Bearing Arms' Cam & Co

Massachusetts attorney Daniel Hagan joins Cam with several horror stories from the state where police, prosecutors, and even judges have been woefully ignorant of the law, leading to criminal charges against legal gun owners.

Virgin Islands Safe Gun Owners founder Kosei Ohno details the latest attempts by USVI politicians to criminalize the right to keep and bear arms, and how VISGO is fighting back in defense of the Second Amendment.

Listen, my peeps, and you shall hear, of the daylight ride of Toby Leary. The head of The Civil Rights Coalition tells Cam he's headed to D.C. to meet with the head of the DOJ's Second Amendment Section with the goal of getting help in undoing some of Massachusetts' worst infringements on our Second Amendment rights.

NRA-ILA's Joe LoPorto joins Cam to dissect the 2026 session in New Hampshire, where a pair of pro-2A bills failed to make it to the governor despite pro-gun majorities in both the House and Senate.

VCDL President Philip Van Cleave joins Cam with details of Thursday's court victory, where a Lynchburg Circuit Court judge shut down the state's attempt to resume conducting background checks on private gun transfers in defiance of an existing injunction.

SAF Director of Legal Operations Bill Sack joins Cam with details of the group's newly expanded lawsuit against several north Jersey police departments and the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office for confiscating the lawfully-owned guns of multiple residents whose family members sought mental health treatment or had a mental health evaluation.

CCRKBA Director and CCDL head Holly Sullivan joins Cam with a recap of the first-ever New England Firearms Advocacy Conference, held last weekend in Massachusetts.

At least ten prosecutors in Virginia have now said they will not enforce the Democrats' ban on "assault firearms" and "large capacity" magazines, which is set to take effect a month from today, and Armed American Radio's Mark Walters tells Cam he expects that number to grow in the coming days.

NRA-ILA Executive Director John Commeford joins Cam to discuss the new lawsuit filed by NRA, SAF, and FPC against Maryland's ban on Glocks and other striker-fired pistols, which is part of a broader strategy by gun control groups to do an end run around the Heller decision.

Justin L. Griffith, Commonwealth's Attorney for Pulaski County, joins Cam to detail his decision not to enforce Virginia's new ban on "assault firearms" and "large capacity" magazines set to take effect on July 1.

The New England Firearms Advocacy Conference is coming up this weekend in Chicopee, Massachusetts, and organizer Holly Sullivan with Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms joins Cam with a preview of the must-attend event for 2A advocates in the region and across the country.

Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam to discuss the growing number of prosecutors in Virginia who say they won't enforce the state's "assault firearms" ban, as well as the latest right-to-carry case that just landed at the Supreme Court.

ATF Director Robert Cekada joins Cam for a wide-ranging conversation that includes his thoughts on the Adamiak case, the Biden administration's refusal to prosecute gun trafficking cases in Arizona, and more.

Cape Gun Works owner and The Civil Rights Coalition head Toby Leary joins Cam with the results of a surprising new poll in Massachusetts that bodes well for the Coalition's referendum to repeal the state's anti-2A package of laws known as Chapter 135.

NRA-ILA Executive Director John Commerford joins Cam with details of the outrageous subpoena demands from New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport, who's seeking ten years' worth of records on the sale of Glock handguns by gun dealers in the state.

Second Amendment Foundation Director of Legal Research and Education Kostas Moros joins Cam to discuss the new federal lawsuit filed by SAF, FPC, and NRA over Virginia's gun and magazine ban set to take effect on July 1.

Minnesota House Democrats are threatening to hold a sit-in on Thursday night in an attempt to pass a sweeping piece of legislation that would ban so-called "assault weapons" and "large capacity" magazines; a stunt the MN Gun Owners Caucus calls "political performance art."

It's a two-fer on today's Bearing Arms' Cam & Company. First, AMAC head Dave Weber joins the show to preview the organization's upcoming "Boot Camp for Patriots."  Then, Cam takes on The Trace's befuddlement over the historic decline in crime at a time when the nation is "awash in guns."

Cape Gun Works owner Toby Leary joins Cam to discuss the armed citizen who helped stop a convicted violent felon who was shooting at motorists in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Monday, and how the state's gun laws make it harder for residents to protect themselves and others.

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon joins Cam with the latest on the DOJ's pro-2A litigation efforts, and says the agency isn't playing legal "smallball" by taking on Denver's local ban on "assault weapons" or the U.S. Virgin Islands' gun storage mandate and slow-walking of gun permits.

SAF investigative journalist Lee Williams joins Cam to discuss the disturbing revelation that Patrick 'Tate' Adamiak is about to undergo a 50-day road trip where he'll be out of contact with his attorneys and family, even as the Supreme Court is set to consider his appeal in conference next week.

Gun Owners Action League's Jim Wallace explains why the group is getting involved in the legal defense for a 23-year-old who could spend the rest of his life behind bars simply for possessing legally purchased guns and unserialized frames and receivers.

NSSF's Mark Oliva joins Cam to discuss the surge in gun sales in Virginia ahead of a ban on so-called assault firearms, as well as increased sales in other states where gun control is on the move.

NRA-ILA Executive Director John Commerford joins Cam to discuss the broad strokes of the ATF's package of proposed rule changes on gun regulations, and what the organization will be watching for once the actual text of the rules is released.

In addition to discussing some of the ATF's new proposed rules, Cam welcomes Virgin Islands Safe Gun Owners founder Kosei Ohno to the program to respond to USVI Gov. Albert Bryan's new executive order creating "gun-free zones" in all government buildings.

