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Video:Despite Best Efforts, Idiots with Guns, Knives and Brass Knuckles Live to Fight Another Day
Video shows an intense standoff between two men and a woman in Florida. Despite the outcome, this incident underscores the importance of not being an idiot. Florida Man Arrested in…
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Dem Senators Propose Radical DOJ Gun License Requirement
To describe the legislation proposed by Democratic Senators Booker, Blumenthal, and Menendez as anti-gun is an amazing understatement. To call it un-American, anti-freedom, or flat out unconstitutional, is accurate, but…
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3 Reasons Using Electronic Ear Protection for Shooting is Best
Shooting guns comes with inherent dangers. One of these is damage to our ears. Hearing loss is cumulative, and does not heal on its own. So wearing hearing protection is…
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The Last Thing I Thought Would Happen – Responding to the Bump In the Night
We talk a lot about knowing how you would respond in a wide variety of incidents. A reader experienced a high-stress event and wanted to share his experience and the…
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S6E10: Cultivating Community to Impact Student Performance with Christopher Bean
Riley Bowman brings onto the podcast for the first time Christopher Bean of Tactical Advantage to discuss something Chris is really passionate about–creating effective learning environments and fostering culture and community to massively impact student learning and performance. This is something that affects and can be applied by anyone in their respective circles of influence. But if you’re an instructor or teacher of any kind, then this DEFINITELY applies to you, and you won’t want to miss it!
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VIDEO Review : Presidia Gel — Effective, Less Lethal CS Spray
I recently got my hands on a less lethal CS spray called Presidia Gel from Reflex Protect. If you use OC spray, consider checking out this new product from Reflex…
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S6E9: JUSTIFIED SAVES – Man Shot the Wrong Shoplifter
Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share the latest JUSTIFIED SAVES (Defensive Gun Uses) including the successes and the failures. Today we have plenty to discuss as we break down multiple events including carjackings, attempted robberies, home invasions, and more. Plus we discuss the case out of Washington State where one man, attempting to do the “right thing” was mistaken about a situation and ended up arrested for trying to stop the wrong man and shooting him!
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Only The Best | Concealed Carry Staff’s Favorite Gear — May 2022
Each year, the staff of Concealed Carry select a single product to feature in this post. Each one of us included our favorite product, and the reason for choosing it.…
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I Don’t Carry Because Too Many Places Prohibit Guns
Some people say that they don’t carry their concealed firearm because there are too many places that prohibit firearms. If you have found that a large number of the places you go prohibit you from bringing your firearm please review these potential suggestions
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Why does Ammunition Cost so Much?
Like so many other products, ammunition prices are higher than they were pre-COVID. What people wonder is if the cost of ammo will ever come back down. I know I…
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S6E8 – How Good is Good Enough?
Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share their response in this episode to the feedback received on a recent article Matthew published called “Quantifying Your Defensive Shooting Skills, And Setting Standards.” How do we know how good is good enough? What are the standards we should be training to? Are some of the industry standards too high? Too low? How can we truly evaluate our performance skill?
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S6E7 – REVISITED: Are Marksmanship Skills Overrated?
Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster decide to got back 6 years and revisit Episode #8 of the podcast where we discussed the relevance and efficacy of marksmanship skills in a defensive context. There are some statements and assertions that were made in that episode that we feel like we either need to correct or clarify with a greater level of knowledge and experience that we hold now.
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Guide for Concealed Carry in a Shirt and Tie
If you work in the business world under the obligation or expectation that every day you will come to work wearing a nice shirt and tie then this article is for you. I have had past students tell me that they can’t carry a concealed weapon every day because they have to wear a tuck-in shirt. This should not be a barrier to carrying your gun
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Women Don’t Have to Carry a Tiny, Pink Gun for Concealed Carry
I wrote this article over 4 years ago, and while the industry is catching up, there is still some work to be done in how many think about handgun selection…
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S6E6 – Legislative Updates – 1/2 of US States
Jacob and Matthew discuss legal issues from Georgia, Maryland, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, and some more drama from the ATF under the Biden administration. Tune in!
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