Episodes

Topic: Handgun Purchase Ban for 18-20 Year Olds Unconstitutional Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen discuss the recent Legislative News from around the US including stories about how one federal judge is opening the door for lawsuits against gun manufacturers, while another is ruling that the 21-year-old age requirement for handgun purchases is unconstitutional. As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com! Two Options to Listen/View: P...

Topic: The Arvada Colorado Incident Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss and break down the incident that happened in Arvada, Colorado on June 21, 2021 and claimed the lives of Officer Gordon Beesley and Good Samaritan Johnny Hurley. What went wrong? What went right? What can we learn from this and use as a lesson learned to do better in the future? Tune in! As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com! Two Options to Listen/Vi...

Topic: News and Gear Reviews – Why is the Block19 Catching so Much Hate? Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share the latest industry news. We discuss some recent data about the rise in gun sales correlated with gun violence, we wonder how the State of New York can get away with passing laws that go against current US law, and we take a look at the Culper Precision and their new Block19 that ALMOST came to market. As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitte...

Topic: JUSTIFIED SAVES – Shot by Police While Trying to do the Right Thing Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share the latest JUSTIFIED SAVES (Defensive Gun Uses) including a great example of a young 12-year-old boy stepping in to save the day. Plus we’ll talk about somethings that didn’t go so well including the unfortunate death of Johnny Hurley in the Olde Town Arvada shooting As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com! Two Opt...

Topic: Season 2 Recap and Wrap-up Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster are excited to bring to you our first season recap and wrap-up episode. We will review top moments and topics from Season 2 and share our biggest takeaways. We look forward to Season 3 kicking off next week! As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com! Two Options to Listen/View: Press PLAY on the player above to listen to the audio. Press PLAY on the video ...

Topic: 7 Criteria For A Quick Access Safe Jacob and Matthew talk about the unique criteria to use when shopping for quick access safes. The majority of the safes on the market don’t set you up for success so this discussion will help you navigate the marketplace and be prepared to respond effectively in an emergency. Here is the article referenced: https://www.concealedcarry.com/gear/handgun-safe-buyers-guide/ As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podc...

Topic: Carrying a Gun While Injured or Disabled Riley Bowman and Spencer Keepers of Keepers Concealment discuss the various considerations that must be made and accommodated for when a person is injured, disabled, or recovering from surgery. This is not something that is often discussed or even on a lot of people’s minds…until it affects them. Tune in, I promise this will be an educational episode! As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealed...

Topic: Efficiency in the Draw Stroke Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss how to gain efficiency in the draw stroke which happens to be the topic of the most recent Shooter Ready Challenge. Check it out at https://www.shooterreadychallenge.com and tune into today’s episode! As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com! Two Options to Listen/View: Press PLAY on the player above to listen to the audio. Press PLAY on the vi...

Topic: Top 5 Forks in Shooting Road…That Were Mistakes! with Hany Mahmoud Riley Bowman interviews Hany Mahmoud–law enforcement officer, firearms instructor, all-around good guy! Hany’s going to share with us the 5 common mistakes made by a lot of shooters and gun carriers. We’re also going to talk about what he’ll be teaching at the 2021 Guardian Conference in Oklahoma City. As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com! Two Options ...

Topic: News and Gear Reviews – New Guns From Mossberg and Rock Island Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share the latest industry news with new firearm releases from two major companies plus updates on an important court case. Plus we share with you our reviews of two products we recently tried. Tune in! As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com! Two Options to Listen/View: Press PLAY on the player above to listen to the a...

Topic: Reasons You Shouldn’t Carry A Spare Magazine or Invest in Better Gear Today, Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen discuss priorities…priorities in gear, priorities in training. Should you carry that spare mag? Or should you carry a tourniquet? Should you invest in a “better” gun? Or should you take that 2-day shooting class coming to your local area? All great things to consider, so TUNE IN!!! As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarr...

Topic: JUSTIFIED SAVES – Brother Against Brother Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss the last month’s JUSTIFIED SAVE–or Defensive Gun Use (DGU)–stories including some big-time lessons learned, some things that went great…and other things that went terribly… Tune in! As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com! Two Options to Listen/View: Press PLAY on the player above to listen to the audio. Press PLAY on the video bel...

