Bearing Arms' Cam & Co

The Illinois School Board Association is set to consider a resolution in support of allowing school districts to have trained and vetted armed school staff for student safety. Laura Carno, a visiting fellow with the Independent Women's Forum, joins Cam to talk about the growing number of districts that are taking that step.

Robert Verbruggen of National Review joins Cam to discuss the bizarre fact that the ATF and DOJ are attempting to enforce a firearms regulation that doesn't actually exist, plus 2A activist and Wisconsin resident Aaargo Jay explains Governor Tony Evers' special session on gun control isn't the right move to protect the public from violent crime.

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is demanding lawmakers return to Madison for a special session on gun control, but will Republicans kowtow to the call for a "red flag" firearms law and so-called universal background checks?  Plus, a Washington city is readying a huge tax hike on guns and ammunition, and President Trump is working with Mexico's president to increase security at the...

Tuesday's Democrat debate featured plenty of unconstitutional proposals that would infringe on the right to keep and bear arms, including Beto O'Rourke's insistence that Americans would simply comply with a law demanding they turn in their legally purchased firearms. Cam breaks down the idiocy involved in O'Rourke's scheme and talks to Jim Wallace of the Gun Owners Action Leagu...

A new report by CNBC suggests Michael Bloomberg may be planning to jump into the presidential race if Joe Biden continues to lose support among primary voters. Why would the man behind Moms Demand Action and Everytown try to run for president when this is the most anti-gun group of potential nominees in U.S. history? Cam breaks down what might lead the ban-happy Bloomberg to toss his hat into the...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed more than a dozen gun control bills into law on Friday, October 11, and it's the state's legal gun owners who will really be feeling the effects. California Rifle and Pistol Association lobbyist Roy Griffith talks with Cam about the threats to keeping and bearing arms, as well as the biggest attack on hunting since the state banned lead ammunition fo...

Commissions in Hood County, Texas recently declared that the county is a "Second Amendment Sanctuary," in large part because of a push by the county sheriff. Cam sits down with Sheriff Roger Deeds to discuss why he felt it was a necessary step, what he thinks about calls for a ban and compensated confiscation of firearms and more.

A new report shows Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and Attorney General Mark Herring rejected hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal grants to fight gun violence because they refused to certify that local law enforcement in the state would alert ICE to any immigration violations they found among violent offenders. Stephen Gutowski of the Washington Free Beacon joins Cam with more details and...

The Second Amendment Rally in Washington, D.C., will be taking place on November 2 and is set to feature a number of great activists and grassroots leaders in the 2A community. Cam speaks with Rob Pincus about the rally and why Second Amendment supporters from across the country are going to be in attendance.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine released his 17-point public safety plan on Monday, and already gun control advocates are complaining it doesn't go far enough. Sean Maloney of Buckeye Firearms Coalition in Ohio sits down with Cam to talk about the details of the bill, including changes to the state's background check and civil commitment laws.

The US Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will proceed in hearing a challenge to a New York City gun law, with oral arguments scheduled for early December. Stephen Halbrook, an attorney and scholar specializing in Second Amendment cases, joins Cam to discuss today's order by the Court, and what happens next.

It was billed as a forum on "gun violence," but it turned into an hours-long rally for gun control that highlighted the contempt many of the Democrats running for president have toward the Second Amendment. Cam breaks down the highlights (or lowlights) and talks with David Kopel, research director of the Independence Institute, about the constitutionality of the plans of the anti-gun can...

Cam breaks down the impact of Sen. Bernie Sanders' halt to all campaign activity after a medical emergency, Joe Biden's new "ban and register or confiscate" plan to get rid of so-called "assault weapons," and Sumner County, SC School Board member Dr. Rachel Wisnefski joins Cam to talk about her proposal to get rid of "gun free zones" in public meetings.

A new law is now in effect in Florida, expanding the state's "Guardian" program to allow for classroom teachers to undergo training to carry a firearm on campus in case of an active assailant attack. Cam breaks down the arguments against the idea and lays out the case for an armed response to an active assailant.

The Supreme Court is set to consider a big Second Amendment case in conference on Tuesday, October 1, and Tom King, executive director of the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, the group challenging an NYC gun control law, joins Cam to discuss the potential of the case moving forward, despite desperate efforts by the city, state, and gun control activists to scuttle the law being challen...

Maj Toure, the founder of Black Guns Matter, was on Capitol Hill Thursday testifying in opposition to more gun control laws. He joins Cam to talk about what his group is doing to reduce violence in urban areas, and why gun control advocates are making things worse. Plus, Cam speaks with Steffon Josey, who ran up against New Jersey's crazy gun laws and was arrested for illegal gun possession. S...

Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy says he's continued conversations with the White House on background check legislation, even after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that Democrats are moving towards impeaching President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, a House Judiciary Committee hearing on assault weapons was the setting for an impassioned defense of the Second Amendment and a proclamation from a...

The move by Democrats to launch a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump is having an impact on their push for gun control, with discussions between the White House and Congressional leaders grinding to a halt. Cam is joined by the Second Amendment Foundation's Alan Gottlieb, who discusses his last conversation with the White House, and the continued threat to the 2nd Amendment...

President Donald Trump and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern discussed her country's gun ban and compensated confiscation program at the United Nations on Monday, with Ardern bringing up Australia's ban and "buyback" as well. Cam speaks with Matt Palumbo, author of the new book "Debunk This!" about Australia's gun ban and the myths surrounding the event.

You may have heard doctors, nurses, and researchers proclaim that there's an epidemic of gun violence in this country, and the only solution is to treat the crisis as a public health threat. Dr. Miguel Faria, MD says that's a really bad idea and sits down with Cam Edwards to explain why.

At a town hall-style meeting in Aurora, Colorado Thursday, Beto O'Rourke was asked by Columbine survivor Evan Todd about whether he'd support a ban on all semi-automatic firearms since Beto's proposed gun ban wouldn't have applied to any of the weapons used in the 1999 attack. Todd joins Cam Edwards to talk about Beto's response, as well as why Todd himself doesn't support...

A plan to expand background checks to some private sales of firearms met with a chilly reception on Capitol Hill Wednesday, leading to doubts that we'll see any official proposal from President Trump this week. Amber Athey of the Daily Caller joins Cam with the latest details on the fight for gun control in D.C.

Attorney General William Barr reportedly met with several Republican members of Congress on Tuesday to push a version of the Machin/Toomey background check bill that would expand background check requirements to all "advertised commercial sales" of firearms.  Plus, Cam has the latest on a couple of California stories, including a Bay-area sheriff under investigation for allegedly gi...

Jim Geraghty of National Review sits down with Cam to discuss the ever-shifting odds for passage of gun control bills in the U.S. Senate, as well as whether or not Beto O'Rourke's full-throated call to take away guns from legal gun owners is helping his presidential run after a new poll shows the candidate climbed from three percent to four percent among likely Democrat voters. Plus, a Tex...

Will President Trump announce support for any gun control measures this week? Has Beto's declaration that "Hell, yes" he's coming for your guns emboldened gun control activists or the Second Amendment community? Stephen Gutowski of the Washington Free Beacon joins Cam to discuss these topics and more.  Plus, an armed citizen story from North Carolina, a young man in Wisconsi...