Active Self Protection Podcast

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with retired UK Army officer Bill and discuss his time responding to terror attacks including IRA bombings and the Lockerbie Pan Am Flight 103 bombing and how these events contributed to his PTSD and more. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themse...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the United States Supreme Court returning a second amendment case to a lower court and what this means moving forward. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and their lov...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with legally armed self defender Aaron and discuss the night he was leaving work late at night when a total stranger decided to stalk and chase him all over town and what he did to get away.  Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and their...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Matt and discuss the evening he was just trying to do some fishing at a local park when a thirsty, agitated methamphetamine enthusiast rudely interrupted him. 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 fr...

Just a quick thank you to all of you who listen and interact every week. Thank you all so much for this amazing milestone! Music by Bensound,

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the Hunter Biden pardon, updates to the Smith and Wesson V. Mexico case and President-Elect Trumps pick for DEA director. NOTE: In the hour between recording and releasing this episode, President-Elect Trump's nominee for DEA director has withdrawn himself from considera...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Zach once again and discuss more in depth the aftermath of his defensive shooting. .  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 you will hear the true stories of life or deat...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Ken and discuss the day someone tried to steal his car with his young child inside.  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 you will hear the true stories of...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a new Gallup poll indicating that support for handgun bans is at a historic low. Then we discuss stories about court cases in Pennsylvania and Iowa. https://www.ebay.com/itm/276710718014 Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in al...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Rob and discuss how he went about getting his criminal record expunged and how that enabled him to regain his gun rights.  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 Pod...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a recent federal court decision striking down the Illinois "assault weapons" ban and then move on to what the election results might mean for 2A supporters. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effect...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with YouTuber and firearms instructor Will Workman and discuss what inspired him to get into the YouTube and instruction game and then we have a bonus defensive encounter that happened to Will not long ago.  Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect them...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss yesterdays election and how firearms played a role. 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 you will hear th...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender and international traveler Nick and discuss his recent trip to Brazil and detail how he was robbed at gunpoint and stripped of his iPhone and how that led to him losing not only his phone but also $23,000 in savings and cryptocurrency AND what you can do to protect yourself while at home or overseas.   Active Self Prote...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a congressional race in Maine, in which second amendment policy is central, unlike most other races this cycle. Then the boys talk sports, as both of their football teams won yesterday, one in spectacular fashion. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober,...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Chuck and discuss the day a customer at his family's real estate business came in the back door of the office with a rifle with plans to kill Chuck and the crazy struggle that ensued.    Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themse...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the fact that the planned event featuring President Trump and the NRA has been cancelled and then discuss a pending lawsuit against the United States military alleging negligence on their part for not properly reporting what they believe to be signs of impending trouble...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Tony and discuss the day he ran into a trio of possible aggressors and how his awareness kept him far from trouble. 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 yo...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss presidential candidate Kamala Harris' messaging regarding guns and why it might be working. Then we discuss a story from 1979 that has resurfaced recently involving the new NRA head and a terrible animal cruelty incident and his role in it. Active Self Protection exists...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Chad and discuss the day he went for a morning walk and was stalked and then attacked by two large dogs and how well POM OC Spray did in changing the hearts and minds of his new canine friends. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a recent decision by the United States Supreme Court to hear arguments about the merits of a proposed lawsuit brought by the government of Mexico against a number of U.S. firearms manufacturers alleging that they are civilly liable for guns that end up in the hands of dr...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Josh and discuss his tumultuous relationship with his younger brother and how it became violent on more than one occasion.  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...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris' public statements about supporting a total handgun ban in the city of San Francisco when she was the district attorney there and then we discuss the ACLU sending an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of a felon getting his...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender and microbiologist Ryan and discuss several short stories of self defense, including against a bear.  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 you will hear th...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a multi-decade poll indicating that female approval for stricter gun laws is continuing seemingly unabated and what, if anything can be done to persuade them otherwise. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to...