Bearing Arms

22 hours ago | bearingarms.com | John Petrolino

State colleges and universities receive quite a large amount of funding from taxpayers. What’s their responsibility as far as keeping students safe? What’s within their powers to restrict their students from lawful self-defense? How do the state colleges and universities measure up in New Jersey when it comes to their weapons policies? As of April 2025, only one out of 11 state colleges in N.J. allows pepper spray on their campuses.

6 days ago | bearingarms.com | John Petrolino

On April 19, 2025, many in the United States will be observing the 250th anniversary of the shot heard around the world. The Battles of Lexington and Concord were when the conflict between the British colonists and British regulars–Americans and the British–went from cold to hot. Alan Gottlieb, the chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms had some musings that he shared about the upcoming anniversary.

6 days ago | bearingarms.com | John Petrolino

On April 8, 2025, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced the establishment of a task force to restore faith in the intelligence community. One of the first moves was the  declassification of a Biden era document on domestic terrorism. What were their priorities?

1 week ago | bearingarms.com | John Petrolino |Tom Knighton |Cam Edwards

In 2021, permitless carry was enacted in Texas. While a permit or license is not required to carry a firearm in the Lonestar State, Firearm Policy Coalition points out there are common locations where carry is banned. On April 16, 2025, FPC filed a motion for a summary judgment in a case they’re backing and seek to have the prohibitions removed. The case is Ziegenfuss v. McCraw and the original complaint was filed in October of 2024 in the Federal District Court of Northern Texas.

1 week ago | bearingarms.com | Tom Knighton |Cam Edwards

As I sit here at my computer, typing this, there are a ton of things I kind of want to buy. That includes a lot of guns and accessories. I don't really have the money for it right now, but I've got plenty of time in the future to get them. But what happens when a law comes along to try and ban something that's on that list? Well, that item moves up on my priority list, and I'm more likely to stretch myself to get it here and now, that way I have it when it's gone.