Jacob Paulsen

Louisiana and South Carolina Permitless Carry – What You Need to Know

By Jacob Paulsen / March 10, 2024

Last week saw two additional states join the ranks of “Constitutional Carry” states. Constitutional Carry, also known as Permitless Carry, is the name given to states that allow the concealed…

New Michigan Gun Control Laws Go Into Effect

By Jacob Paulsen / February 14, 2024

New Michigan gun control laws went into effect this week, strengthening the universal background check law, adding safe storage requirements, a red flag law, and more.

Riley Bowman Joins Team HK

By Jacob Paulsen / January 27, 2024

At SHOT Show 2024 in Las Vegas Heckler & Koch USA announced the addition of Riley Bowman to team HK. Riley Bowman is a relative newcomer to the competitive shooting…

Concealed Carrier Shot With His Own Gun When Trying to Stop Domestic Violence Incident

By Jacob Paulsen / January 9, 2024

S9E18: Most DGU Blunders Come From This Problem

By Jacob Paulsen / January 3, 2024

Today, Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen discuss a common problem we believe CCWers fail to address before they are ever in a defensive gun use. What is that common link and how can we avoid the same pitfall? Tune in, you won’t want to miss today’s episode!

Guide to Prescription Safety Glasses – Options and Recommendations

By Jacob Paulsen / December 15, 2023

In this article, we focus on the options available, both good and bad, for shooters who wear prescription glasses. When shooting, protecting your eyes is very important. Seeing your sights…

ConcealedCarry.com Announces Exciting Partnership for Upcoming Giveaway Event

By Jacob Paulsen / December 14, 2023

Englewood, Colorado – Dec 12th 2023 – ConcealedCarry.com, a leading resource for American Concealed Carriers, is thrilled to announce a dynamic collaboration with renowned brands including Guns.com, Nine Line Apparel,…

Will Your Gun Go Down In Your Gunfight?

By Jacob Paulsen / November 13, 2023

I’ve been thinking about malfunctions a lot lately. In the training environment and at the static range malfunctions are frankly rare for me as I suspect they are for most of you reading this.…

CCW Safe Updates Member Agreement to Remove Unnecessary Restrictions

By Jacob Paulsen / November 9, 2023

CCW Safe, on paper in their membership agreement, had a handful of restrictions or perhaps I should call them potential restrictions that they never invoked or utilized.

How to Establish the Habit of Concealed Carry

By Jacob Paulsen / July 26, 2023

As well intentioned as you may be, carrying a concealed firearm may not be a part of your everyday lifestyle. If you want to establish the habit of carrying concealed you must first understand how habits are formed and broken

S9E2: Setting Up Your Dry Fire Dojo

By Jacob Paulsen / July 20, 2023

Today, Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen discuss how to properly and safely setup your dry fire practice area or as it’s sometimes called, “dry fire dojo.” This concept was recently featured as our monthly Shooter Ready Challenge.

New Website Exclusively Offers Dry Fire Tools

By Jacob Paulsen / July 12, 2023

If you’re reading this, you probably understand the benefit of dry fire practice, and are looking for new tools and ways to enhance your dryfire training. Well, things just got…

S8E16: Concealed Carry Shopping List

By Jacob Paulsen / June 21, 2023

Jacob and Matthew talk through the required shopping list for a responsible Concealed Carrier. Embarking on this journey can be intimidating and expensive so boiling it down to the core must-haves is what this episode is all about.

6 Required Behaviors To Stop Negligent Discharges – Follow These Like It’s Religion

By Jacob Paulsen / June 20, 2023

A few years ago I worked on and our company published a significant research study of 300 Negligent Discharges. We looked at publicly available news stories occurring over a 24-month…

S8E10: Protective Eyewear Masterclass with Pioneer Bret Hunter

By Jacob Paulsen / April 17, 2023

Jacob sits down with Bret Hunter from TacticalRX. Bret is a true pioneer and innovator in the optometry space. In this chat, we discuss safety glasses in greater depth than you have ever before. You will learn some things you probably didn’t know!