Active Self Protection Podcast

In this episode of the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Val Evans as she tells us about the night her police officer husband was at work when a deranged stranger burst into her home and how she was forced to use a firearm to defend herself and her young daughter. Also, we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com to discuss the confirmation hearings of U...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with retired Fort Worth, Texas Police Officer David Riggall as he tells us about the day a fleeing shooting suspect attempted to run down his partner and how he was forced to shoot. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the reload.com and discuss the recently reopened federal lawsuit brought by Smith and Wesson...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with former U.S. Navy corpsman Brian McLaughlin as he tells us about serving with a U.S. Marine Corps combat unit in Afghanistan and how that led him to his current career as a trainer with Mountain Man Medical. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss several U.S. ammunition manufacturers...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Texas native Gabriel Blair as he tells us about the New Years Eve celebration that was interrupted by an exchange of gunfire. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss President Bidens SCOTUS pick Ketanji Brown Jackson and try to gauge her possible position on the Second Amendment. Act...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with retired San Diego County Sheriffs Detective John Hintz as he tells us about the day a troubled young man threatened him and his partners with a gun and the weight of being forced to resort to deadly force. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the reload.com and talk about how the invasion of Ukraine by Rus...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Vancouver, Washington native Igor Ponomarev as he tells us about the night he defended himself and his friends against a bully with an AK-47. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss Beto O'Rourke's ever-changing position on the Second Amendment. Active Self Protection exists to help...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with United States Marine and Security Contractor Gabe Tauscher as he tells us about the night he defended himself with his own firearm after being ambushed and shot 15 times at close range and about the long and painful road to recovery. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the recent...

In this episode of the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Sarah Albrecht as she tells us about how a tragic incident inspired her to start the organization holdmyguns.org as a place for people to find safe, discreet gun storage during times of crisis or when they just cannot safely store firearms at home. Also, we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com...

In this episode of the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Simmone Park as she tells us about how a brutal armed robbery attempt and her determination to fight back caused her to examine and change her outlook on gun ownership and the Second Amendment. Also, we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com as he recounts his experiences at Shot Show 2022. Activ...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Commander Tim Gramins of the Skokie, IL Police Department as he tells us about the 2008 gun battle with a bank robbery suspect who was determined to kill him and about how he was down to his last 4 rounds before the gunfight ended. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and talk about gun sales...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with retired Port Jervis, New York Police Sergeant Michael Worden as he tells us about the day he had to pull the trigger on a deranged man who threatened him, his partners and a hospital parking lot full of people with a live grenade. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and talk about Georgia gu...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with United States Marine combat veteran, current police officer and SWAT member Asa Keefe and he discusses his time as an active duty Marine during the initial invasion of Iraq in 2003 to becoming an officer in a major police department and his time as a Swat member and field training officer. Then we sit down with  investigative reporte...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with former U.S. Army Ranger, author, podcast host and "chaos correspondent" Chuck Holton as he tells us about his near abduction at the Venezuelan border, being an Army Ranger and why he wrote about the importance of raising Godly sons. Then we sit down with  investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss an an...

This week we sit down with Active Self Protection owner and founder John Correia and CEO Stephannie Weidner for an end of year roundup discussion. We discuss all of the events and growth that Active Self Protection has had in the past year and look forward into 2022. Then we sit down with thereload.com reporter Stephen Gutowski and talk about Sigs multi-million dollar contribution to the Second Am...

Just a quick announcement that we will be hosting Active Self Protection owner and founder John Correia and CEO Stephannie Weidner later this week for an end of year roundup discussion. We will be discussing all of the events and growth that Active Self Protection has had in the past year and look forward into 2022. Look for it this Friday! Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober,...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with father and husband John Daub as he tells us about the terrible morning he had to shoot a man who had slipped out of a group home for special needs adults and then violently broke down his front door and accosted him. Also we sit down with  investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss Florida Governor Ron...

This week, in part 2 of this special episode of the Active Self Protection Podcast we conclude our conversation with retired Arizona State Trooper Hugh Grant as he tells us about a simple pedestrian stop that resulted in him being brutally beaten and having to resort to using his service weapon to end the threat. And then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski and discuss a recen...

This week, in part one of this 2-part special episode of the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with retired Arizona State Trooper Hugh Grant as he tells us about a simple pedestrian stop that resulted in him being brutally beaten and having to resort to his service weapon to end the threat. Also we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski and discuss recent polling as it rela...

In this episode of the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Brevard County, Florida Sheriffs Deputies Tyler Toman and Brian Potters as they tell us about an intense and harrowing shootout during a traffic stop in August of 2021. Also we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski and discuss the latest Washington D.C. court case involving our old pal Mr. Heller as he fights th...

In this episode of the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with truck driver and radio host Paul Lathrop as he tells us about the day he and his truck driving student stopped to get fuel, were accosted by an angry driver and how he ended up in jail for defending himself, his student and his big rig; including the agonizing and expensive six-month legal process. Also, we sit down with founde...

In this episode of the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Tina Bollman and Lisa Varner as they tell us about the day a deranged, repeat-offender brutally attacked Tina in her home with a kitchen knife and about the emotional aftermath and criminal trial. Also, we sit down with a special guest, author and National Public Radio investigative reporter Tim Mak and discuss his new book ent...

In this episode of the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Active Self Protection CEO Stephannie Weidner, A Girl and A Gun Executive Director Robyn Sandoval and The Complete Combatant co-owner and XO Shelley Hill as they tell us about their journeys from unarmed and vulnerable to trained, armed and well-prepared women. Additionally, we sit down with reporter Stephen Gutowski and discus...

In this episode of the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with James Kilcer as he tells us about his run-in with a trio of would-be armed robbers and how he was able to disarm them and prevent a gas station robbery. Additionally, we sit down with reporter Stephen Gutowski and do a deep dive regarding the tragic on-set firearms accident that wounded a Hollywood director and took the life of...

In this episode of the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Southern Arizona police officer Mike Doyle as he tells us about his police dog being stabbed repeatedly by a bank robber armed with an edged weapon, being a cop, handling a K9, being a member of a SWAT Team and interacting as a cop with lawfully armed citizens. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, pru...

In this episode of the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with retired soldier Marty Thompson as he tells us about how he was able to intervene in a violent domestic dispute and was forced to use his firearm to protect himself and his friend. He discusses his specialized U.S. Army training and experience and how that provided him with the attitude, skills and plan to protect an innocent wo...