Safety
What To Include In Your School Backpack or Daypack
What should you consider including in your pack or your kid’s backpack? A look at the important EDC items for any student in any grade or school.
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Holster Retention Levels and Why it Matters
Almost exclusively my method of carrying is concealed, using an inside the waistband (IWB) holster in the appendix position. There are rare times I may carry concealed in an outside the waistband…
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Concealed Carry Laws and Tactics for Hotels
Hotels are a necessary part of almost all leisure and business travel. Here we review the policies of most of the major Hotel chains and the best practices for securing and storing a firearm in a Hotel.
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Why You Should Consider the AR-15 For Your Home Defense Gun
The capabilities and limitations of the AR-15 are generally misunderstood by most people. I am not going to rehash the whole semi-auto vs fully auto, or the ridiculous ‘military-grade’ label…
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BONUS Episode: The CCW Lifestyle with Klint Macro
Today Riley and Jacob play back an interview they did with Klint Macro of Trigger Pressers Union and National Train a Teacher Day. Klint is big on the concealed carry lifestyle. We get into what that is, what it looks like for responsible gun owners and carriers. Klint will also be our special monthly Guardian Nation Live Broadcast Event and Q&A on July 31, 2018 at 7pm MT. Guardian Nation members can join by logging into their dashboard in the member’s area, clicking on the GN Live button, and finding the unique link to join the broadcast. 3 lucky winners will get a special prize just for being present during the broadcast!!
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Vehicle Firearm Storage and Secure Transportation
You need a good way to secure the firearm in the vehicle simply because you will go places where you can either NOT have your firearm with you or you will be required to transport it in a secure way. Examples include…
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Episode 242: MEGA Q&A Session!!!
Today Riley and Matthew do a LONG OVERDUE Q&A session for podcast listeners. 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. Tune in!!
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The Ultimate Dummy Ammunition Head to Head Review
Dry Fire Practice continues to grow among all levels of shooters as a way to increase skills without the high cost of live ammunition. Recently our own Matthew Maruster published…
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Episode 237: Child Finds Gun in Sofa at IKEA
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 235: Wild Week in America for Self Defense
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 233: Big Time Gun Control Coming to New Jersey
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 231: Maybe Appendix Carry Isn’t Safe After All
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
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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My Controversial Stance On Re-holstering
I have heard many instructors tell their students this: You have to be able to re-holster your firearm without looking down at your holster. My opinion on re-holstering is different than what many have been teaching for quite some time.
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Simple and Effective: Why You Need to Use Dummy-Rounds
Additionally using a magazine filled with dummy rounds more closely replicates the weight of your loaded firearm for more realistic practice. And dummy rounds in the magazine keep the slide from locking to the rear while you practice clearing stoppages and performing magazine reloads.
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