Cam Edwards

2 days ago | bearingarms.com | Cam Edwards

As we reported earlier this week, the statute in question says ballot initiatives "must be afforded a public hearing conducted by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over the subject matter of the petition or by a special legislative committee established for that purpose by the Legislative Council", and that the "public hearing must be conducted in the same manner as other public hearings." That's pretty cut-and-dried, but Democrats are insisting that the...

2 days ago | bearingarms.com | Cam Edwards

I continue to believe that it's an injustice for Scott Hayes to have ever faced criminal charges to begin with. The licensed gun owner was exercising his First Amendment right to peacefully protest in support of Israel last September when a man ran across the street and assaulted him. As Hayes was lying on the ground wrestling with his attacker his gun discharged, wounding his assailant.

2 days ago | bearingarms.com | Cam Edwards

An undivided Supreme Court ruled 9-0 on Thursday in tossing out the Mexican government's lawsuit against Smith & Wesson and many other major gun makers that alleged the companies were the proximate cause of cartel violence south of the border. In an opinion written by Justice Elena Kagan, the Court held that the lawsuit, filed with the support of gun control activists, is barred by the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.

2 days ago | bearingarms.com | Cam Edwards

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has once again stepped up to defend the right to keep and bear arms in the Silver State by vetoing a gun control measure approved by the Democrat-controlled legislature. It's the second time that Lombardo, the former sheriff of Clark County, Nevada, has rejected a bill aimed at preventing adults under the age of 21 from exercising their Second Amendment rights.

3 days ago | bearingarms.com | Cam Edwards

The North Carolina Senate has already signed off on allowing lawful gun owners to be able to bear arms without the need for a government-issued permission slip, and the House of Representatives could soon follow suit after the legislation passed out of a key committee on Tuesday. According to Grassroots NC, however, the vote in the Judiciary 2 Committee was a lot closer than it should have been.