Bearing Arms
U.S. right (pro-gun rights, conservative)
Background
Bearing Arms launched in August 2013 as part of Townhall Media, with Second Amendment writer and activist Bob Owens named editor in October 2013. The site focuses on gun rights, self-defense, the firearms industry, and opposition to gun control legislation. Bob Owens, its founding editor, died in May 2017 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at age 46. The site continued under subsequent editors and remains part of the Townhall Media portfolio, which also includes RedState, PJ Media, HotAir, and Twitchy — all conservative outlets under Salem Media Group. Media Bias/Fact Check rates Bearing Arms as 'Right' with 'Mixed' factual reporting, noting it primarily sources from other pro-gun outlets and has failed at least one independent fact check. In 2025–2026, the site praised the Trump administration for closing the Biden-era White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention and for issuing executive orders it described as protecting Second Amendment rights, while regularly criticizing mainstream media outlets for what it characterizes as anti-gun bias.
Sources
- Bearing Arms – About Page
- Bearing Arms - Bias and Credibility - Media Bias/Fact Check
- Townhall Media
- Salem Media Group history and ownership – dcf-model.com
- Bearing Arms names Bob Owens as editor (2013)
- Death of Bearing Arms editor Bob Owens ruled a suicide – Washington Post
- NYTimes Clutches Pearls Over Trump Administration's 2A Moves – Bearing Arms (July 2026)
- Salem Media acquires PJ Media – The Hill
Profile compiled 2026-07-26; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.