Bearing Arms' Cam & Co

The Supreme Court has considered five different cases dealing with Section 922(g)(3) and its prohibition on "unlawful" drug users possessing firearms, but so far has only granted cert to U.S. v. Hemani. Cam and Armed American Radio's Mark Walters break down why the DOJ wanted Hemani to be the case that determines the future of the statute.

Chicago's crime rates may be down compared to recent years, but they're still far higher than many other American cities. As Cam details, some community activists and crime victims say the violence is the result of choices made by the Democrats in charge of local and state government.

Virgin Islands Safe Gun Owners founder Kosei Ohno joins Cam to detail a bill that would outlaw possession of commonly owned firearms and magazines, and the ongoing efforts to deny gun owners an opportunity to testify in opposition to the plan.

Second Amendment Foundation Director of Legal Research and Education Kostas Moros joins Cam to discuss the Supreme Court's cert grant of a case addressing the federal statute barring "unlawful" users of drugs from possessing firearms.

Cam details the issues at hand in U.S. v. Hemani, which was just granted cert by the Supreme Court, and talks with American Suppressor Association head Knox Williams about another case that could soon reach SCOTUS dealing with NFA taxes and registration requirements on suppressors.

The Department of Justice has once again told a federal court that, even though it believes suppressors are protected by the Second Amendment, the $200 tax and registration requirements imposed by the National Firearms Act are just a "modest burden" that doesn't infringe on our right to keep and bear arms.

Former Army Ranger Barry Todd joins Cam to discuss his book Stand Your Ground, which details his defensive gun use in Arizona in 2014 and the legal nightmare that ensued, as well as tips on how to protect yourself after you've acted in self-defense.

Cam and Armed American Radio host Mark Walters discuss the dust-up between the DOJ and some 2A advocates who've been critical of the agency's position in cases dealing with challenges to the NFA, bans on handgun sales to adults under-21, and federal prohibited persons statutes.

NRA-ILA Director of Litigation Joseph Greenlee joins Cam to discuss the latest in the legal challenges to New Jersey's plethora of "gun-free zones" and prohibitions on so-called assault weapons and large capacity magazines, as well as a recent amicus brief filed by NRA and other 2A groups in support of a non-violent felon's attempt to regain his Second Amendment rights.

Gun Owners Action League's Mike Harris joins Cam to discuss a bill in Massachusetts that would impose an 11% tax on gun and ammo sales... including those that take place outside the state.

Firearms Policy Coalition head Brandon Combs joins Cam to discuss the bizarre judgment in a case Reese v. ATF, where the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals found the ban on handgun sales to adults under 21 violates the Second Amendment, but a district court judge has limited the judicial relief to almost no one.

Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam to talk about the Trump administration's crime-fighting initiative in Chicago and Illinois Democrats' insistence that the road to public safety runs through (and over) our right to keep and bear arms.

Attorney Alan Beck joins Cam to discuss the Wolford case the Supreme Court has agreed to hear, including the arguments he'll use during oral arguments to strike down Hawaii's "vampire rule" prohibiting concealed carry from all private property unless gun owners are giving explicit permission by property owners.

Cam details a new bill that should make it a little easier for houses of worship to adopt formal security plans involving armed parishioners.

Minnesota Gun Owner Caucus chairman Bryan Strawser rejoins the show to discuss the latest anti-2A demands from Gov. Tim Walz and DFL legislative leaders, including bans on so-called assault weapons and "high capacity" magazines that could be introduced next week.

Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam to look back at this year's Gun Rights Policy Conference and shares a story highlighting the importance of carrying for self-defense.

Second Amendment advocate Mark Overstreet, the former Senior Research Coordinator of the NRA's Institute for Legislative Action, says President Donald Trump should direct the BATFE to withdraw its 1989 and 1998 interpretations of federal law that allows for bans on many foreign-produced rifles and shotguns in favor of an interpretation that recognizes the Second Amendment's fundamental importance of serving as a check on tyranny.

Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam to discuss Sen. Chris Murphy's recent admission that a gun control "litmus test" isn't good for Democrats, as well as why Murphy's call for a bigger tent on 2A issues won't play well in Democrat circles.

FASTER Colorado's Laura Carno says a number of school districts across the state are expressing interest in arming staff members after last week's shooting at Evergreen High School, despite local media outlets ignoring the lifesaving work the organization is doing.

A high school principal in Washington is being investigated by his employer for a post claiming Charlie Kirk's assassination could have been prevented with more gun control. Plus, Cam talks with Freedom Chat CEO Tanner Haas about the app and its benefits for those concerned about online privacy.

The Reload's Stephen Gutowski joins Cam to talk about the implications of a Florida court's decision tossing out the state's ban on open carry, where a judge mused that it may be the only form of carrying protected by the Second Amendment.

CRPA Legislative Director Rick Travis joins Cam to talk about the passage of AB 1127 and two other gun control bill adopted in the final hours of this year's legislative session in Sacrament.

Cam shares his thoughts on the assassination of Charlie Kirk and whether America can, as POLITICO put it, "unwind its Gordian knot of political violence."

It's been more than two weeks since the Nevada Department of Public Safety stopped running background checks on gun sales thanks to a cyberattack on its systems, but the National Shooting Sports Foundation's Mark Oliva has some good news for gun buyers and sellers in the Silver State.

Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus Chairman Bryan Strawser joins Cam to discuss the state's hiring of a gun control activist to coordinate "red flag" efforts among police and prosecutors, as well as the call by Gov. Tim Walz to adopt more gun control laws in the wake of the shooting at the Church of the Annunciation in Minneapolis.

Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam to discuss the pushback to the proposed gun ban for individuals who identify as transgender floated by unnamed DOJ staffers, as well as the Seventh Circuit's recent decision upholding Illinois' "gun-free zones" for public transportation.

Description: New Jersey Firearm Owners Syndicate's Joe LoPorto joins Cam to talk about the growing number of Garden State municipalities that are refunding portions of the state's $200 concealed carry application fee back to local residents.

Author Jacob Sullum joins Cam to discuss his new book Beyond Control: Drug Prohibition, Gun Regulation, and the Search for Sensible Alternatives.

NRA-ILA Executive Director John Commerford joins Cam to discuss the NRA's newly filed lawsuit challenging Florida's three-day waiting period on gun sales, as well as the latest on several lawsuits seeking to overturn "assault weapon" bans.

California Rifle & Pistol Association Legislative Director Rick Travis joins Cam with the latest news on AB 1127 and other bills that pose a direct threat to our Second Amendment rights.

LEPD Firearms and Range co-owner Eric Delbert says he can already see a difference in the ATF's interactions with FFLs in the months since Donald Trump's second term began, and outlines some of the positive changes that have taken place.

Though the Washington Post reports that U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro will no longer charge people with felonies for openly carrying rifles and shotguns in the District of Columbia, there's some fine print and unanswered questions that gun owners need to be aware of before testing out the new policy.

NRA-ILA Executive Director John Commerford joins Cam to discuss the cert petition just filed with the Supreme Court in Duncan v. Bonta, a case challenging California's ban on "large capacity" magazines where the Ninth Circuit declared magazines are completely unprotected by the Second Amendment.

Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam to talk about an historic win in the Ninth Circuit and the Trump administration's success in reducing wait times for D.C. carry permits.

MN Gun Owners Caucus Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Rob Doar joins Cam to talk about a recent victory in the state Supreme Court and the group's role in an amicus brief challenging NFA restrictions on short-barreled rifles.

The Supreme Court will get another crack at taking up bans on so-called large capacity magazines when they return to D.C. after their summer recess. As Cam details, lawsuits taking on California and Washington's mag bans will be waiting for the Court's consideration once the fall term begins in just a few weeks.

Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam to discuss the decline in gun sales and how it's impacting the firearms industry and consumers alike.

Grassroots NC head Paul Valone joins Cam with an update on the efforts to override Gov. Josh Stein's veto of permitless carry, including one "no" vote in the House that's flipped to a "yes".

NRA-ILA Executive Director John Commerford joins Cam to discuss the new federal lawsuit taking on the registration of suppressors, short-barreled firearms, and "any other weapons" required by the National Firearms Act.

Kansas State Rep. Rebecca Schmoe, a longtime Second Amendment advocate, joins Cam with a timely reminder of why even gun owners in the reddest states around need to remain vigilant about sneak attacks on their Second Amendment rights.

Bearing Arms contributor John Petrolino joins Cam to discuss New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin's recent attacks on gun stores in civil courts, empowered by a law that vaguely requires FFL's to take "reasonable" controls when selling firearm-related items.

Gun Owners Action League Executive Director Jim Wallace joins Cam to talk about GOAL's involvement in defending Air Force veteran Kyle Culotta, a recent transplant from Arizona who's being held without bail in a Massachusetts jail and facing more than a decade in prison for simply possessing several firearms and a large capacity magazine without a Massachusetts license to carry.

Anti-gunners are hard at work trying to scare folks about suppressors and providing misleading and downright inaccurate information about the effects of the language in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that zeroes out the $200 transfer tax on most NFA items.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation's Mark Oliva joins Cam to talk about the gun control lobby's pushback to the growing number of women who are embracing their Second Amendment rights, as well as the latest attack on gunmaker Glock from anti-gun politicians in California.

Second Amendment Foundation founder Alan Gottlieb joins Cam to discuss the good news in the case challenging the lengthy delays in processing concealed carry permit applications in Los Angeles County.

Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam to talk about the DOJ's new proposed rule giving prohibited persons a pathway to restoring their Second Amendment rights, as well as Gavin Newsom's recent cosplay as a Second Amendment supporter.

California Rifle & Pistol Association legislative affairs director Rick Travis joins Cam with a rare bit of good news from the statehouse in Sacramento, as well as update to the Glock ban bill making its way through the state Senate.

Missouri law is clear that the state legislature is the only authority empowered to create gun laws (with very limited exceptions), but the city of St. Louis blatantly ignored the preemption statute in adopting a gun storage law. Now a judge has ruled the ordinance unenforceable, in a victory for gun owners and the Second Amendment.

Second Amendment journalist Lee Williams joins Cam to discuss the latest Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), which is jam-packed with anti-gun "research"; and also provides an update on the ongoing appeal of Patrick "Tate" Adamiak.

Cam details some of the pro-2A language in the spate of budget bills receiving markups in the House, as well as the latest "gun-free zone" fail in Chicago.

Attorney Elliott Harding joins Cam to discuss the Fourth Circuit's decision upholding the federal gun law preventing his clients from purchasing a handgun at a gun store because they're adults younger than 21; a decision that Harding says will soon be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.