Bearing Arms' Cam & Co

Storm Paglia and Matt Vespa of Townhall.com join Cam to discuss the latest developments in the push for gun control on Capitol Hill, whether President Trump will end up embracing any gun control proposals, and why the fight over your right to keep and bear arms is likely to be coming to a statehouse near you, regardless of what Congress does in the next couple of weeks.

President Donald Trump is expected to be briefed on various gun control proposals today, and could soon announce what, if any, items on the gun control wish list he's willing to support. Plus, Cam takes a look at a new poll showing nearly one -third of Democrats support declaring the NRA a terrorist organization, and nearly one-fourth of Democrats are in favor of making it illegal to join a pr...

House Democrats approved three more gun control bills and sent them to the US Senate Tuesday, even as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell continues to delay any consideration of gun bills until President Trump gets behind specific legislation. Plus, Ted Cruz and Alyssa Milano have their sit-down on gun control, an Ohio woman defends herself from an intruder, and a California sheriff says the sh...

Gun control advocates are engaged in last-minute lobbying at the White House in support of "universal background checks," but so far President Donald Trump has not agreed to support any specific plan. Will that change in the coming days? Plus, as retailers ask customers not to openly carry firearms, the NY Times pushes for a complete ban on guns in stores.

Congress has returned from its August recess with gun control expected to be front and center for lawmakers in the coming days. Will the push for more federal gun laws lead to an increase in the number of "2nd Amendment sanctuaries" around the nation? Cam speaks with David Campbell, the commissioner in Effingham County, IL, which was the first in the nation to declare itself a 2A sanctua...

Gun owners and Second Amendment supporters aren't just saying "no" to new gun control laws. They're also coming up with new ideas that respect the Constitution and tackle issues like suicide and violent crime. Cam speaks with Dr. Emmy Betz of the Colorado Firearms Safety Coalition about a new interactive map that helps gun owners figure out where they can safely and temporarily s...

The Colorado teenager who was temporarily banned from attending classes after a trip to the mountains to go target shooting with his mom is back in school, but Lesley Hollywood of the Colorado 2A group Rally For Our Rights says the case indicates real problems with the state's Safe2Tell program and could be a preview of problems to come with the state's new "red flag" law. ...

Lawmakers in Massachusetts heard testimony on dozens of gun control bills this week, including testimony from the Gun Owner's Action League executive director Jim Wallace, who joins Cam to talk about the number of bills introduced that would make it even harder and more expensive to exercise a constitutional right.  Plus, one Missouri Congressman has a plan that would gut firearms preempt...

March For Our Lives is out with a new gun control plan promising to take 100-million firearms "off of the streets" and out of the hands of legal gun owners. David Harsanyi of The Federalist joins Cam to talk about why banning guns won't get rid of them, as well as the need for gun owners to be evangelical in creating and sustaining a culture of lawful gun ownership.

Can technology do what gun control can't and actually prevent active assailant attacks? Peter Roff, contributing editor at Newsweek, joins Cam to talk about new tech that may help identify active assailants before they strike, as well as allow for faster and better responses from law enforcement and civilians alike. Plus, Cam's got a look at today's top #2A headlines, an armed citizen...

New York's "red flag" law is now officially in effect, and Cam takes a look at some of the issues with the new legislation. Plus, Jim Geraghty of National Review joins Cam to preview the upcoming gun control debate in Congress.

California Rifle and Pistol Association President Chuck Michel joins Cam for a deep dive into some of the many lawsuits underway in California challenging the state's laws requiring background checks for ammo sales, bans on magazines with a capacity of 10+ rounds, blocking the right to carry, and more.  Plus, a good guy with a gun saves the lives of a woman and children in Pasco County, F...

The Virginia Crime Commission met in Richmond this week to discuss dozens of different proposals to fight violent crime and reduce suicide. One of the measures drawing a lot of attention is a "red flag" proposal, which would take firearms from someone a court deems to be a danger to themselves or others. Dr. Dennis Petrocelli, a forensic and clinical psychiatrist, provided testimony to t...

