Riley Bowman

Episode 239: NEWS-Kavanaugh, 3D-printable Ghost Guns & Wild DGU’s This Week

By Riley Bowman / July 19, 2018

Today Riley and Matthew cover the latest in industry news, legislative updates, and share this week’s top JUSTIFIED SAVE stories from around America. Many of you took time off last week with the holiday, but violent crime did not. We’ve got some wild stories to share that you won’t want to miss!!

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Episode 238: Interview With Shooting Powerhouse Couple Ryan and Dianna Muller

By Riley Bowman / July 7, 2018

Today Riley interviews Ryan and Dianna Muller, pro-shooters and all around amazing people. Ryan is an engineer and does a lot of consulting work in the industry especially for F1 Firearms which are quite distinctive AR-15 platform rifles. Dianna does a lot of work with her organization, The DC Project. She also just recently returned from winning Gold in the Team Ladies Standard Division at the 2018 IPSC Shotgun World Shoot and Silver in the Individual Ladies Standard Division! She is also a retired police officer, so she understands both sides of the coin–competitive and defensive shooting. Ryan and Dianna have many tips and helpful ideas for shooters looking to get into the shooting sports and also experienced shooters looking to up their game.

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Episode 237: Child Finds Gun in Sofa at IKEA

By Riley Bowman / June 30, 2018

Today Riley and Matthew cover the latest in industry news, legislative updates, and share this week’s top JUSTIFIED SAVE stories from around America. Plus you won’t want to miss this week’s Case of the Week from attorney Andrew Branca of Law of Self-Defense where we learn what happens when you take things too far in a self-defense case.

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Episode 236: NRA Carry Guard Training with Navy SEAL Eric Frohardt

By Riley Bowman / June 25, 2018

Today Riley and Jacob interview Eric Frohardt, former Navy Seal, gun range owner, and Director of Education and Training for the NRA. We will talk with him today about his military experiences, TV appearances, and what he is up to with the NRA Carry Guard program. Eric is well-respected for his approach to shooting, tactics and instruction. This interview is sure to have information and pointers that will make a difference in your shooting.

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Episode 235: Wild Week in America for Self Defense

By Riley Bowman / June 22, 2018

Today Riley and Matthew cover the latest in industry news, legislative updates, and share this week’s top JUSTIFIED SAVE stories from around America. Plus you won’t want to miss this week’s Case of the Week from attorney Andrew Branca of Law of Self-Defense where we get some clarification on when the commission of a crime will or will not bar you from being able to use self-defense.

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Episode 234: Spencer Keepers – “Big Guys Can Appendix Carry Too!”

By Riley Bowman / June 17, 2018

Today Riley and Jacob interview Spencer Keepers of Keepers Concealment, purveyor of top-quality holsters, world-class shooter and defensive firearms instructor. He is well-known for his expertise in carrying concealed in the appendix inside waistband (AIWB) position. He specializes in teaching students the best practices, tips and tricks of carrying in the position especially if you are a person of larger stature. He also touches on DA/SA guns, which are seeing something of a renaissance lately. This episode is like a free 1-hour session with him as your private instructor. Enjoy!

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Episode 233: Big Time Gun Control Coming to New Jersey

By Riley Bowman / June 15, 2018

Today Riley and Jacob cover the latest in industry news, legislative updates, and share this week’s top JUSTIFIED SAVE stories from around America. Plus you won’t want to miss this week’s Case of the Week from attorney Andrew Branca of Law of Self-Defense where we learn what can potentially happen when your fired shots miss an attacker and strike innocent bystanders.

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Episode 232: Choosing the Right Gun for You With Jeff Gonzales

By Riley Bowman / June 14, 2018

Today Riley and Jacob interview Jeff Gonzales for the second time on the Concealed Carry Podcast! We cover some great topics including handgun choice and size, finding quality training, and also protecting the profession of firearms training by raising quality and providing more resources such as through the new Firearms Trainers Association, a collaborative effort from 5 titans of the industry: Ken Hackathorn, Larry Vickers, Jeff Gonzales, Dave Spaulding and Scott Reidy. Exciting stuff, plus Jeff is always a pleasure to hear from. 

