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Bearing Arms' Cam & Co
A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state. The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. Bearing Arms editor Cam Edwards provides a daily dose of 2nd Amendment news and commentary, alongside interviews with experts, newsmakers, and gun rights activists from across the country. Follow Cam Edwards on Twitter @CamEdwards . Follow Cam and Company on Twitter @CamAndCompany .
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Episodes
It's Not Constitutional Carry They Hate, It's the Right to Bear Arms 09.05.2022 16:32
Constitutional Carry may be the latest pro-2A law that anti-gun nuts are objecting to, but as Cam demonstrates on today's show, their real issue is the right to bear arms itself, even in "shall issue' states.
How Serious Is DeSantis About Passing Constitutional Carry? 05.05.2022 17:21
The Florida governor has reiterated his support for Constitutional Carry but isn't making any promises about signing a bill into law this year, saying it's up to the legislature to get a bill to his desk.
The Coordinated Campaign to Put More Local Gun Laws on the Books 04.05.2022 20:09
As the website Complete Colorado has documented, city council members across the Denver suburbs are working with groups like Giffords and Everytown for Gun Safety to impose a host of new local laws aimed at restricting the rights of law-abiding citizens.
Federal Judge Rejects D.C.'s Attempt to Go Soft on Felons-in-Possession 03.05.2022 16:56
A federal judge has denied the District of Columbia's bid to keep federal prosecutors away from handling felon-in-possession cases in the city; a decision that could keep more repeat, violent offenders behind bars for a longer period of time.
NY Times Tries to 'Name and Shame' Gun Stores 28.04.2022 22:03
The New York Times is out with a hit piece on "bad apple" gun dealers, uncritically promoting a new report by the gun control group Brady that claims a handful of gun stores in the Philadelphia area are arming a majority of the city's criminals.
Mile-High Madness: Denver Debates New Carry Ban 27.04.2022 21:32
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock wants to ban law-abiding gun owners from carrying in public parks and government buildings, even as statistics show violent crime is getting worse in the Mile-High City.
Study Examines Gun Owner Privacy and Crime Rates 26.04.2022 19:07
What happens to burglary rates when local media publish the names and zip codes of concealed carry holders? According to one new study, a significant (if short-lived) decline in burglaries where there are high rates of carry licenses, and on today's show Cam weighs in on whether that's worth the invasion of privacy of gun owners.
Anti-Gunners Still Dreaming of Second Amendment's Repeal 25.04.2022 22:11
There's a better chance of Will Smith and Chris Rock co-hosting the Oscars than the Second Amendment being repealed and replaced by anti-gun language, but the dreams of gun control activists die hard, especially when they're losing ground across the country.
Gun Control Activists Already Panicking Over SCOTUS Carry Case 21.04.2022 26:37
We're still probably at least a month away from the Supreme Court issuing its decision in a case challenging New York's "may issue" concealed carry permitting scheme, but anti-gun activists from Giffords and Everytown are already starting to not-so-quietly panic over what the Court could say about the right to bear arms.
Biden Shoves Acting ATF Director Out the Door 20.04.2022 15:57
Acting ATF Director Marvin Richardson has been unceremoniously demoted months before his scheduled retirement, according to The Reload's Stephen Gutowski, who joins Cam to talk about the latest move by the Biden administration to weaponize the ATF into a gun control group with law enforcement powers.
GOA Explains What the Left Gets Wrong on 'Ghost Guns' 19.04.2022 24:40
Gun Owners of America's Erich Pratt is out with a new op-ed on the real agenda behind the push to ban "ghost guns" in the Philadelphia Inquirer as the city's far-left District Attorney calls for new laws aimed at banning the 3D-printing of gun parts.
Don't Blame Crime Spikes on '2A Absolutism' 18.04.2022 23:39
The editors of the Houston Chronicle have a new scapegoat for the age-old problem of violent crime: "Second Amendment absolutism." As Cam shows, however, their anti-gun rationale simply doesn't stand up to the slightest bit of scrutiny, and their calls for criminalizing our right to keep and bear arms would only make us less safe.
