Pressure of Truth
Exposing the spin on all sides of the news.
Outlet profile

Bearing Arms

U.S. right (pro-gun-rights advocacy)

Owned byPart of Townhall Media, a unit of Salem Media Group, a Christian-conservative media company. In May 2026 Salem announced a deal to be acquired and taken private by WaterStone, a donor-advised fund foundation. I could not confirm whether that deal has closed.
FundingMostly online advertising and sponsorships, plus Townhall's VIP membership subscriptions and podcast and video revenue. Salem's broader business also relies on radio and Christian-media income. I did not find a separate public breakdown for Bearing Arms.
On the administrationbroadly supportive

Background

Bearing Arms began as a pro-gun blog. Bob Owens became its editor in 2013 and built its audience. Owens drew criticism for some combative posts and error-prone stories. He died by suicide in 2017, and Jenn Jaques later served as an editor. The site became part of Salem's Townhall Media network of conservative sites, which includes Townhall, RedState, Hot Air, PJ Media and Twitchy; I could not confirm the exact date of that change. In 2019 Cam Edwards, formerly host of NRATV's "Cam & Co.", became editor, and his podcast and video show moved to the site. Content includes news posts, commentary, and legal updates, for example on circuit court rulings over knife and firearm laws. It describes itself as covering gun control and Second Amendment news, and in practice it is an advocacy outlet with a clear pro-gun, conservative-aligned perspective. Its parent, Salem Media, announced in May 2026 that it would be acquired by WaterStone and go private. Specific coverage of the second Trump administration was not reviewed in detail; the stance above is an assessment based on its general orientation and the pro-gun-rights priorities it advocates.

Sources

  1. Bearing Arms homepage
  2. Cam Edwards, Formerly Of NRATV, Takes Over As Editor Of Bearing Arms (AmmoLand)
  3. NBC News: Bob Owens, editor of 2nd Amendment blog, dead
  4. Townhall (Wikipedia)
  5. Salem Media to Be Acquired by WaterStone (Townhall)
  6. Donor-Advised Fund Foundation to Acquire Salem Media (Religion Unplugged)

Profile compiled 2026-10-25; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

← Back to track record