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Episode 231: ‭Maybe Appendix Carry Isn’t Safe After All

By Riley Bowman / June 8, 2018

Today Riley and Jacob share the latest news, stories and information from the firearms and concealed carry industry. Today’s news features stories about the recent assault weapons ban in Boulder, Colorado; the Santa Fe, Texas school shooting; the gun control debate rages on “healthier” than ever including the call to ban “ghost guns” as well. But more importantly we share the latest JUSTIFIED SAVES that have occurred and what lessons we can take from those!

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Episode 230: Getting Kids Into Shooting From a Young Age

By Riley Bowman / June 8, 2018

Today Riley and Matthew interview Nami and her dad. She is a 12-year-old girl who is being taught from an early age about firearm safety, shooting, and is getting into competition shooting as well. Nami and her parents have also received some criticism for encouraging her to pursue the firearms sports. We’ll ask about that as well.

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Episode 229: Shooting Clowns Through Drive Thru Windows

By Riley Bowman / May 30, 2018

Today Jacob and Matthew share the latest in concealed carry and firearm-related news from across America. Get your weekly fix for the best in news and info that is designed to educate and inform you to be better prepared to defend yourself and your loved ones! Today’s episode also features the latest from attorney Andrew Branca as he breaks down self-defense law and legal cases that affect you! Also, don’t miss today’s JUSTIFIED SAVE stories. This ever popular segment of the podcast shares the real-life stories of people that were forced to defend against deadly threats and attacks.

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Episode 228: The Santa Shooter, JUSTIFIED SAVE Live Interview

By Riley Bowman / May 30, 2018

Today’s episode is a special interview with Marcus Allen Weldon, also known as The Santa Shooter. Marcus had to defend himself and a friend from a violent man with a gun but then later found himself being charged with attempted murder!! He shares his story about the DGU itself, the aftermath, and the path to freedom as he fought to defend himself in the court system!

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Episode 227: Can Americans Ditch Guns the Way We Ditched Cigarettes?

By Riley Bowman / May 24, 2018

Today Riley and Jacob share the latest news, stories and information from the firearms and concealed carry industry. Today’s news features stories about the recent assault weapons ban in Boulder, Colorado; the Santa Fe, Texas school shooting; the gun control debate rages on “healthier” than ever including the call to ban “ghost guns” as well. But more importantly we share the latest JUSTIFIED SAVES that have occurred and what lessons we can take from those!

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Episode 226: Empowering, Educating and Entertaining Gun Owners With Adam Painchaud

By Riley Bowman / May 22, 2018

Today’s episode is a special interview with Adam Painchaud of E3 Firearms Association and formerly of Sig Sauer Academy. We discuss distance and online learning and how to balance it with in-person training. We dive into some of the amazing things E3 Firearms Association is doing and what benefits joining the association brings to its members. We think it’s well worth it, and Adam has a lot to offer as an experienced instructor and leader.

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Episode 225: Ethos of the Warrior Poet with John Lovell

By Riley Bowman / May 15, 2018

Today’s episode is PACKED!! Now, it is not our normal Tuesday News Episode. We decided to change it up and play back the interview Jacob and I recently did at the NRA Show together with John Lovell talking about the Warrior Poet Society, what it’s all about, and what we can all do better to be more educated, more responsible, and better prepared, self-defense-minded people. I know you’re going to enjoy this discussion with John. Also, we do still have this week’s Case of the Week from attorney Andrew Branca from the Law of Self Defense. Plus!…Riley answers a question that came in after our most recent episode, the interview with Nicholas Ring who shot and killed an intruder in his apartment.

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