On the weekly Concealed Carry Podcast, we cover defensive gun use stories about once a month. Sometimes we include stories of things you should not do. Occasionally, these stories involve people who use guns to defend themselves, and one of more of the fired rounds misses the threat. The fired bullets go somewhere, sometimes striking a person. I recently came across this story from Texarkana, Texas, in which a stray bullet struck an 18-year-old boy who was playing in a college baseball game. Here is what the police say happened. Texas College Baseball Player Struck by Stray Bullet During Game ..read more

Last week, a thief stole a man’s unoccupied truck from his San Antonio home. Unbeknownst to the thief, inside the truck was an Apple AirTag device, which the owner could track with his phone. The owner located his truck and the police are now investigating the circumstances that led to one man’s death. Photo grab from KHOU 11 News San Antonio Shooting Incident— According to a KHOU 11 report, around 1 PM, the San Antonio Police Department received a call from a resident in the north part of the city that someone stole his truck from his home. The truck’s owner began tracking the truck’s locat ..read more

Houston METRO station at Main and Pierce St. Photo from ABC 13 A Monday evening, strong-armed robbery in a Texas METRO station didn’t go exactly as the criminal planned. The victim, a disabled United States Military Veteran, turned the tables on the dirt bag when he used a firearm he carries for self-defense. Man Turns Tables on Attacker in Houston METRO Station— According to Houston Police, at around 8:45 PM on Monday, the victim was inside the METRO downtown transit station on Main and Pierce Street. The victim, who is a wheelchair bound military veteran, was at the station waiting for a r ..read more

On February 3rd, a Federal Judge dismissed, with prejudice, the charges from a May 2022 arrest of Texas man Jared Harrison in the case, United States v. Jared Michael Harrison. The state charged Harrison with unlawful possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of a controlled substance (marijuana) under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3). While the case is a win for Constitutional rights, it’s important to understand how the court came to its decision. Photo: Wikipedia United States v. Jared Michael Harrison — From the court’s decision, here is the background of the case: On May 20, 2022, Harrison was ..read more

When a man unlawfully entered the home of an Edinburg, Texas woman last week, he got something he didn’t expect. The homeowner protected her children and herself from the unwelcomed intruder by shooting him. This sort of thing happens all the time. However, even with the scant details provided in news reports, this was an absolute textbook example of how to do it right. Hidalgo County, Texas, Home Invasion— According to law enforcement, just after 9 PM, a man entered a Hidalgo County home through the garage. Inside the home were a woman and her children. The woman called 911 while retreating ..read more

JM4 Tactical, the Texas-based handgun holster company, just announced they are breaking into the caffeine industry with a locally roasted line of coffee. According to the website E-Imports, “Coffee Statistics 2022,” The United States ranks 8th worldwide in coffee consumption. The website claims that over 50% or 150 million American’s 18 years old and over drink coffee daily. Guns and Coffee — My anecdotal evidence leads me to believe that many of these coffee drinkers are also freedom-loving gun-owners. So I wasn’t shocked at all when Chad, the owner of JM4 Tactical, told me he was launching ..read more

Texas Gun Law: There is no denying it. Gun law can be confusing. Even those who consider themselves experts do as poorly on The Self Defense Gun Law Quiz as those who don’t. In fact, the average score is between 5 and 6 out of 10, regardless of the professed amount of legal knowledge. It makes sense; gun law is tricky. The legal jargon can be almost impossible to wade through without having passed the Bar Exam. I hope to shed light on Texas state laws regarding carrying a firearm into businesses that don’t allow it and the differences between a 30.06 sign and a 30.07 sign. What could happen w ..read more

Catalytic converters contain palladium and rhodium. These metals fetch a pretty penny at recycling centers. For this reason, thieves cut them off vehicles and turn them in for some quick drug money. Texas made the list of top five states for most catalytic converter thefts. Increase in Catalytic Converter Thefts: To put the dramatic increase in context, Houston reported 85 catalytic converter thefts in all of 2018. This year, Houston Police report two-thousand two hundred thefts. So what does this have to do with concealed carry? More thefts equal a greater possibility for a confrontation bet ..read more

For the second year in a row, the NRA will not hold an annual meeting. Yesterday, the NRA announced they had canceled the 2021 Annual Meetings scheduled for September 3rd through 5th. NRA Annual Meeting Canceled The cancellation marked a setback from the idea that the country is “returning to normal.” Also, this year marked the NRA’s 150th year in existence. For each year, except the last two, the organization has held annual meetings. So the organization’s 150th anniversary is something to celebrate even with the organization’s recent mismanagement and troubles. However, growing concerns ove ..read more