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New Michigan Gun Control Laws Go Into Effect

By Jacob Paulsen / February 14, 2024

New Michigan gun control laws went into effect this week, strengthening the universal background check law, adding safe storage requirements, a red flag law, and more.

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Leaked ATF Doc Shows Plan To Enact Universal Background Checks by End of Year

By Matthew Maruster / August 7, 2023

After Congress passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) in June of last year, Joe Biden triumphantly signed the bill as making good on a campaign promise to enact tougher…

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White House:Biden Executive Order Brings U.S. “As Close to Universal Background Checks as Possible”

By Matthew Maruster / March 14, 2023

Back in January, a 72-year-old lunatic shot and killed 11 people at a dance studio in Monterey Park, California. Today Biden is in that same California town to announce his…

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Background Checks and Mass Shooters, How Did They Get Their Guns?

By Matthew Maruster / April 19, 2021

How Did Mass Shooters Get Their Guns? Moreover, Did They Pass Background Checks? We looked at 26 mass shootings for roughly 12 years between 2009 through 2021, in which we…

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Untold Truths About Background Checks

By Matthew Maruster / April 16, 2021

How do criminals get their guns? Do background checks keep criminals from getting guns? What happens when someone lies on the application to buy a gun? We must have factual…

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Gun Control, HR 8 and HR 1446 Pass House

By Matthew Maruster / March 12, 2021

HR 8 and HR 1446 Gun Control Bills Passed in House Believe it or not, the media and congress hyper-focus on anything related to COVID and comrade Faucci is starting…

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Episode 287: Another Active Shooter STOPPED and the Realities of UBC’s

By Riley Bowman / January 17, 2019

Today Riley and Jacob 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 an Alabama security guard prevents what could have been a very bad mass shooting by taking the bad guy out with her sidearm!

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Episode 275: The Largest Corporate Donation to an Anti-Gun Cause

By Riley Bowman / November 21, 2018

Today Riley and Jacob 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 Boston story where a man chased after a thief and ended up having to use his gun to defend himself. What lessons can we learn from this and these other stories? Join in and listen!

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Episode 273: 2018 Post-Election Analysis…and it ain’t good…

By Riley Bowman / November 13, 2018

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 Denver story where a man dies defending his life against a teenaged punk…all over an Xbox. What lessons can we learn from this and these other stories? Join in and listen!

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Episode 271: Man Fought Back Against Active Shooter With a Broom

By Riley Bowman / November 6, 2018

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 Seattle story where a CCWer attempts to save a woman from a stabbing but he’s too late. What lessons can we learn from this and these other stories? Join in and listen!

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Episode 269: The Feds May Come After You…If You Use an AR Pistol

By Riley Bowman / October 31, 2018

Today Riley and Jacob 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 an active shooter event where a CCWer saves lives and in the McDonald’s patron that stops a violent armed robbery! What lessons can we learn from this and these other stories? Join in and listen!

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Episode 267: Is Your Neighbor a Threat??

By Riley Bowman / October 25, 2018

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 two cases where homeowners have to use their guns to stop violent attacks and even murder from their neighbors! What lessons can we learn from this and these other stories? Join in and listen!

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Episode 259: Target Shooters Make HUGE Mistake, End Up Killing Boy

By Riley Bowman / October 1, 2018

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 the case where a man is forced to take cover and return fire after a case of hit-and-run turned into road rage. Also we cover the tragic story of a 14-yr-old Utah boy killed by a stray bullet from unsuspecting target shooters, and we discuss how we might better able avoid similar things from happening in the future.

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Episode 165: Universal Background Checks Ineffective Study Shows

By Riley Bowman / October 16, 2017

Some pretty big news out this week about background checks. A three year look back at the effectiveness of universal background checks in Colorado and Washington forced the author of that study who “wanted to see a different result” to admit that there has been no measurable impact on crime reduction. This plus tons of other great analysis on many other stories including a couple of JUSTIFIED stories that have some critical lessons to learn from.

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States are Considering Universal Background Checks, But Do They Do Anything?

By Craig Martin / October 18, 2016

This election season, the states of Nevada and Maine have ballot initiatives that are particularly important to gun owners in those states, and depending on their success, could have lasting effects on citizens of all the United States who are proud to call themselves gun owners.

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