Active Self Protection Podcast

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a federal court decision in California that says that their one gun a month law is unconstitutional and what that might mean for other states with similar laws on the books.  Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of l...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss President Biden's State Of The Union address and about his he is not moving at all to the middle on gun control and bans as candidates traditionally do after the primaries. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Ben and discuss the day he was trying to go to the corner store when a shirtless, angry man decided to threaten everyone around him and how his quick action and POM pepper spray saved the day. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Lynette and discuss the night she was awakened by her dogs barking and her husband calling to tell her that their security cameras showed someone outside their home and how she armed herself and prepared for the worst   Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life t...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the verdict in the NRA corruption trial and developments in the California firearms advertising case.  Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and their loved ones from cri...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with domestic violence survivor Lisa and discuss many of the misperceptions about DV and the mentality of someone who is gradually groomed and gaslit into becoming the person who sticks around when everyone else says they should leave and we try to give hope that even the worst situation can be improved.  Active Self Protection exists to...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Esther and discuss the night she had to make a late night store run and how she saw suspicious activity and avoided becoming a victim. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and their loved ones from criminal violence. On...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the ongoing NRA corruption trial as it remains in jury deliberations and a recent Ninth Circuit case involving a new California law regarding advertising firearms to minors. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of li...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the ongoing NRA corruption trial in New York. Stephen has been in the courtroom and brings us the latest developments including his take on the closing arguments.  Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Wes and discuss an incident that happened to him on a school bus years ago that has lessons that prove valuable today. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and their loved ones from criminal violence. On the ASP Podcast...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss Wayne LaPierre's testimony in the NRA trial in New York State and the school shooting case in Michigan and what that might mean for parents of offenders.   Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more eff...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with retail clerk and self defender Kaleb and discuss the night he was working the register when a serial shoplifter decided to help himself to a couple cases of beer and how he responded. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and their lo...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Sean and discuss the night he was awakened in the middle of the night by a strange woman frantically banging on his door. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and their loved ones from criminal violence. On the ASP Podc...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the skyrocketing cost of a concealed weapons permit in one California city and we ask why republican candidates aren't discussing gun laws and policy in their campaigns. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of li...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Josh Major and discuss the day he had to defend his family with a firearm and the disjointed police response that followed. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and their loved ones from criminal violence. On the ASP Po...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self-defender Alex and discuss the night he was getting ready for bed when the sound of his fathers pickup truck starting in the driveway alerted him to the presence of car thieves and how when he went to investigate a shootout ensued. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the New York lawsuit against the NRA and the resignation of longtime Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre and what it means for the future of the organization and on the current legal issues facing the group. Also Mike and Stephen talk about the most recent update in...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Chicago resident and self-defender Dan Beam and discuss the night he was on his way home on a train when he was robbed, brutally beaten and stabbed by multiple assailants and how he had to rely on a 2" fixed blade knife to escape. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the situation in California surrounding a court decision and a stay of that decision and how it has (at least temporarily) made carrying a firearm in that state illegal for anyone, even CCW holders. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Texas resident and Self-Defender George O'Rourke and discuss two incidents where he was aware enough of his surroundings to see trouble brewing (and coming for his family) and avoid it. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and th...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a recently released tape of the Lewiston, Maine mass-killer's military supervisor and law enforcement discussing his situation and how to handle it and how it lays bare some of the inherent issues with so-called red and yellow flag laws. Then we discuss the state of...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a story broken by The Reload about a leaked document regarding US firearms exports and about a recent ruling about Californias prohibited places for CCW holders. PLUS Stephen and Mike discuss sports (briefly) only to bring the topic back to guns. Active Self Protection e...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Security Professional James Birtwell and discuss two separate incidents he experienced on duty as a cash transportation specialist. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and their loved ones from criminal violence. On the ASP Podcast...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Active Self Protection founder and owner John Correia and CMO Neil Weidner and discuss the new Active Self Protection app, channel growth and other topics. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and their loved ones from criminal viole...

On this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the ongoing Hunter Biden firearms charge saga and what it might mean to other gun owners plus we talk about why it is important that Smith and Wessons sales figures are up yet again. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all wal...