Ryan Petty
Bearing Arms
Florida, United States
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Giffords turns to misinformation to attack permitless carry
Yesterday, Bearing Arms called out local Miami station WSVN for irresponsible reporting on Florida’s permitless carry legislation. While they updated their story to correct their coverage, thei... → Read More
Irresponsible journalism in Florida's permitless carry debate
On Monday, a few Miami area residents held a press conference decrying Florida’s permitless carry bill, Senate Bill 150 (SB 150), sponsored by Florida Senator and former Green Beret Jay Collins... → Read More
Gun control activists' un-American activities on display in Mexico City
When you think gun control activists cannot possibly stoop any lower, they do. Yesterday a group calling itself Global Exchange, held what they labeled a peace summit in Mexico City. The list of par... → Read More
Right on script, gun control activists use Michigan State University attack to further their agenda
An almost unthinkable tragedy unfolded on the campus of Michigan State University last night. Shots rang out on campus as a 43-year old man (Bearing Arms is not naming the alleged perpetrator), beli... → Read More
Gavin Newsom should worry about California
This week I called out Gavin Newsom on Twitter for invoking Parkland in an attack on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and recently introduced permitless carry legislation in the Florida Legislature. Wel... → Read More
Unanswered questions about an ATF website offering incorrect guidance
Repeated attempts by Bearing Arms to seek clarification from the ATF about an erroneous FAQ posted the the ATF’s eForms website have gone unanswered. Bearing Arms initially reported on the erra... → Read More
ATF website offers incorrect guidance on NFA compliance
Reports that the ATF had changed the rules for possession of NFA items broke yesterday on Twitter and other social media platforms. The controversy was stoked by a new entry in the FAQ section of the... → Read More
SHOT Show: FBI NICS Update
At SHOT Show University the FBI provided an update on the Nation Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) and what they shared was staggering and sure to make the anti-gunners throw up their ha... → Read More
SHOT Show: Industry Day at the Range
Flying into Vegas is often a bumpy ride. The desert winds are as unpredictable as the craps tables downtown. And January in Vegas can be a lot colder than most people realize. Today was one of those d... → Read More
Youth violence is soaring in D.C., city leaders don't know why
Today’s Washington Post has the grim details about a surge in youth violence in our nation’s capital. Gun violence amongst young people and stands at an all-time high. In fact, 16 juveni... → Read More
Anti gunners miss their intended target
While it is well understood that the vast majority of gun owners never commit a crime, let a lone use a firearm in the commission of a crime, the reality is that anti-gun activists are always looking... → Read More
Handgun Owners Who Carry Daily Nearly Doubles
The American Journal of Public Health has published a new study titled “Trend in Loaded Handgun Carrying Among Adult Handgun Owners in the United States, 2015‒2019”, aimed at measuring tre... → Read More
Book Review - Benghazi: Know Thy Enemy
New details emerge in the recently released book Benghazi: Know Thy Enemy by Sarah Adams and Dave “Boon” Benton. The book is a true cold case investigation of the attacks on Ame... → Read More
Roughly Half of Parents Want Armed Security in Schools
According to a recently released Pew Research poll, roughly half of U.S. parents want armed police or security in their child’s school. Forty nine percent (49%) of parents say having police off... → Read More
Shooting at Dallas Methodist Hospital Committed By An Armed Felon on Parole
Two Methodist Dallas Medical Center employees are dead after they were shot by a man Saturday morning, the hospital says. Dallas Police released the name of the shooter, 30-year-old Nestor Hernandez.... → Read More
March For Our Lives Blames America for Mass Shooting in Thailand
This morning tragic and shocking news broke about a mass shooting at a school Thailand. The details are grim. According to the Associated Press reporting, “Police have not given a full breakdo... → Read More
Credit cards and gun purchases: The end game for gun control activists
It’s been a little over a year since the New York Times published its report on how mass shooters use credit cards to purchase firearms. In the wake of numerous mass shootings, gun control activ... → Read More
Parkland victim's father: Traumatized students shouldn't have been flung into politics
After the Parkland shooting, there was a maniacal emphasis on hashtags and photo-ops. My community never got the help it needed to actually heal. → Read More