Retired ATF deputy assistant director Pete Forcelli says he's "appalled" by the new ATF rule re-defining who is "engaged in the business" of dealing firearms. As he shares with Bearing Arms Cam & Co, he believes the entire rule can and should be scrapped since there's now a federal gun trafficking statute that can be used to prosecute individuals funneling guns to criminals.

Former ATF Official Slams New Rule on Gun Sales

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Kansas judge Phil Journey is one of several "reform" Board of Directors candidates who'll be sworn in at the upcoming NRA Annual Meetings, and he joins Bearing Arms Cam & Co to talk about what he believes needs to be done to save the organization from its current troubles... as well as his role in a new federal lawsuit taking on the ATF's new "engaged in the business" rule on gun sales.

NRA Reformers Win Seats on Board of Directors

With just a week left in the Colorado legislative session, a number of gun control bills have already made their way to Gov. Jared Polis. FASTER Colorado's Laura Carno tells Bearing Arms that there are several anti-2A measures still under consideration, including a sweeping semi-auto ban that may be struggling to find support in a key Senate committee.

Colorado Session Enters Final Stretch With Multiple Threats to Gun Owners

Black gun owners are helping to shape the gun debate in Massachusetts, and GOP committeewoman Dr. Elizabeth Hinds-Ferrick and firearms instructor Nolan Howard tell Cam that it's getting harder for Democrats to ignore the pro-2A sentiment coming from a growing number of their constituents.

Massachusetts Dems Face Pushback From Black Gun Owners

Shootings and homicides are decreasing across most of the U.S., but in Alameda County, California it's a very different story. In fact, one anti-violence activist describes it as "the wild, wild West", with "guns everywhere" despite all of California's restrictive laws.

Gun-Controlled California County Becomes 'Wild, Wild West'

Grassroots NC president Paul Valone delivered thousands of petitions from gun owners demanding Constitutional Cary to North Carolina Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger on Wednesday, and as he tells Cam, the grassroots efforts to make North Carolina the 30th Constitutional Carry state are just beginning.

Former ATF Official Slams New Rule on Gun Sales

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