Podcast

Episode 256: Breakdown of Cincinnati Bank Active Shooter Event

By Riley Bowman / September 14, 2018

Today Riley is joined by special co-host Rob Beckman, one of the instructors in our instructor network in the Cincinnati, Ohio area to talk about the Fifth Third Bank active shooter event to talk about what we currently know, breakdown bodycam footage, and talk about what we can learn from this and other active shooter events to hopefully prevent them and keep us safe if we happen to ever be involved in one.

Episode 255: Man Shoots Robber With Backup Gun After His Primary is Taken

By Riley Bowman / September 12, 2018

Today Riley and Matthew cover the latest stories from around the USA in the firearms and concealed carry communities. With legislative updates, general interest stories and analysis of JUSTIFIED SAVE events, situations where regular citizens were forced to stop violent attacks, robberies and sexual assaults by using their own lawfully possessed and carried firearms. Today’s JUSTIFIED STORIES are no different especially in the case where a man has to go to his backup gun to defend himself after his first is taken by a robber.

Episode 254: It’s Not the Odds, It’s the Stakes!

By Riley Bowman / September 7, 2018

Today Riley and Matthew do another listener Q&A session. We will answer a BUNCH of listener-submitted questions that came in through the podcast question “hotline” as well as answer any questions from live Facebook viewers that we get. Some topics that will be covered are: night sights, handgun retention, and choosing and vetting good instructors. Tune in!

Episode 253: Man Charged With Crimes For Shooting a “Ghost”

By Riley Bowman / September 4, 2018

Today Riley and Jacob cover the latest stories from around the USA in the firearms and concealed carry communities. With legislative updates, general interest stories and analysis of JUSTIFIED SAVE events, situations where regular citizens were forced to stop violent attacks, robberies and sexual assaults by using their own lawfully possessed and carried firearms. Today’s JUSTIFIED STORIES are no different especially in the case where a man has just seconds to react to a threat in a case of road rage/mistaken identity.

Episode 252: The ULTIMATE Concealed Carry Beginner’s Guide Part 2

By Riley Bowman / August 30, 2018

Today Riley, Jacob and Matthew bring back the ULTIMATE Concealed Carry Beginner’s Guide series, that was never quite a series because we did Part 1 and then waited 114 episodes to record Part 2!! Well here it is with everything you’ve wanted to know about triggers, night sights, safeties, carry ammo and more!

Episode 251: Off-duty Federal Agent Shoots at Thief and Misses!

By Riley Bowman / August 29, 2018

Today Riley and Jacob cover the latest stories from around the USA in the firearms and concealed carry communities. With legislative updates, general interest stories and analysis of JUSTIFIED SAVE events, situations where regular citizens were forced to stop violent attacks, robberies and sexual assaults by using their own lawfully possessed and carried firearms. Today’s JUSTIFIED STORIES are no different especially in the case where a teenager defends himself against a potential kidnapping and carjacking with a gun!

Episode 250: The 80/20 Rule of Gunfighting Skills

By Riley Bowman / August 23, 2018

Today Riley and Matthew discuss the 80/20 rule as it relates to developing and maintaining skills that may or may not make a difference in a gunfight. What things should we be focusing on more of the time that makes the most difference? What sort of things do we commonly see people practice, but it will make little difference for them in reality while they have other things they still lack and need to work on first. Maximize your training and get 80% of the results from 20% of work!

Episode 249: CCWer Misses 2 Out of 3 Shots While Defending a Child

By Riley Bowman / August 23, 2018

Today Riley and Matthew cover the latest stories from around the USA in the firearms and concealed carry communities. With legislative updates, general interest stories and analysis of JUSTIFIED SAVE events, situations where regular citizens were forced to stop violent attacks, robberies and sexual assaults by using their own lawfully possessed and carried firearms. Today’s JUSTIFIED STORIES are no different especially in the case where a Good Samaritan draws and uses his gun in an attempt to save a baby from being killed by its father!

Episode 248: Draw Fast…or Draw Slow??

By Riley Bowman / August 17, 2018

Today Riley and Matthew talk about drawing from the holster in a different context, and context is what it’s all about for today’s episode. It is super critical to be comfortable with handling your firearm and being able to consistently and quickly draw from the holster and put shots on target. But is draw speed everything? Are there other factors perhaps situational ones that must be considered as well? Good stuff in today’s episode, tune in!

Episode 247: Parking Space Shooter Charged With Manslaughter

By Riley Bowman / August 15, 2018

Today Riley and Matthew cover the latest stories from around the USA in the firearms and concealed carry communities. With legislative updates, general interest stories and analysis of JUSTIFIED SAVE events, situations where regular citizens were forced to stop violent attacks, robberies and sexual assaults by using their own lawfully possessed and carried firearms. Today’s JUSTIFIED STORIES are no different especially in the case where a 16-year-old girl was forced to shoot and stop her mother’s boyfriend from killing her mom!

Episode 246: All About Dummy Ammo for Dummies!

By Riley Bowman / August 15, 2018

Today Riley and Jacob talk about dummy ammunition for training, the different types and brands available, how to use it effectively, and where to find the best price on what is typically a fairly expensive product for what you get.

Episode 245: CCWer Stops Shooting at Florida Back-to-School Event

By Riley Bowman / August 11, 2018

Today Riley and Jacob cover the latest stories from around the USA in the firearms and concealed carry communities. With legislative updates, general interest stories and analysis of JUSTIFIED SAVE events, situations where regular citizens were forced to stop violent attacks, robberies and sexual assaults by using their own lawfully possessed and carried firearms. Today’s JUSTIFIED STORIES are no different especially in the case where a Florida CCWer stopped a shooting at a back-to-school event that could have been so much worse!

BONUS Episode: Jerry Miculek Talks About Gun Choice and Aging Eyes

By Riley Bowman / August 3, 2018

Today Riley plays back the interview he did recently with Jerry Miculek. Jerry has been shooting and dominating the sport for a long time. Chances are there isn’t anything he hasn’t seen! He has some great advice for newer shooters, talks about gun choice and selection, what sort of adaptations he’s had to make as his body has aged and his eyes have changed, and he shares the story of how he first got into competitive shooting.

Episode 244: 9 Pro Shooting Tips From the Pros

By Riley Bowman / August 3, 2018

Today Riley and Jacob do a special episode where we bring in 10 guests to share their top tips and ideas for CCWers, guests like: Kyle Lamb, Mike Seeklander, Eve Flanigan, Jeff Gonzales, Chris Cheng, John Correia and more! These shooting tips are guaranteed to improve your shooting skills…if you’re willing to put in the time to master them!

Episode 243: Homeowner Mistakenly Shot by Police After Shooting an Intruder

By Riley Bowman / July 31, 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. Today we will be talking about several important legislative updates that could impact you, and we’ll talk about two very unfortunate events in Colorado where people got shot that shouldn’t have. Plus a several valuable JUSTIFIED SAVE stories to share that you won’t want to miss!!