Topic: Your Car is NOT a Holster…or a Safe Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss problems associated with using car holsters and/or storage solutions–safety issues, theft issues, circumstances involving children, and also potential problems with law enforcement interactions. Tune in! As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com! Two Options to Listen/View: Press PLAY on the player above to listen to the audio. Press PLAY ...

Topic: Legislative Updates – ATF is Trying to Expand its Powers Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster bring to you the latest legislative news including updates on the Caniglia Supreme Court ruling, Constitutional Carry in Texas, campus carry laws in Montana, and how the ATF is looking to expand its regulatory powers over how firearm frames and receivers are defined and what that could mean for the future of the Second Amendment. Tune in! As always, any questions or suggestions for future ep...

Topic: The Mother of All Malfunctions Today, Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen discuss the latest Shooter Ready Challenge video from https://www.shooterreadychallenge.com. This month’s challenge is about type 3 malfunctions, also known as double-feeds. We’ll discuss a couple of different methodologies for solving these types of malfunctions and explore efficiency opportunities. Tune in! As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com! Two...

Topic: Getting Your FFL…Should You?? with Ryan Cleckner Today, Riley Bowman interviews Ryan Cleckner from RocketFFL.com, former special operations sniper team leader, firearms attorney, instructor, author of the book “Long Range Shooting Handbook” and host of the Going Ballistic podcast. We talk about what’s involved in becoming a federally licensed firearms dealer, why some people choose to do it, and why you wouldn’t want to do it. Tune in! As always, any questions or suggestions for future e...

Topic: 50 Percent of the US is Unregulated in This One Thing Today, Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen discuss the one area in the law that 50 percent of the United States is unregulated in–Permitless Concealed Carry. What does this mean for the future of our Second Amendment? What does this mean for training of CCWers? What can we do to be responsible concealed carriers? Tune in! As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com! Two Option...

Topic: News and Gear Reviews – New Micro-Compact From Taurus…the GX4 Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss the recent news from within the industry including some big stuff from the Supreme Court, gun confiscations in California, lawsuits, and a new micro-compact entry to the market from Taurus…the GX4. Tune in!! As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com! Two Options to Listen/View: Press PLAY on the player above to li...

Topic: 4 Rules For Holsters Today, Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen discuss “4 Rules for Holsters” to help you select the best holsters for your EDC needs that allow you to be effective in accessing your gun in defense but also to keep you safe! Tune in!! As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com! Two Options to Listen/View: Press PLAY on the player above to listen to the audio. Press PLAY on the video below to watch the live recor...

Topic: When Trying to Be a Good Samaritan Fails Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster share the latest JUSTIFIED SAVE stories from around the country, especially ones where we feel there are good lessons to be learned. This is one of our most popular podcast series, so don’t miss it! Tune in! As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com! Two Options to Listen/View: Press PLAY on the player above to listen to the audio. Press PLAY...

Topic: Shoot or Don’t Shoot? That is the Question – Steve Moses Today, Riley Bowman brings on the show a special guest, Steve Moses of Palisade Training Group, a fantastic and very articulate instructor. Steve has a well-rounded background of experience of understanding and teaching how to deal with every day conflict between people. I promise you are going to enjoy this interview! As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com! Two O...

Topic: Breaking Down Type 1 Malfunctions Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen discuss Type 1 or Failure-to-Fire Malfunctions, how they relate to us as CCWers and how we can effectively practice them. This was the topic of the most recent Shooter Ready Challenge, so enjoy today’s episode but also head on over to https://www.shooterreadychallenge.com to watch the video for a practical demonstration and how to set it up in dry fire! As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be subm...

Topic: The Best and Worst of the Concealed Carry Podcast Today, Riley Bowman, Jacob Paulsen, and Matthew Maruster all join forces to celebrate and talk about reaching the HUGE milestone of 500 episodes of the Concealed Carry Podcast. We’re going to share our favorite moments, episodes, and interviews, and we’re also going to talk about our least favorite and least popular episodes of the podcast and what we wish we could do over. PLUS, we’re announcing multiple winners from our 500th Episode Giv...

Topic: States Moving The Opposite Direction As The Feds Today is legislative updates and a big giveaway announcement. We discuss 4 different states all moving to constitutional carry and the implications of so much Gun Freedom in our current political climate plus other updates from Idaho, North Dakota, West Virginia, Kansas, and Wyoming! As always, any questions or suggestions for future episodes can be submitted to podcast@concealedcarry.com! Two Options to Listen/View: Press PLAY on the pla...