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The Justice Department declines to appeal an NFA registration ruling. A federal judge blocks Connecticut’s Glock ban. And San Jose faces a broader federal challenge over the financial burdens it places on gun owners. But does a string of victories mean Second Amendment supporters can relax? Absolutely not, say Mark Walters and Paul Markel. Paul,The post 10-02-26 DOJ Won’t Appeal NFA Ruling, Glock...

What happens when businesses tell you to leave your firearm outside—and police tell you not to leave it in your vehicle? Mark Walters takes on that everyday dilemma in this edition of Armed American Radio’s Daily Defense, connecting a personal experience in Kennesaw, Georgia, with a police department’s warning that “your car is not aThe post 10-01-26 Forced to Disarm: From Restaurant Gun Bans to...

Tate Adamiak is free—but what about the gun owners whose names you haven’t heard? Mark Walters welcomes Lee “The Gun Writer” Williams for a hard-hitting Armed American Radio’s Daily Defense focused on firearm prosecutions, ATF reform, and the growing fight over Second Amendment rights in the states. Mark also congratulates Lee on receiving the SecondThe post 09-30-26: Another Gun Owner Faces 40...

Tate Adamiak is free—but what about the gun owners whose names you haven’t heard? Encore presentation.The post 09-29-26: Encore Tate Is FREE. Encore from 09-13-26 appeared first on Armed American Radio.

Mark Walters and Andy Hooser tackle a packed week of Second Amendment news. Mark reflects on his interview with ATF Director Robert Cekada and Chief Counsel Robert Leider at the Gun Rights Policy Conference, including why their appearance mattered to gun owners and why regulatory changes take time. Then Mark and Andy react to aThe post 09-28-26 BB Guns are Firearms? Mark and Andy on the Latest 2A...

Armed American Radio is live from Salem Radio Network headquarters in the Dallas area for a special in-studio broadcast during the 2026 Gun Rights Policy Conference. Mark Walters brings Ryan Petty, Jared Yanis of Guns & Gadgets, Arizona legislator Quang Nguyen, and AAR listener Anthony Copenhaver around the microphones for a spirited conversation about whereThe post 09-27-26 HR 3: AAR LIVE...

The Classic AAR Roundtable is back. Ryan Petty, Justin Moon and Brad Premo join Mark Walters after the Gun Rights Policy Conference to examine Mark’s onstage conversation with ATF leadership. Each brings a different view of the agency’s promises to gun owners and firearms dealers: what sounded encouraging, what needs a written policy, and whatThe post 09-27-26 HR 2: The ATF Faced Gun Owners. Did...

Mark Walters is back from the Gun Rights Policy Conference in Dallas with a firsthand account of his onstage interview with ATF leadership. He and reporter Neil McCabe discuss why the appearance mattered, what Mark asked about Heller, McDonald and Bruen, and the reaction to the conversation from gun owners. Former pardon attorney Ed MartinThe post 09-27-26 HR 1: Ed Martin, Neil McCabe: How...

Armed American Radio is live from Salem Radio Network headquarters in the Dallas area for a special in-studio broadcast during the 2026 Gun Rights Policy Conference. Mark Walters brings Ryan Petty, Jared Yanis of Guns & Gadgets, Arizona legislator Quang Nguyen, and AAR listener Anthony Copenhaver around the microphones for a spirited conversation about whereThe post 09-25-26: LIVE from...

Christopher Hart of American Adversaries sits in for Mark Walters on Armed American Radio’s Daily Defense. Hart devotes much of the hour to his views on Islam, its history, and its place in American politics as he looks ahead to the 2026 midterm elections. He also discusses political alliances, President Trump, the Second Amendment, andThe post 09-24-26: What’s at Stake in the 2026 Midterms?...