Riley Bowman
Episode 162: Handgun Lights & Lasers – Part 2
A podcast listener requested we give our take on lights and lasers for handguns. Jacob and Riley did their best to do so, but after an hour of just talking about the lights piece, they decided to break it up into 2 parts! Today they give the pros and cons and some important training considerations to think about, so don’t miss this episode to get everything you wanted and then some on lasers for your handgun.
Episode 161: Self Defense Insurance with USCCA Founder Tim Schmidt
We recently recorded this interview together with USCCA Founder Tim Schmidt. He tells us about the new update to the USCCA’s Self Defense Shield Insurance program. If you’re a USCCA member, you’re not going to want to miss this! If you aren’t already a member, there’s still loads of great info in today’s episode. Tim tells us about one amazing self-defense story, he gives us his own personal EDC choices and strategies, and some tips about getting started as a CCWer. Get it directly from the “father” of modern concealed carry by listening today! Jacob and Riley also give their thoughts about the Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Shooting that just occurred.
Episode 160: Handgun Lights & Lasers – Part 1
A podcast listener requested we give our take on lights and lasers for handguns. Jacob and Riley did their best to do so, but after an hour of just talking about the lights piece, they decided to break it up into 2 parts! More to come obviously on the topic, but don’t miss this episode to get everything you wanted and then some on handheld and weapon mounted lights for your handgun.
Episode 159: Armed Jogger Saves Woman From Sex Assault
Crazy stories this week as Riley and Jacob cover the news and JUSTIFIED stories of the day. Especially do not miss the story where one armed jogger, a man, stopped a terrible sexual assault on a woman along a popular jogging trail. Also stories about the hero that stopped a Tennessee church shooting, constitutional carry possibly coming in Wisconsin, and gun sales are on the rise once again after taking a nose dive during the “Trump slump.”
Episode 158: Getting Off the ‘X’ – with James Yeager
James Yeager is one of the most interesting and controversial guys in the firearms community. Most people recognize him from the many Youtube videos he has produced over the last 10+ years as he has had over 100 million views. He is very much a “you either love him or hate him” sort of fellow. But what some people may not realize is that he has also operated Tactical Response, a full-service firearms training company for over 20 years and during that time has taught more than 60,000 students. However, even some of his training philosophies and tactics has irked people at times. Riley sits down and interviews him today to learn more about the man and to dive deep on what he believes as an instructor and what he focuses on teaching his students so that they can win fights over bad guys. Plenty in this episode today to learn from.
Episode 157: Full Auto Glock Conversion For Sale On Amazon?!
Riley and Jacob are back at it again discussing the most recent gun industry, gun rights and self-defense stories from across the U.S. Don’t miss today’s stories about illegal contraband for sale on Amazon, specifically Glock full-auto conversion kits. Although the listing is gone now, was this a setup from the ATF? We also talk about the exciting news of the SHARE Act, the latest suppressor deregulation bill, making it through committee and possibly heading for a votePlus 4 excellent JUSTIFIED stories that there’s a lot to learn from.
LAG Tactical Grunt Style Defender Holster REVIEW
I had the opportunity to have an exclusive look at and review the new Grunt Style Defender Series Holster made by L.A.G. Tactical. The Defender Holster is an IWB/OWB (Inside Waistband/Outside Waistband) holster that can be swapped between roles in a matter of minutes. All one must do is remove the IWB clips and replace them with the OWB loops or vice versa.
Episode 156: Mass Shooting Recovery – Interview with Andy Brown Part 2
Part 2 of 2: If you missed episode #154, Part 1 of this interview with Andy Brown, please go back and listen to it now! This is a truly special episode today. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Andy Brown, author of the book Warnings Unheeded: Twin Tragedies at Fairchild Air Force Base. This book is a recounting of two tragic events that happened within days of each other at Fairchild AFB–a B-52 bomber crash and an active shooting that killed 5 and wounded many more. Andy was the man, then an Air Force Security Police airman (now known as Security Forces), who stopped the individual responsible for the heinous attack at the base hospital. It is not often you get to hear first hand from a man with his kind of experience and knowledge, so tune in, take some notes, and determine what you need to do to better prepare for your worst-case scenario.
Episode 155: Is Paul Ryan Holding Up CCW Reciprocity Bill??
On this 16th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on 9/11, we hope and pray folks in Texas and Florida are doing okay after these two recent hurricanes. Today Riley Bowman discusses with Matthew Maruster possible gun confiscation in the Virgin Islands during and after Hurricane Irma passed through, bills in California requiring that gun dealers up their security measures to prevent theft, and the fact that it appears Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is holding up a vote on the National Concealed Carry Reciprocity bill. After the recent attack at the Congressional Baseball practice, you would think Mr. Ryan would feel this was an important and pressing matter to push through, but that’s not the case as he says that the timing “is not right.” Don’t miss these and all the other stories from today’s episode!!
Episode 154: Stopping an Active Shooter – Interview with Andy Brown Part 1
This is a truly special episode today. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Andy Brown, author of the book Warnings Unheeded: Twin Tragedies at Fairchild Air Force Base. This book is a recounting of two tragic events that happened within days of each other at Fairchild AFB–a B-52 bomber crash and an active shooting that killed 5 and wounded many more. Andy was the man, then an Air Force Security Police airman (now known as Security Forces), who stopped the individual responsible for the heinous attack at the base hospital. It is not often you get to hear first hand from a man with his kind of experience and knowledge, so tune in, take some notes, and determine what you need to do to better prepare for your worst-case scenario.
Episode 153: Mom Pulls Gun In Fight Over School Supplies
Riley and Jacob cover this week’s stories from legislative updates to our usual JUSTIFIED story segments. This week in the news, Indiana is looking at considering permitless or constitutional carry, the American Bar Association has recommended that all 50 states pass laws permitting gun confiscation in the case of “Extreme Risk Protection Orders.” Sacramento, CA is considering spending $1.5 million in a special program to reward some of the worst young criminals for not committing crimes. Oh, and you’re not going to want to miss the crazy story where one mother draws a gun on two women to stop a fight that started over who was going to take home the last of the school supplies.
Episode 152: Unconventional EDC Gear
Inspired by listeners that have shared with us their personal EDC Gear choices, we decided we would talk about unconventional EDC gear. Chances are there will be some things in today’s episode that you never considered before or some recommendations that will have you second-guessing or rethinking your current EDC strategy.
8 Noteworthy Products – 2017 NRA Carry Guard Expo
This past weekend marked the kickoff of the first annual NRA Carry Guard Expo in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Several hundred vendors and thousands of visitors from across the U.S. attended the 3-day event that ran August 25-27, 2017. ConcealedCarry.com was onsite throughout the weekend providing coverage of the show.
Episode 151: 2017 NRA Carry Guard Expo Highlights
Riley and Jacob are back from Milwaukee, Wisconsin after attending the 2017 NRA Carry Guard Expo. They talk about a number of interesting and new products they found there including an innovative speed loader for revolvers, guns that fold in half, guns that load cartridges “backwards,” and of course they talk about the newly released Gen 5 Glocks.
Episode 150b: Cognitive Stack…Interview with Mark Passamaneck
In this final part of a 2 Part interview, Riley sits down with Mark Passamaneck of Carbon Arms and discusses a wide variety of topics. But we especially break down in this episode why the brain works the way it does, what cognitive stack means for you as a shooter, and how you can maximize your performance and training.
