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Train Like You Mean It: Adam Winch Demonstrates a 50-Round Qualification Drill

By Jacob Paulsen / July 5, 2025

Firearms instructor Adam Winch demonstrates a 50-round pistol qualification test based on Arizona’s armed guard standard. Learn the drill and how to train with Adam at the 2025 Guardian Conference.

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S11E19: Legislative Updates – Huge SUPER EPISODE Part Two

By Riley Bowman / June 4, 2025

In this episode of the Concealed Carry Podcast, we continue our in-depth review of recent legislative updates impacting concealed carry and self-defense rights. Joined by co-host Jacob Paulsen, we cover significant changes from states like Oklahoma, South Dakota, North Dakota, Colorado, and Washington. We discuss Oklahoma’s new “defensive display” law, South Dakota’s allowance for concealed carry on college campuses, and North Dakota’s removal of the duty to notify law enforcement about concealed firearms.

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S9E10: JUSTIFIED SAVES – Naked Dudes and Grizzly Bears

By Riley Bowman / October 4, 2023

Riley and Matthew share the latest JUSTIFIED SAVES. Today we break down carjackings, attempted robberies, home invasions, and more. Three instances of people using firearms to defend themselves against grizzly bear attacks. But we also talk about the 13-year-old boy that grabbed his mother’s gun out of her hands to shooting an actively breaking-in intruder when his mother seemed unable or unwilling to do so herself!

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S8E1: JUSTIFIED SAVES – Maintenance Worker Mistaken for Intruder, Shot and Killed

By Riley Bowman / January 25, 2023

Today we have plenty to discuss as we break down multiple events including carjackings, attempted robberies, home invasions, and more. Plus we discuss the Texas incident where a maintenance worker was shot and killed after being mistaken for a home intruder by an apartment resident.

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Open Carry Gun Owner Has Gun Stolen From Behind

By Jacob Paulsen / April 5, 2022

I think there is one man in Phoenix that will be carrying concealed from now on. While standing in line at a local McDonalds, a man who was open carrying his handgun was approached from behind by the suspect who proceeded to draw the firearm and flee out of the restaurant.

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Must See! Senator Tells Victims – Just Stay Home

By Matthew Maruster / March 30, 2022

Earlier this month, Arizona Senator and Assistant Minority Leader Lupe Contreras made a comment that was so awful that most wouldn’t believe it had they not seen the video. Arizona…

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Episode 483: Permitless Carry and Bank of America

By Jacob Paulsen / March 2, 2021

Jacob and Matthew discuss recent legislative updates and industry happenings. 2 States enact new permitless carry laws. Arizona, Arkansas, Vermont, Indiana, & New York are working on new Gun Laws.

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Arizona Anti Gun Bill SB 1625 Submitted

By Joshua Gillem / February 10, 2020

Not even Arizona, a long time stronghold for the Second Amendment and gun owners, is immune to the idiocy of the anti-gun movement. Historically, Arizona has celebrated being one of…

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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.

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Episode 209: Good Guys With Guns Don’t Stop Bad Guys…Or Do They?

By Riley Bowman / March 23, 2018

Today’s episode features quite the dichotomy of news stories. On the one hand, you have Dianne Feinstein claiming some silliness about how good guys don’t stop bad guys, yet we have a perfect example in the media just today as a BREAKING NEWS story of a shooting at a high school in Maryland earlier this morning was stopped by a “good guy with a gun.” Plus a double-barreled AR-15?? Good or not good? 

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Episode 205: What About the Lives That Are Saved by Guns?

By Riley Bowman / March 7, 2018

Today we have more updates and coverage of the Parkland, Florida school shooting plus the fallout because of it including proposed gun control bills in Florida, and at the national level as well. Also, don’t miss out on our discussion about the lives that are SAVED because of guns being in the hands of law-abiding citizens as we share and talk about several JUSTIFIED DGU stories as well.

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Episode 145: Walgreen’s Customer Stops Armed Robber Dead

By Riley Bowman / August 8, 2017

Riley and Jacob cover the latest stories in the concealed carry and firearms industry world including some important legislative updates out of Washington D.C. where one New York congressman has proposed a law to protect the rights of citizens to purchase and possess many rifles and shotguns including AR-style semi-autos and their magazine and ammunition components. NY Governor Andrew Cuomo doesn’t like that much. Wisconsin Democrats don’t like the idea of gun safety being taught to high school students even if it is optional. Sig Sauer has some unwanted attention due to some possible issues with P320 pistols firing when dropped–Sig Sauer responds. And a Texas college professor wears body armor and helmet to class to protect himself from students that might want to harm him. Plus don’t miss this week’s incredible JUSTIFIED stories!!

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Episode 125: AZ Man Used Gun to Save Cop’s Life…Is Also Pro-Gun Control??

By Riley Bowman / May 29, 2017

Riley and Jacob get into a number of great news stories today including a 10th District Circuit Court ruling that could change a lot of people’s lives, how 16,000 CCWers’ identities were compromised by a data hack of Florida State’s records, how the “gun control” in Canada is working (or not) and also a story about a father who mistook his daughter for an intruder and made a costly mistake. PLUS…we break down the story about the Arizona man that saved a cop’s life because he was able to use his gun…but he comes out in USA Today as being for gun control?! What is going on?

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Episode 115: Man Shoots Son Trying to Run Him Over With Car

By Riley Bowman / April 24, 2017

In today’s news: The Arizona governor signs legislation that prohibits tracking devices from being used on firearms. The NRA and USCCA have a major falling out–the NRA disinvites the USCCA from this week’s NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibit. Is it because the NRA is getting ready to roll out something similar to USCCA’s already popular insurance program? Don’t miss out finding that out as well as don’t miss the crazy story where a Texas father is forced to shoot his own son trying to run him down with a car…listen in now!!

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Episode 109: Oklahoma Man Shows Why AR-15s Are the Perfect Home Defense Weapon by Dropping 3 Intruders

By Riley Bowman / April 3, 2017

In today’s news: Riley and Gretta breakdown the current battle in the Capitol to confirm Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch. We also talk about the ridiculous vetoes that Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe issued on 5 common-sense gun bills and about some safety issues Kentucky families may be facing. Also we highlight 3 excellent Justified stories including one where a 23-year-old Oklahoma man is forced to use his AR-15 on 3 armed intruders.

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