Active Self Protection Podcast

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender and instructor Andre and discuss his approach to PTS(D) prevention and then we talk about the night that two armed trespassers were on his property and how he handled their presence.  Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselve...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the Trump administrations discussions around reinstating the rights of certain non-violent felons to possess a firearm. 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 Leon all the way from Medellin, Columbia and discuss the night he was 37,000 in the air on a commercial flight when a man suffering a panic attack tried to open the cabin door and then the cockpit door and what he did to stop the threat.    Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people i...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss two Massachusetts Supreme Court cases involving carriage of firearms wherein New Hampshire residents (who live in a permitless carry state) were arrested for carrying in Massachusetts without a guest permit and what it might mean for interstate CCW reciprocity. Then Step...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with dapper self defender Alex and discuss the ins and outs of going about armed in the world. Additionally, he recounts the day he was outed at his 6-figure job for carrying concealed at his office sand how that changed his views on the "Carry everywhere" mentality.   https://www.youtube.com/@TheSuitedShootist Active Self Protection exis...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss recent developments in the Supreme Court case involving a suit brought by the Government of Mexico against U.S. gun manufacturers and how the initial arguments might hint at the direction the court might be headed. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober,...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with second-time guest and self defender Jay and discuss the day he and his friend were working when they were suddenly accosted by two young teenagers armed with e shotgun and the response of both them and the police.  Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss President Trump naming FBI Director Kash Patel as acting ATF Director and what it really means when ATF, FBI or DEA agents are cross-designated to enforce immigration law. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Derek and discuss the cold morning he went to start his truck when he found a man inside it ransacking the cabin and what happened when he confronted the unwanted passenger.  Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and the...

On this bonus Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Derek LeBlanc the founder and president of KidsSafefoudation.org and discuss this efforts to educate children and families about the importance of gun safety. kidssafefoundation.org 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 o...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a bill that recently passed the Colorado State House which would severely curtail gun sales and CCW issuance. 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 f...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Andrew and discuss the day he was out for a ride on his motorcycle when he was struck by another vehicle and run off the road and what happened when he followed the driver in an attempt to get her license plate and call police. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks o...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss an executive order issued by President Trump asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to conduct a review of various federal rules and regulations regarding firearms and gave her 30 days to come back with recommendations. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober,...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Tim and discuss several defensive incidents which he was a part of to include a deranged woman who threatened to take his young daughter.   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 violenc...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the election of prominent anti-gunner David Hogg as the vice-chair of the Democratic National Committee and what that signals as far as their future direction on gun control. Then we discuss a case out of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding age limits on gun pur...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Bob and discuss the night he was out with friends and wound up in a fracas with some suspected gang members and ended up with his stomach slashed open by one of them and the long recovery process that ensued, including seemingly disinterested police detectives. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, mo...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Hart and discuss the night he was walking home from a late shift when he took a shortcut and immediately regretted it.  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 Podcas...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss newly inaugurated President Trump's flurry of executive orders and the fact that none of them involved gun policy and then we discuss the January 6 pardons. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more ef...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender and instructor Andre and discuss a core memory and how that affected his life and decision to become a chaplain and later defensive firearms instructor.  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 cr...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a proposed bill in Colorado that would ban future sale or manufacture of a wide number of firearms and then talk SCOTUS and the 2A cases they are declining and some that they are hanging on to for possible future consideration. Active Self Protection exists to help good,...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Scott and discuss the day he responded for a call for service at a residence when the occupants son let their two dogs slip past him and Scott had to defend himself in an instant.   Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a couple stories the first of which involves a slow down in gun sales year over year and then we talk about Mark Zuckerberg's new policies at Facebook and other social media platforms regarding how content will be moderated moving forward and what that might mean for gun...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Justin and discuss an incident with rapidly-changing circumstances and how his response evolved over the course of the incident.  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...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a bill that sailed through both houses of congress that will require the Department Of The Interior to build new shooting ranges on federal land in the coming year. Then we spend a few minutes discussing our respective football teams and their recent exploits and playoff...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Fred and discuss the morning he walked into his house to find it ransacked and surprised an intruder with his .40 Cal.  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 Podcas...