The media continues to deflect attention away from the political leanings of the California man accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump and other top administration officials, with the L.A. Times doing a deep dive on the supposedly gun-friendly section of L.A. County where the suspect legally purchased a shotgun and pistol.

Second Amendment Foundation Director of Legal Research and Education Kostas Moros joins Cam to discuss the real goal behind the incredibly vague demands to "do something" on gun control after the assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents Dinner.

Another orders list has been released by the Supreme Court with no news on any of the hardware bans discussed in conference. Armed American Radio's Mark Walters joins Cam with his take on what that means, as well as how the left is already trying to use the attempted attack on the WHCA dinner in D.C. to demand a federal crackdown on gun owners.

The Reload's Stephen Gutowski joins Cam as the two break down what happened in Richmond on Wednesday, with Democrats rejecting a couple of Gov. Abigail Spanberger's changes to gun control bills and approving several others.

Authorities say the man responsible for murdering eight children in Louisiana last weekend was prohibited from possessing a gun, as was the man who allegedly owned the firearm used in the killing spree. Despite that, CBS News has run a piece promoting multiple gun control activists who blame Louisiana's "lax" gun laws for the murders, without offering any kind of opposing view at all.

Bearing Arms contributor John Petrolino joins Cam with a first-hand report from the NRA Annual Meetings in Houston, Texas, including some new changes to the leadership structure.

During a recent interview with Fox Business, President Donald Trump made it pretty clear that he'd like Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas to step down in the next few months so he'd be guaranteed the opportunity to appoint their replacements. Will that happen, and if so, who would you like to see Trump nominate to serve on SCOTUS?

The Reload's Stephen Gutowski joins Cam to discuss Gov. Abigail Spanberger's proposed amendments and the legislature's potential reaction to bills on "assault firearms" and "large capacity" magazines that could criminalize the carrying of handguns if they're equipped with a magazine that can hold more than 15 rounds.

Matthew Cavedon, director of Cato Institute's Project on Criminal Justice, joins Cam to discuss the recent moves by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro that could lead to the D.C. Court of Appeals reversing course and upholding the District's ban on "large capacity" magazines.

What will Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger do with a bill banning commonly owned firearms and ammunition magazines? Cam and Armed American Radio host Mark Walters walk through the options.

Attorney Amy Bellantoni joins Cam to talk about one of her cases involving a Jewish summer camp in New York that's suing the state over its outright prohibition on lawful carry in summer camps and other locations where children might be present.

NRA-ILA's Justin Davis joins Cam to detail number of bills that would blatantly violate the Second Amendment that will get their first hearing in Rhode Island today, including a ban on the continued possession of commonly owned firearms and forcing gun owners to purchase an insurance policy before exercising their right to keep and bear arms.

Attorney Daniel Schmutter joins Cam with a recap of last week's oral arguments at the Fifth Circuit in Knife Rights v. Bondi, where he explained to the panel why the federal ban on switchblades should be struck down... and the DOJ attorney argued that the Second Amendment might not apply to any knives at all.

Tufts University professor Dr. Michael Siegel joins Cam to discuss the Bridging the Divide initiative that brought 2A advocates and gun control supporters together to try to find some common ground, and why he believes things like bans on so-called assault weapons should not be priorities for "gun safety" activists.

The Detroit News reports that changes to how "red flag" petitions are transmitted to law enforcement has placed most data about petitions out of reach of public records; a concern for opponents and (some) supporters alike.

New York attorney Amy Bellantoni joins Cam to discuss a 2A victory against NYC's licensing laws, as well as the broader fight to take on the state's draconian gun control regime, which she says has made life more difficult for gun owners despite the Supreme Court's decision in Bruen four years ago.

Dianna Muller, founder of Women for Gun Rights, joins Cam to discuss some of the recent changes to the organization, including bringing members to D.C. for the group's annual fly-in and a brand new national conference.

It's been several years since Silencer Central CEO Brandon Maddox was told by a higher-up at Wells Fargo that the bank would not do business with his suppressor company, but as Maddox tells Bearing Arms, now the company is happily taking his money.

Cam details a recent story in an Ohio paper that falsely asserted firearms are the leading cause of death of kids in the Buckeye State, what led to that claim, and why the paper's correction doesn't go far enough.

Advancing American Freedom's Amy Swearer joins Cam to discuss two defensive gun uses in New York where prosecutors are looking to put the armed citizens who acted in self-defense in prison: not for pulling the trigger, but for possessing an unregistered gun without a carry permit.

National Foundation for Gun Rights VP Hannah Hill explains why she's still optimistic about SCOTUS accepting a gun and mag ban case, and what she thinks the gun control lobby will do if and when these bans are struck down.

New York Attorney General Letitia James says the state will no longer require applicants for a concealed carry license to allow law enforcement access to their social media histories; a win for the First, Second, and Fourth Amendments.

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals appears skeptical of a truck driver's position that Minnesota's refusal to recognize his GA and FL carry permits violates his 2A rights, but as Cam points out, one of the best arguments in the plaintiffs' favor was never raised during oral arguments.

SAF's Kostas Moros joins Cam to discuss a big win regarding the right to carry, as well as some good news from the Ninth Circuit.

The 2026 legislative session has wrapped up in the Virginia, but not before Democrats sent more than a dozen gun control bills to Gov. Abigail Spanberger for her approval. NRA ILA Executive Director John Commerford joins Cam to discuss the damage done and what gun owners need to do now.