The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that it is unlawful for PA police to detain and search someone based solely on the premise they may be carrying a concealed weapon. Today, the PA Supreme Court released a 53-page majority opinion written by Justice David Wecht on the case brought before them to address whether the mere knowledge […]
On October 17th of 2015 Stephen Maddox was attacked three separate times by 41-year-old Kelly Wilkerson and his wife. After unsuccessfully attempting to flee his attackers, Maddox was forced to shoot Wilkerson. A long-time concealed carry permit holder, Maddox felt he had nothing to fear from the legal system since he believed the shooting to […]
Wondering how easy it would be to lose your permit? I’ve spent the last several hours reviewing state statutes for about 35 of the 50 states and basically they are all extremely similar. There are variances in the wording but for the most part from state to state, based on my research, the ways you […]
In this episode of SHOP Talk with Riley Bowman, he discusses the law of self-defense. Chances are good that you don’t know as much about the laws of defending yourself as you should. Heck, I used to work for a company that teaches these laws and I don’t know them as well as I’d like. […]
Until recently, New Mexico and Louisiana had honored each other’s concealed carry permits. That has now changed. Now residents of New Mexico will no longer be allowed to carry concealed in the state of Louisiana, and vice versa. As of a few days ago the NM and LA state government sites show the updated lists […]
Today Riley is MIA (Missing in Action), so Jacob and Matthew decided to play while he was away by recording this episode about hosting visitors at your home or being hosted by someone else and how to handle the intricacies of those situations while being a good concealed carrier. Enjoy!
