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About This Episode:

In this episode, Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen share top lessons learned from concealed carry permit renewal lessons. Some are obvious, some are not. If you’re new to carrying a gun, do you fall within these categories? Or if you’ve been carrying for a while, are some of these things still mistakes you’re making?? Tune in so you don’t miss!

As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com!

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About This Episode:

Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen are back with another round of Justified Saves, and this one has a theme neither of them went looking for. A Florida homeowner fires through a closed front door. An Arizona homeowner fires at a shadow near a window. A Virginia father blocks in a delivery driver over a speeding complaint while his kids watch from the yard. And a Tulsa business owner draws his gun during what started as a conversation about a repossessed truck. Four cases, four very different endings, and one uncomfortable question running underneath all of them: did you actually know what you were shooting at?

Then the guys turn to the saves – a bank customer who steps in when a robber pulls a knife on the tellers, a man who comes back to a house he’d been thrown out of earlier that day and punches his way through the door, and a woman in Broward County who had nowhere left to go. Riley and Jacob break down the legal exposure, the tactical decisions, and the moments where each of these was still winnable.

As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com!

News Stories Referenced In This Episode

Leesburg, FL — Firing Through a Closed Door

Saint David, AZ — Shooting at a Shadow

Chesapeake, VA — The Escalation That Killed a Father

Tulsa, OK — Mike’s Towing

San Antonio, TX — Stepping Into a Family Fight

Cedar Hill, TX — Armed Customer Stops a Bank Robbery

Normandy, MO — He Came Back Through the Door

Deerfield Beach, FL — Nowhere Left to Go

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About This Episode:

Today, Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen are bringing you our Legislative and Legal Updates episode — and August may have been the single biggest month for gun law in decades. Two federal courts struck down long-standing rules, the DOJ reversed a decades-old position on carrying in post offices, New Mexico’s waiting period finally died, and the FBI quietly released a crime report that nobody on the other side seems eager to talk about. California, meanwhile, just sent three more bills to the Governor’s desk.

But the big one is the NFA. You’ve seen the headlines saying it’s dead. Riley read the actual court order, and it isn’t — not for most of you. He also thinks the Justice Department made a serious mistake in how it handled the win, and that’s the part almost nobody is talking about. Jacob pushes back. Tune in so you don’t miss!

As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com!

News Stories Referenced In This Episode

Silencer Shop Ruling: The NFA Is Not Dead

Federal Judge Strikes Down NFA Registration for Suppressors and SBRs

DOJ Says Lawful Gun Owners Can Carry in Post Offices

Federal Judge Rules Biden-Era Ghost Gun Restrictions Unconstitutional

District Court Enters Final Judgment Striking Down New Mexico’s Waiting Period Law in NRA Victory

California Anti-Gun Bills Pass the Legislature, Now Heading to the Governor’s Desk

SCOTUS Statutory Ruling Not the Final Word on Biden-Era Frame or Receiver Rule

FBI Releases Final Crime Report for 2025 to the Dismay of Firearm Prohibitionists

DOJ’s Post Office Directive Marks Another Second Amendment Milestone

Federal Firearms Rights Restoration

FBI Releases 2025 Reported Crimes in the Nation Statistics

FBI’s Latest Report Leaves ‘More Guns, More Crime’ Hypothesis in Tatters

Texas News Report — The Center Square

Grassroots Judicial Report — August 26, 2026

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Episode Sponsors:

CCW Safe – CCW Safe is a self-defense coverage provider that helps cover legal costs if you’re ever involved in a self-defense incident. All the training in the world sharpens you for the fight itself — CCW Safe is there for the legal fight that can follow. Visit ccwsafe.com to learn about their coverage options.

Defense After Dark Online Course – Today’s episode is also brought to you by Defense After Dark, our online course built around a reality most training ignores: the majority of violent encounters happen in low light. If this episode has you mapping out your next class, this is a great one to add to the list — learn to identify threats, run a light, and defend yourself when you can’t see clearly.

About This Episode:

Today, Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen step off the range and into the classroom — because signing up for a training class is the easy part; actually getting your money’s worth out of it is another story. Whether you’re booking your very first class or your fifteenth, this episode breaks down the habits that separate the students who walk away transformed from the ones who walk away with a certificate and not much else.

We get into how to choose the right class for where you actually are, what to do in the days before you ever set foot on the range, the mindset that makes instruction stick, and the step most students skip entirely once class lets out.

As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com!

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Episode Sponsors:

CCW Safe – CCW Safe is a self-defense coverage provider that helps cover legal costs if you’re ever involved in a self-defense incident — and as you’ll hear today, even a shooting that gets ruled justified can still mean an arrest, an investigation, and a long wait to find out whether you’ll be charged. Visit ccwsafe.com to learn about their coverage options.

HK-USA – Today’s episode is brought to you by HK-USA — Heckler & Koch, makers of some of the finest firearms in the world. When you need a firearm you can count on for personal defense, HK delivers.

About This Episode:

Today, Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen have a lot to unpack–and this month, all eyes are on Twin Falls. From a road-rage confrontation that turns into a hard lesson on drawing against an unarmed attacker to a lunchtime rescue nobody saw coming, this episode is packed with real-world defensive gun use stories that test the limits of what you think you know about self-defense.

We dig into the tactical trap of the “unarmed but advancing” threat, a homeowner who’d already been targeted more than once, and a self-defense claim a grieving family is fighting out in public. Plus: our full take on the In-N-Out shooting — what the armed responders got right, what’s still up for debate, and the split-second decisions worth studying long after the headlines fade. Tune in so you don’t miss!

As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com!

News Stories Referenced:

Hancock County prosecutor says shooting of unarmed man falls under self-defense; no charges filed in road rage shooting

Large police investigation on Avery Street in Rochester

Tuscumbia homeowner shoots burglary suspect; police report suspect to face charges

‘I just want peace’: Man claims self-defense in downtown South Bend shooting

Dog shot, killed after attacking juvenile in Morton, police say

Mobile business owner says he shot and killed man in self defense

Police: Man shot, killed after allegedly stalking victim, breaking into apartment

Off-duty trooper, former officer, armed bystander confront Idaho gunman who killed 3

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