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Pennsylvania and Virginia Restore Mutual Concealed Carry Reciprocity—Finally

By Jacob Paulsen / June 13, 2025

Pennsylvania and Virginia have reinstated mutual concealed carry reciprocity, restoring rights lost in 2018. Permit holders in both states can now legally carry across state lines under the new agreement signed June 11, 2025.

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Pennsylvania Affirms That State Law is Supreme Over Local Laws

By Jacob Paulsen / December 4, 2024

The Pennsylvania State Supreme Court ruled on Nov 20, 2024 in a case that we have been monitoring since 2022. To make a long story short, The City of Philadelphia…

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S7E2: JUSTIFIED SAVES – Why Concealment is Important

By Riley Bowman / July 28, 2022

Riley and Matthew share the latest JUSTIFIED SAVES including the successes and the failures. Events include carjackings, attempted robberies, home invasions, and more. Plus we discuss the case out of Tennessee where a store clerk being chased down by a threat has his hand forced when his gun becomes apparent to that attacker.

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S4E16: JUSTIFIED SAVES – Texas Custody and Florida Road Rage Shootings

By Riley Bowman / December 10, 2021

Riley and Matthew share the latest JUSTIFIED SAVES including the successes and the failures. We also discuss the recent Chad Read/Kyle Carruth shooting in Texas as well as the Florida Road Rage incident where a pregnant woman was killed.

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Episode 495 – Victim Charged With Homicide

By Jacob Paulsen / April 14, 2021

Jacob and Matthew cover DGU news stories. One startling where a serious misstep causes the victim of the crime to be charged with homicide for their attempt to defend themselves.

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Episode 480: When is it Best to Walk Away?

By Riley Bowman / February 18, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen go back to our roots and break down a simple topic about different handgun trigger types and what’s relevant for gun carriers to know about them. Tune in!

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Episode 470: JUSTIFIED SAVES – A Wild Month in DGU’s

By Riley Bowman / January 14, 2021

Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share the latest JUSTIFIED SAVE news stories from around the nation, and boy, has the last month been an interesting one. Several stories are not like your typical defensive gun use (DGU) incidents, so you won’t want to miss this one! Tune in!

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Episode 461: The Death of the Pistol Brace?

By Riley Bowman / December 3, 2020

Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen share the latest legislative news updates including stories about a case the SCOTUS has agreed to hear, how one man is in hot water for selling “wall hangers,” and what a future America might look like with a certain someone in the White House. Tune in!

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I Have To Wait How Long For My Concealed Carry Permit???

By Joshua Gillem / July 21, 2020

All of the recent background check news for new firearm purchases along with a fantastically large number of new gun owners flooding the market has had unforeseen consequences for those…

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PA Attorney General Classifies 80% Lowers and Kits as Guns

By Joshua Gillem / December 17, 2019

The PA Attorney General, Josh Shapiro, says he now considers “ghost guns” or 80% lowers and the kits used to complete them, as guns. Shapiro told sources that his agents…

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Episode 365: Don’t Need an AR? This Pregnant Mother Disagrees!

By Riley Bowman / November 18, 2019

Today Riley and Matthew cover the latest stories from around the USA in the firearms and concealed carry communities. Today is our JUSTIFIED SAVES Edition and we’re talking about how one construction worker defended himself against an attacker, how one pregnant mother used an AR15 to defend her family, and more! Join in and listen!

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Episode 361: California’s Onslaught of Anti-Gun Legislation

By Riley Bowman / October 30, 2019

Today Riley and Matthew cover the latest stories from around the USA about firearms and concealed carry related legislation, laws, gun control, etc. Today we’ll be talking about the insane amount of gun control coming out of California recently as signed by Governor Newsom, plus some pivotal cases in the courts, and we break down an interesting and potentially confusing case dealing with the definition of 80% receivers.

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Episode 354: “I Will Not Comply!”

By Riley Bowman / October 4, 2019

Today Riley and Matthew cover the latest stories from around the USA about firearms and concealed carry related legislation, laws, gun control, etc. Today we’ll be talking about the current push to ban “assault weapons,” create mandatory buyback programs, registration, licensing, and red flag laws. Plus we’ll talk about the testimony in front of a House Judiciary Committee given yesterday by Dianna Muller and her clarion call of “I will not comply!”

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Episode 283: The Next Wave of Gun Control May Not Come As You Think

By Riley Bowman / January 3, 2019

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 one story where one man saves an entire store of people during a violent robbery…AND it almost costs him his LIFE!!

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Episode 237: Child Finds Gun in Sofa at IKEA

By Riley Bowman / June 30, 2018

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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