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Episode 143: Study Claims “Good Guy With a Gun” Is Bogus
Riley and Jacob cover the latest stories in the concealed carry and firearms industry world including some important legal updates out of a DC Circuit Court on the issue of the right of publicly carrying a firearm. Will this ruling make it to the Supreme Court paving the way for a more definitive constitutional interpretation? We’ll see. Speaking of the Supreme Court…several state attorneys general are asking the nation’s high court to reverse the decision allowing law enforcement to infringe on citizens’ 4th Amendment protections against unreasonable search simply because they have a firearm. Does having a firearm automatically mean a person is to be deemed “dangerous?” Finally, don’t miss the incredible JUSTIFIED stories in today’s episode as well as the Vice.com story reporting on the study that they claim debunks the theory that “the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.”
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Episode 131: After Congressional Baseball Shooting, Is It Time For National Reciprocity?
Riley and Jacob talk about the coverage surrounding the recent congressional baseball shooting in D.C. Some lawmakers are proposing that they pass legislation allowing them to be treated much like federal law enforcement and be able to carry concealed even in gun-restrictive jurisdictions like Washington D.C. We can’t help but wonder if it isn’t the time to really get serious about passing a National Reciprocity bill?! Also discussion about 3 traumatic JUSTIFIED defensive gun uses that you won’t want to miss!
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Episode 125: AZ Man Used Gun to Save Cop’s Life…Is Also Pro-Gun Control??
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 121: “Don’t Make Me Pull My Piece” Robber Gets a “Piece”
In today’s news: Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signs campus carry legislation into law, Texas LTC permit prices are going down, Florida passes legislation that finally removes the 3-day waiting period on handgun purchases, and more. Plus we cover some fantastic JUSTIFIED stories today including one where a man stops an assault and robbery against his family and home from 5 thugs, another man stops a potential active shooting from taking place in a Texas bar. And don’t miss the story of the hotel clerk that when confronted by an armed robber that said “Don’t make me pull my piece” responded by drawing his own “piece!”
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Episode 117: 2017 NRA Show Recap & Highlights
We just returned from the 2017 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits held in Atlanta, Georgia. This years show was filled with tons of new product announcements and releases. We connected with a bunch of really great people. Today Riley and Cincinnati-based instructor, Rob Beckman, talk about the highlights from the show and which companies and products wowed them the most. There were some surprises along the way…oh, and we do make a little time to talk about a couple of interesting news stories plus one new JUSTIFIED story that teaches an important lesson. Listen in now!
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Episode 104: Innocent Murder? Lessons From Georgia Teen’s Death
Today Riley and Jacob break down the unfortunate and tragic story out of Georgia where a father accidentally shot and killed the 17-yr-old friend of his 14-yr-old daughter mistaking the teen as a home intruder. You might think these sorts of accidents rarely happen, but the reality is that they happen far too often to be ignored. What can we learn from this story? What can we do to prevent further cases of “mistaken intruder” happening in the future? We hope you’ll tune in and enjoy today’s episode.
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Episode 93: Florida Wal-Mart Customer Kills Diaper Thief
Riley and Jacob cover some important stories about proposed laws being debated in various states plus highlight an extremely intriquing JUSTIFIED story where one Wal-Mart customer has to draw and shoot another customer when confronted over stolen diapers. Lot’s of important and interesting analysis on this type of situation. Also in another JUSTIFIED story we point out some of the legal consequences that can result when you refuse to talk to police AND when you decide to go out and confront someone OUTSIDE OF YOUR HOME! We are still getting ready to celebrate our 1-year anniversary since launching the podcast, and we are giving away a bunch of great prizes! Listen in for how to enter the giveaway!!
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Episode 49: Practice Drawing From the Holster SLOWLY
Happy Labor Day! Today we talk about an important drawing from holster training tip and also cover the latest news stories and justified shooting stories…Don’t miss it!!
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Georgia Changes Mind About Honoring the Virginia Permit
The Georgia Attorney General has announced that they will not be honoring the Virginia permit because Virginia will not honor Georgia permits issued to those 18-20 years of age. This doesn’t make a lot of sense since Georgia has been honoring permits from other states that have similar policies. We’ll see how this unfolds but for now Georgia will not honor ANY Virginia concealed carry permit.
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Episode 33: Father Accidentally Shoots & Kills Son While Distracted
We review a bunch of reciprocity changes, talk about calling 911 and share several recent examples of good guys stopping guns plus the devastating story of how one father accidentally shot and killed his son when he was distracted for a moment. Plus we talk about and address the recent police officer-involved shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota and one man’s horrific response to those in Dallas…
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Colorado Georgia and Maine Now Honor Virginia
Those will concealed carry permits from Virginia received a little gift today. There are now three new states who have begun to honor the Virginia resident and or the Virginia non-resident permit.
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South Carolina and Georgia Now Have Permit Reciprocity
On Friday something very unusual happened. South Carolina passed a law that was signed in by Gov. Nikki Haley and went into effect on Friday June 3rd. The law granted reciprocity to Georgia in South Carolina. South Carolina’s policy has been to only honor permits from states that have similar or higher training standards which did not include Georgia because Georgia does not require any training to obtain a permit.
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Mom Defends Two Children From 3 Male Intruders
The woman responded with gun fire and struck one of the intruders. All three men fled by foot and were pursued by law enforcement with K-9 officers. The search was successful and all three men were taken into custody.
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Georgia Homeowner Fights Off Violent Attackers and Starts Shooting
Things went bad and the homeowner began to physically wrestle with the intruders. Later they would be found with zip ties so it has been assumed by media outlets that the intruders may have attempted to secure or tie up the homeowner but they failed.
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Maine and Georgia Now Honor Each Other’s Permits
With that said, Georgia has begun to honor the Maine resident permit and thus Maine now honor’s the Georgia resident permit.
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