Gun Control Activist Fails to Qualify for Congressional Primary 14.04.2022 18:54
Andy Parker vowed to defeat Republican congressman Bob Good when he announced his own congressional campaign earlier this year, but the gun control activist won't be a part of the Democratic primary in Virginia's 5th District after failing to submit 1,000 valid signatures in support of his campaign.
Gun Industry Reacts to Biden's New Anti-Gun Push 13.04.2022 23:44
Matt Manda of the National Shooting Sports Foundation joins Cam to respond to Joe Biden's announced (but not yet published) rules on "ghost guns" as well as the nomination of Democratic politician and former U.S. Attorney Steve Dettelbach as permanent director of ATF.
Lightfoot's Million-Dollar Gun Grab 05.04.2022 17:30
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has a new plan to cut crime; getting corporations and private donors to pony up a million bucks for two gun "buybacks" to be held later this year. The biggest problem with that idea is that there's absolutely no evidence that these compensated confiscation events actually do anything to reduce crime, suicides, or accidents involving firearms.
A Second Amendment Sea Change in CT? 04.04.2022 19:40
The Connecticut Citizens Defense League's Holly Sullivan joins Cam to talk about why Gov. Ned Lamont's gun control bill ended up gutted in a Democrat-majority legislative committee, and what it means for the gun debate going forward.
Survey: Americans Trust GOP on Gun Policy, Not Dems 31.03.2022 20:48
A new Morning Consult/POLITICO poll offers more evidence that the Democratic Party's enthusiastic push for more gun control laws is turning off voters and could have a major impact on the midterm elections.
NJ Carry Case on Hold Pending SCOTUS Ruling 30.03.2022 16:50
A federal judge has agreed to a stay in a case challenging New Jersey's "may issue" laws; a stay sought not only by the plaintiffs in the case, but by the state's acting Attorney General as well.
Biden Wants Billion Dollar Boost to ATF Budget 29.03.2022 21:49
$1.7 billion to be exact; more evidence that the administration wants to weaponize the federal agency and turn it into a gun control organization with law enforcement powers.
New Licensing Bill Based on Ignorance... or Outright Stupidity 28.03.2022 17:19
Minnesota Sen. John Marty claims his bill requiring gun owners to be licensed would stop juveniles from getting ahold of guns, despite the fact that state and federal law already prohibit minors from acquiring weapons.
Support for Second Amendment Soars After Invasion of Ukraine 24.03.2022 20:31
A new poll of voters shows that 2/3rds of respondents say the Second Amendment is more important than ever after watching the Russian army's invasion of Ukraine. SAF's Alan Gottlieb joins Cam to discuss the survey's findings, which are unquestionably bad news for anti-gun Democrats.
Columnist Compares U.S. Guns to Putin 23.03.2022 19:49
Gun control activists are desperate to find some way to use Russia's invasion of Ukraine to bolster their attacks on our Second Amendment rights, but Boston Globe columnist Renee Graham's latest column is a bizarre new low.
ABC News Shills for Biden's 'Ghost Gun' Rules 22.03.2022 15:56
The ATF's final rules on unserialized firearms are expected to be released in just a few weeks, and ABC News is helping to set the Biden administration's approved narrative in a new report touting the pending restrictions on home-built guns.
Are Stun Gun Bans a Thing of the Past? 21.03.2022 20:53
Attorney Stephen Stamboulieh joins Cam with details on the successful fight to overturn the last outright ban on stun guns in the United States as well as how some states are still trying to do an end run around the Constitution in order to make it nearly impossible to legally own an electronic weapon.
When You Can't Run, You Must Stand Your Ground 17.03.2022 26:50
2A activist Lauren Snyder joins Cam to talk about why the right of armed self-defense is so important to her, as well as her disgust at the disrespect shown to her and other supporters during a recent legislative hearing in Arizona.
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