After a phone call with NRA's Wayne LaPierre and pressure from his advisors, President Donald Trump appears to be backing off his support of expanding background checks, though a potential "red flag" bill is still in the works.  Jesse Kelly of KPRC in Houston, Texas joins Cam for a free-wheeling conversation about gun control and whether he's seen any indication of growing s...

Anti-gun advocates have found their first Republican co-sponsor of a bill banning the most popular rifle in America today, along with the most commonly sold magazines in the country. Will more Republicans join Rep. Peter King? Tony Katz, host at WIBC in Indianapolis, Indiana says he's seen no evidence of shifting opinions on gun control locally, but a new poll shows suburban women are demandin...

While West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin says he's having "good dialogue" with the White House on background checks, President Trump was more eager to talk about mental health with reporters over the weekend. Beto O'Rourke, hoping to reset his struggling presidential campaign, hit up a gun show in Arkansas to tout his sweeping gun control platform. And former Colorado Governor Joh...

Maj Toure of Black Guns Matter says Philly politicians are off-target in calling for more gun control laws after a shooting and standoff that left six police officers injured. Dave Kopel, research director at the Independence Institute, says five Democratic senators aren't just insulting SCOTUS, but threatening the court in an attempt to stop a challenge to an NYC gun law. Plus, President Trum...

Rich Zeoli of WPHT in Philadelphia joins Cam to talk about the shootout and standoff in Philadelphia, as well as the instantaneous calls for gun control by politicians and activists. Larry Keane of the National Shooting Sports Foundation discusses the firearm industry's response to the shootings in El Paso and Dayton, and Townhall.com's Kurt Schlichter talks about President Trump's cal...

Five U.S. Senators are threatening to reshape the Supreme Court if it hears a Second Amendment challenge to a New York City gun law. As Cam Edwards explains, it's the latest sign that anti-gun advocates are desperate to stop the nation's highest court from weighing in on any gun control law. Plus, could a proposed gun ban in Canada have an impact on the gun control debate in Washington? An...

The mayor of San Jose, California, Sam Liccardo, wants to require every legal gun owner in the city to either carry firearms liability insurance or pay a fee in order to exercise their Second Amendment rights, while presidential candidates on the Left have their own ideas about making it too expensive or burdensome to legally keep and bear arms. Plus, Stephen Gutowski of the Washington Free Beacon...

Elizabeth Warren says she wants to jack up taxes on guns and ammunition in hopes that higher prices will mean fewer sales. Second Amendment advocate, writer, and podcaster Gabriella Hoffman joins Cam in blasting the proposal. Cam also takes on CNN host S.E. Cupp's assertion that it's time to get emotional when it comes to gun control. Plus, a five-time felon uses a truck to attack police o...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says several gun control bills will be "front and center" when Congress returns from its summer recess on September 9th. Cam breaks down the bills likely to be up for debate, including "red flag" legislation, "universal background checks," and a bill that would ban firearms deemed "assault weapons."  JT Lewis lost...

Cam speaks with Julio Rosas of the Washington Examiner about CNN's "town hall" on gun violence, Kareem Shaya with Open Source Defense on what the past teaches us about violence contagion, and the latest 2A headlines, including a walkout by some Walmart employees hoping to push the retailer into dropping gun and ammo sales.

Cam breaks down Sen. Cory Booker's call for a federal gun license and Beto O'Rourke's soft support for a gun ban and "compensate confiscation." Ryan Petty, whose daughter Alaina was murdered in the attack in Parkland, Florida, joins Cam to talk about what works and what doesn't to stop deranged killers. Plus, an armed citizen sees charges dropped in New York, a career cri...

Charles Cooke of National Review joins Cam to pick apart the New York Post 's demand for an "assault weapons ban," and forensic psychiatrist Dennis Petrocelli talks with Cam about his issues with "red flag" laws and what could be both more effective, and respectful of civil rights.