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.
News 2A Contributor John Petrolino was a guest on Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk Radio program. The nationally syndicated show ranks in the top half percent of all podcasts. Petrolino and Gresham talked about a leaked USPS MEMO about carrying firearms and the N.J. permit to carry fee nullification movement.
GOA’s Empowered 2A offers women a real alternative to anti-gun mom groups. Learn about their mission: Gun Rights Are Women’s Rights.
An injunction states that prohibiting the carry of firearms on some United States Postal Service properties is unconstitutional. The USPS has been mum on how they intend on handling customers being armed on post office property. A MEMO was leaked and when contacted for comment, the USPS confirmed its authenticity.
NRA announces major restructuring under new leadership, cutting publications and focusing resources on ILA litigation and lobbying.
The ATF is making massive changes to undo the weaponized policies enacted under the Biden administration. Read on to learn about the changes and why CCRKBA celebrates them.
The Second Amendment Foundation has announced the speakers for their 40th annual Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC). Read on to find out the when, where, and who.
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds just signed a bill into law that recognizes, restores, and protects the rights of young adults under the age of 21. The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms applauds her leadership.
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.”
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