John Petrolino is a US Merchant Marine Officer, 2024 SAF Journalist of the Year, CCRKBA Board Member, and author of Decoding Firearms: An Easy to Read Guide on General Gun Safety & Use. He is also a USCCA certified instructor, and NRA certified pistol, rifle, and shotgun instructor. Petrolino’s work primarily appears at Bearing Arms and AmmoLand News. You can find him on the web at The Pen Patriot.
2024 SAF Journalist of the Year John Petrolino receives an unexpected journalism lesson from Donna StClair, a failed Virginia State Senate candidate and gun control advocate posing as a gun rights supporter. Discover how she ‘educated’ him and learn about the lawsuit where she’s named as a defendant.
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin is not one for letting the proper administration of justice interfere with his political ambitions. Suppression of vital evidence, mismanagement of investigations involving second-degree crimes, and more, are all within his wheelhouse. Given his track record, plus the AG’s one-sided stance on our civil liberties, one could logically conclude he is an incompetent leader. Will he try again?
John Petrolino, aka The Pen Patriot, shares with us his personal experiences and learnings about how to be a good activist in a climate where opinions, tactics, and participants vary widely. This article shares valuable lessons learned on the frontlines, from avoiding self-promotion to embracing different viewpoints.
The great debate about government-compelled proliferation of suicide prevention materials and resources when attending firearm training rages on. Where do you stand?
If you’ve been resentful about the onerous requirements to obtain a NJ Permit to Carry a Handgun and just outraged about New Jersey’s tiered citizenry levels, be prepared for a good laugh. Police Officers in the state of New Jersey, some, but certainly not all, maybe even a minority, look down on law-abiding gun owners and don’t consider us equal or trustworthy when it comes to the responsibility of carrying and possibly being called on to use firearms in defense of self or others. They’re getting a taste of what us peasants have to deal with in regards to “licensing.”
Feeling hungry? The ATF has some word salad for you. Read on about how they insist on using the term “machine gun” for switch-converted firearms.
A string of robberies and assaults by armed criminals in NJ willing to use violence further reinforces the case for citizen carry. Read John Petrolino’s editorial to learn more about these crimes and how they’re being handled by the legal system.
Many of us know Anthony Colandro and his Gun for Hire Podcast as a primary source of information regarding the 2nd Amendment in New Jersey. Are you one of the people that doesn’t have the time to listen for less than an hour each week yet you expect the information to be spoon fed to you on demand?
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin loves to stay visible on social media and through press releases. It’s unfortunate that his words are meaningless and virtually powerless. It’s all an optics play.
Just about every gun owner in New Jersey, by now at least, has a pretty good idea that NJ Attorney General Matthew Platkin doesn’t give a damn about any of our rights. He takes to Twitter on an almost daily basis to remind us that we must never cease fighting for our rights. Most recently, he Tweeted about how he’s “tired” of hearing from the public about “what’s good for public safety.” We don’t think he knows much about public safety OR civil rights.
Its no secret that you can buy your ammo cheaper online and have it delivered right to your doorstep. However, in a state like New Jersey, where the local gun shops and ranges are under constant attack by the democrat supermajority in Trenton, its extra important to support those who support you. That means: buy local. But how much it too much?
It seems that all eyes are on Judge Roger “Saint” Benitez at the moment. Judge Benitez is set to rule on multiple cases involving anti-gun, 2nd Amendment infringements. Even other federal judges are awaiting Judge Benitez’s ruling in these cases before they render their own opinions on cases in front of them.
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