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Trump Ends Banking War on Gun Industry with New Executive Order

By Jacob Paulsen / August 13, 2025

Trump’s executive order ends banking discrimination against gun companies after years of financial persecution. Learn how states like Texas forced banks to reverse anti-gun policies.

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ATF Pistol Brace Rule is Finally Dead – Here’s How We Got Here

By Jacob Paulsen / July 26, 2025

The ATF Pistol Brace Rule that threatened millions of gun owners is finally dead. Trump’s DOJ just ended Biden’s unconstitutional brace ban for good.

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The Big Beautiful Bill: First Blood Against the NFA

By Jacob Paulsen / July 7, 2025

The Big Beautiful Bill cut the $200 NFA tax and nearly removed suppressors from regulation. See what changed—and what gun owners are still fighting for.

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National Concealed Carry Reciprocity – Trump Promises

By Jacob Paulsen / November 20, 2024

Earlier this month in a statement given by President-Elect Donald Trump he restated his commitment to push for and ultimately sign into law national concealed carry reciprocity. This video clip…

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FBI Crime Stats Revision Disrupts Political Rhetoric

By Jacob Paulsen / October 22, 2024

Each year the FBI collects crime data and publishes it in a public report. In September 2023, when the FBI published the final data for the year 2022 it reflected…

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S4E19: Legislative Updates – Constitutional Carry is Dead For This State

By Riley Bowman / December 23, 2021

Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss the recent Legislative News from around the US including stories about how one state’s governor recently vetoed Constitutional Carry legislation. Meanwhile, Constitutional Carry has a chance in another US state, and we need to help support its passage.

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Trump Said He’d Sign A Concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill if it Reaches His Desk

By Joshua Gillem / October 19, 2020

The thought of a national concealed carry reciprocity bill is something that warms me up on a cool, autumn day. As someone who used to live on the New Jersey…

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What the Debate Has to do With Guns (It’s Not What You Think)

By Joshua Gillem / September 30, 2020

I usually try to keep our topics about guns because that is the topic of our blog, concealed carry and self-defense in particular, but this is somehow indirectly related as…

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Episode 433: Good and Bad News for the Second Amendment

By Riley Bowman / July 24, 2020

Today. Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster bring you our monthly legislative news update. We cover stories on the national level and from states such as Hawaii, Colorado, Virginia, and also a unique story from the Czech Republic. Tune in!

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Episode 345: Guns and Ammo Taxes Coming?

By Riley Bowman / August 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 the March for Our Lives students want to enact, how some cities are turning to guns and ammunition taxes to try to combat crime, and more! Join in and listen!

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Walmart, President Trump, And The NRA

By Joshua Gillem / August 20, 2019

There is so much news coming out this week it’s almost hard to know where to start. It’s a mix, really. Some good, some bad. We’ll start with what’s going…

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Episode 336: Is New Zealand Setting the Example for the U.S. to Follow?

By Riley Bowman / July 30, 2019

Today Riley and Matthew cover the latest stories from around the USA in the firearms and concealed carry communities. Today is our Industry News Edition and we’re talking about the downfall of the NRA, a lawsuit against a gun manufacturer, and how the ATF apparently gets to change the rules on a whim.

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Episode 325: Industry News – What About Lead Exposure??

By Riley Bowman / June 13, 2019

Today Riley and Matthew cover the latest stories from around the USA in the firearms and concealed carry communities. Today is our Industry News Edition and we’re talking about silencers being on the chopping block, how the myth of Australian-style gun control prevents mass shootings has just been busted, and also about the importance of having a discussion about lead exposure from shooting. Join in and listen!

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Episode 321: Legislative Updates – Trump’s New ATF Head Pick Pro-Gun?…or is he??

By Riley Bowman / May 31, 2019

Today Riley and Matthew cover the latest stories from around the USA in the firearms and concealed carry communities. Today is our Legislative Updates Edition and we’re talking about some important stories from around the nation.

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Episode 203: Study Shows Schools Safer Now Than in the 1990’s

By Riley Bowman / February 28, 2018

Today Riley and Jacob talk about the latest news from across the gun and concealed carry industry. The NRA is taking the blame for the Parkland, FL shooting. It looks like Delta Airlines may be paying a HUGE price for this idiotic move. Mass shootings and school shootings may not be as bad as the media would have you believe. Also we cover an amazing report from a professor at Northeastern University that explains with substantiated facts that schools are actually safer now than they were back in the 1990’s. Listen in to find out how and don’t miss today’s JUSTIFIED stories that also support the pro-gun stance! Share this with all your friends and family!

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