S13E19: Justified Saves – The Armed Citizen Erased From History

01:11:37 min May 15, 2026 Concealed Carry Podcast

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About This Episode:

Today, Riley Bowman brings Mitch Goerdt back on for another podcast episode. This is our monthly Justified Saves episode — the one where we go through real defensive gun use stories from across the country and talk about what happened, what went right, and sometimes... what gives us pause.

Before we get into the stories, a quick note on categories. Each month we sort these into two buckets. First, we've got our Hmm?... stories — DGUs that appear to be justified, but have enough wrinkles in them that they make us go, 'hmmm?' And then we've got our Justified Saves — cleaner cases where a law-abiding citizen used a firearm to protect themselves or others. No "What Not to Do" segment this month, which honestly is a good thing.

A lot of ground to cover today — nine total stories — so let's get into it. Tune in so you don't miss!

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