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TSA Wants to Revoke Your Handgun License If You Do This 1 Thing

By Matthew Maruster / October 13, 2021

According to the agency’s website, the Transportation  Security Administration’s (TSA) mission is to: Protect the nation’s transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce. Apparently, the TSA,…

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Man cautiously checking a bearded stranger outside his front door through a side window, highlighting a potential home defense scenario.

Better Renter Security: 3 Tools to Help Stay Alert

By Brian McLaughlin / May 27, 2021

Security Strategies For Renters: Renters and apartment residents face unique challenges when it comes to home defense. Living in such proximity to neighbors makes home defense challenging in ways those…

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Best Renters’ Options For Security

By Brian McLaughlin / May 4, 2021

When it comes to home defense, renters, and especially those who live in an apartment, face difficulties homeowners may not need to consider. Those who live on the ground floor…

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Episode 488: One Common Thing Overlooked in a Gunfight

By Riley Bowman / March 19, 2021

Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen talk about the one thing that is overlooked by self-defenders involved in violent altercations. How to prevent that mistake

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Man cautiously checking a bearded stranger outside his front door through a side window, highlighting a potential home defense scenario.

Home Invasion Story Highlights Classic Door Ambush

By Joshua Gillem / September 25, 2020

Waukegan, IL — The Waukegan Police Department was called out to a home invasion this past week and arrived on scene to find two male bodies laying in the front…

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Episode 430: Camping, Hiking, and Carrying a Gun

By Jacob Paulsen / July 4, 2020

Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen tackle a very valid question: what are the best practices for defending oneself or one’s campsite, tent, RV, etc. when out enjoying the great outdoors? How can we limit our risk from both human and animal threats?

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Episode 349: News & Gear Reviews – KelTec P17

By Riley Bowman / September 16, 2019

Today Riley and Jacob talk about some new products coming to market including an exciting and very affordable new pistol from KelTec. We discuss the surge in recent gun sales and why, and we talk about some Walmart-related issues including how Walmart management got involved with Bloomberg more than a decade ago, AND we give our review of a couple of products we’ve recently gotten our hands on

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Renting While Owning Guns? Some Things to Consider…

By Brian McLaughlin / July 30, 2019

When it comes to firearm ownership, renters, and especially those who live in an apartment, face difficulties homeowners may not need to consider. Here are some things to think about…

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Episode 284: Not Your Home? Changing Protocol For Visitors and When Traveling

By Riley Bowman / January 7, 2019

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!

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The Big Mistake Of Not Having A Dedicated Range Bag

By Jacob Paulsen / September 4, 2018

  One thing that all of us eventually learn as gun owners is the value and the necessity of having a dedicated and made for the purpose range bag. Sometimes…

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Concealed Carry Laws and Tactics for Hotels

By Jacob Paulsen / August 15, 2018

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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Do You Want to Argue Politics, Or Make Our Schools Safer?

By Matthew Maruster / February 27, 2018

The solution to ending school shootings does not rest in the hands of Congress. Again and again I hear there needs to be a ‘conversation’ about how to prevent school…

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Episode 134: Keeping a Gun on the Nightstand?

By Jacob Paulsen / June 28, 2017

Topic: Keeping a Gun on the Nightstand? Today Riley and Jacob talk about different ways and strategies for keeping your gun handy yet secure on or near the nightstand for quick…

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Keeping A Gun On The Nightstand

By Jacob Paulsen / June 9, 2017

If you have been in the industry for awhile you may have been subjected to the debate surrounding “keeping the firearm on the nightstand” for quick access in a middle…

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35 Home Defense Tactics To Prevent Intruders [Updated]

By Jacob Paulsen / March 17, 2017

We all train and prepare to be able to use our firearms to defend ourselves in any life threatening situation but of course we hope we don’t have to. Today’s article will outline 29 things you can do to increase your home security and make it less likely that you will have to use the gun.

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