Active Self Protection Podcast

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with former U.S. Army Ranger, Author and self defender Barry Todd and discuss the night he was out with his wife and some friends when he was brutally attacked by two men and was forced to defend himself with his firearm The story recounts the events of that night and the ensuing months when he was fighting for his freedom against a crimi...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of  thereload.com  and discuss the news that the SCOTUS has agreed to take up an AR-15 ban case that has the potential to decide the issue of "assault weapons" bans for good.  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 father and self defender Jesse and discuss the day he was on his way to the park with his family and two small dogs when out of nowhere they were charged by a clearly agitated pit bull and how he had seconds to draw his snub nose revolver and react before his small daughter was potentially attacked. Jesse's encounter was caught o...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the recent SCOTUS decision striking down the so-called Hawaii "vampire law" that would require businesses to positively post signage indicating that CCW holders could carry firearms in their businesses and then the boys discuss the Virginia court injunction del...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with South African self defender Bert and discuss the day he was stopped at a light when armed, masked baddies decided to try to rob him at knifepoint and what he did to cause them immediate regret and why the South African police were worse than useless. https://youtu.be/GApg0TI2kTM?si=qxHQe1u0OzMn30jM Active Self Protection exists to he...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the recent SCOTUS ruling in which the court held 9-0 that simple regular marijuana use in and of itself should not equal disqualification for individuals to possess firearms. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of l...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with CCW holder and self defender Nickolas and discuss the night he made a midnight trek to his local grocery store when a distant produce section kerfuffle quickly became and approaching brouhaha and then eventually very nearby fracas and what he did in response.   Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent p...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a recent ruling in the Washington State Supreme Court regarding the removal of gun rights from people with multiple convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol and then we talk about the Florida Attorney General's approach to defending their arm guns laws....

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with armed self defender Humberto and discuss the day a resident at the building he works at decided to start shooting in the lobby 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 loved ones from criminal violence....

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a rather complicated series of events involving the NRA and it's various component parts and how those parts might be splitting up and what that might mean moving forward. 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 ASP founder John Correia and his son James Correia and discuss the night a crook (with terrible target selection) decided to scale a ladder and break into their home through a second story balcony door where he was swiftly met with far more (and less clothed) resistance than his drug-addled mind could have anticipated. Active Self Pr...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the slow, halting progress of the DOJ's promised gun rights restoration plan and then the guys talk football for way too long. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves a...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Danny and discuss the day he witnessed a driver road rage another driver only to realize that it was an unmarked police car.   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 w...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss what role if any gun rights or gun politics might play in how people vote in this year's midterm elections. 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...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender David and discuss the night he was wrapping up his night when loud banging at his door alerted him that something was amiss, a frantic woman running into his house confirmed it and THEN things got weird.   Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effecti...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the new restrictive gun laws that Virginia Governor Spanberger just signed into law and the many legal challenges that are sure to follow. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect them...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender and Alaska resident Wes and discuss two incidents that happened weeks apart where his fellow Alaskans prove that Alaska, while ruggedly beautiful and independent is still populated with some rather interesting personalities.   Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss some of the new rules laid out by the BATFand explain how they could actually streamline the gun buying process and fundamentally change the way people purchase firearms. 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 Jerrell and discuss the day his delivery shift led to him being involved in a simple non-injury accident that devolved into him running for his life from a group of dysfunctional, violent losers.    Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively pr...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss President trump's newly minted permanent BATF director and the recent batch of new rules released by the agency and why (this time at least) it's not bad news for gun rights folks. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with father and self defender Jason and discuss the day he took his young daughter to Balboa Park on a beautiful day in San Diego to ride her E-Bike when the day turned ugly as she was accosted by a stranger and things went terribly wrong.   Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of lif...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and follow up on last week's discussion of Virginia's bill proposing expansive firearms restrictions and discuss the legislature rejecting some of the key changes that Governor Spanberger requested when she sent the bills back. Also Stephen and Mike talk about the DOJ's...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Craig and discuss the day he went out for tacos with friends and ended up in the middle of a violent dispute with a former employee and his rather large, violent friend.   Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and their...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the recent controversial anti-gun legislation in Virginia that Governor Spanberger sent back to the legislature with recommendations for further restrictions. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effe...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with first amendment auditor Zach (Liberty Troll) and discuss the day he was outside a cannabis dispensary filming the comings and goings when a patient/customer took umbrage at his presence and decided to accost him and how he opted to use OC spray to dissuade her from her assault.   Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sobe...