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Florida just conceded gun waiting periods are unconstitutional — plus the disciplined mindset, this month's justified saves, and 15–25% off holsters, tools, and rifles.
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June 17th, 2026 Edition
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Gun Waiting Periods Are Dumb And Unconstitutional. Florida Just Agreed.
Gun Waiting Periods Are Unconstitutional
Here's the logic that never held up: you pass the background check, you're cleared to own a gun — and then the state sends you home to wait three, five, sometimes ten days before you can actually pick it up. A waiting period doesn't decide whether you're allowed to exercise the right. It just delays a right you've already been cleared for. Florida has now conceded in court that those waiting periods are unconstitutional, and the reasoning reaches well past Florida's borders. I break down exactly what the state agreed to, why the "cooling off period" justification collapses under any real scrutiny, and what this signals for the states that still make you wait.

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The Disciplined Mindset: The Long Work That Wins The Short Fight
The Disciplined Mindset
Last week I wrote about awareness — the input everything else runs on. This week it's discipline, and it's the dimension that quietly separates the carrier who's actually getting better from the one who's just carrying. Discipline isn't a personality trait you either have or you don't. It's the long, unglamorous work nobody sees: the dry-fire reps on a Tuesday night, the range trip you didn't feel like making, the honest scoring of a drill you'd rather fudge. None of it feels urgent. All of it is what's there — or isn't — when the short fight arrives and you don't get to pick the timing. I lay out what disciplined practice actually looks like, and how to build it without burning out.

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🎧 Featured Podcast Episode
S13E22: Justified Saves — Whose Fight Is It?
Once a month Riley and I sit down and work through a batch of real defensive gun use cases — not to armchair-quarterback them, but to pull out the decisions that actually mattered. This month's set keeps circling the same two hard questions: who was the initial aggressor, and when did the threat actually end? Both are easy to answer from the couch and brutally difficult in the moment. If you want to sharpen how you think about justification before you ever need it, this is the episode.

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📰 Other News
Noxon Anark Review: The Best EDC Flashlight for Everyday Carry? For years Riley carried two flashlights — one for everyday tasks, one for defensive use. The Noxon Anark is built to replace both: compact, USB-C charging, dedicated high and low buttons, and up to 1,000 lumens. He puts it through its paces and tells you whether it earns the EDC slot. Watch Now »

GunTrainingSights.com Review: A Sight Alignment Aid for Instructors. If you teach, you know how hard it is to get a new shooter to actually see what a correct sight picture looks like. These visual training aids turn sight alignment, sight picture, red dot optics, and backup irons into something you can point to instead of just describe. Watch Now »

Bad Retention Shoot Tactics. Retention shooting gets taught a lot and questioned rarely. In this one we dig into why some of the popular retention techniques don't hold up under pressure — and why some of the people teaching them maybe shouldn't be. Watch Now »
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