting advertising within the firearms industry.

The House Oversight Committee's subpoena of Smith & Wesson demanding "granular" details about its sales of modern sporting rifles isn't just an attempt at "character assassination", according to the editors of the Wall St. Journal, it's likely to be laughed out of court.

A ballot initiative that would require would-be gun owners to first undergo training and apply for a permit to purchase a firearm is getting serious pushback from gun owners, 2A activists, and several sheriffs in the state who warn that even non-gun owners won't be happy with the unintended consequences if the measure is approved by voters this November.

As Arizona Democrat Mark Kelly hopes to win a full six-year term in the U.S. Senate this fall, the co-founder of the gun control group Giffords is highlighting his support for abortion but isn't saying much at all about his embrace of an anti-2A ideology.

FASTER Colorado Executive Director Laura Carno joins Cam to discuss the growing popularity of armed school staff in her state and beyond Colorado's borders, and why anti-gun activists are wrong to oppose these policies.