Active Self Protection Podcast

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Paul and discuss several short stories of self defense culminating in the night someone decided to borrow the master key to his apartment complex and let themself into his apartment and how close it came to a 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 death self de...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss recent political advertisements purchased by the NRA in Texas attacking James Talarico's position on assault weapons bans and why the timing and location matter. 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 death self defense encounters from the men and w...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a recent interview that Stephen had with ATF Director Robert Cekada and Chief Counsel Robert Leider where they discussed changes to the enforcement of the National Firearms Act as it related to the purchase of certain items including short-barreled shotguns and rifles and suppressors.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 th...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Elliot and discuss the night he was coming home late from grabbing some snacks and a couple Blockbuster videos when he stepped out of his car and into a hail of bullets.  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 death self defense encounters from the men and wo...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss an article at the Reload reporting the use of Flock license plate reading surveillance cameras near gun ranges and stores. We discuss how gun rights groups are raising concerns about why they have been placed in these types of locations and the possibility of the creation of a de facto gun registry as a result. 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 (http://thereload.com/) and discuss a recent New York Times explainer article and an analysis piece that Stephen penned over at The Reload breaking down how mistakes that were made in that article are emblematic of some of the common misconceptions that plague second amendment and firearms reporting. Perhaps more importantly, we discuss why in a world where there is an ever-dwindling number of true news gathering organizations, these small distinctions and definitions matter more than ever to the average Americans p...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Ricky and discuss the day he was wrapping up a day of entertainment work on a yacht out of San Diego bay when he observed departing female passengers being brutally assaulted by local gang members and when he went to intervene he was stabbed in the chest, beaten, thrown in the bay and left for dead. Hear his first hand account of the initial aftermath and the arduous legal and medical trauma that followed.  Check out Ricky's company here: https://glosilentdisco.com...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a recent interview he conducted with The Firearms Blog TV founder James Reeves in which Reeves detailed being subpoenaed by the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against gun maker Smith and Wesson that has been backed by gun control group Everytown For Gun Safety and his take on what it is that they may be hoping to glean from their legal inquiry.Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in a...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss developments in the ongoing dispute between the NRA membership organization and the 1791 Foundation (formerly the NRA Foundation) regarding the distribution of funds donated to the foundation by NRA members as the Attorney General for the District of Columbia sides with the 1791 Foundation in a recently files amicus brief filed in D.C. Superior Court. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively p...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Adrian and discuss a series of very serious criminal events at his home in a very exclusive area of Los Angeles and how they led to him hardening his home defenses and arming himself as well.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 death self...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a recent survey of Americans that shows that there are approximately 40,000,000 AR-15 pattern rifles in the hands of private citizens in the White States and shoes that the demographics of gun owners are changing as well.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 s...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Ohio Police Officer Ali and discuss the day he was working a special assignment to rid his city of nefarious ne'er-do-wells when the call came out that an armored car had been robbed at gunpoint and the chase was on. Little did he know that a multi-city, 130+ MPH chase and insane home invasion and gun battle was about to ensue.  See Ali's Active Self Protection video breakdown here (Be advised...it's epic): https://youtu.be/zjqqHovjunAActive Se...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the possibility that recent reforms to the National Firearms Act might make future legal challenges more difficult for plaintiffs and then we discuss a ruling in a federal court regarding a Massachusetts law banning possession and sales of semiautomatic firearms to persons under 21 years of age.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 v...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Brandon and discuss he and his wife were on their way to do some shopping when they found themselves in the sights of an angry, armed, wanted felon who decided that the appropriate response to their traffic disagreement was to pull a gun and start shooting at their car and how its spiraled out of control in a matter of seconds.  Sign up for Firearms Legal Protection here: https://firearmslegal.com/aspnow/?ref=33/Active Self Pr...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a recent federal court ruling the legality of so-called "Ghost Gun' kits and we detail the rulings finer points.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 death self defense encounters from the men and women that lived them. If you are interested i...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with former Sheriff's Deputy B.J. and discuss his time as a law enforcement officer and why just prior to hitting the street as a patrolman he turned in his badge and gun and walked away and why he wants other cops to hear his story.  Get your POM OC Spray here: get-asp.com/pomActive 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 what the recent legal wrangling surrounding the National Firearms Act might mean and why it is important to understand who does and does not have legal standing in this 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 criminal violence. On the ASP Podcast you will hear the true stories of life or death self d...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Funk and discuss the night he was attempting to break up a large fight at the restaurant where he worked when he deployed OC spray and events transpired that eventually lead to his arrest and processing for assault and battery charges.  Get Your POM OC Spray Here: get-asp.com/pomActive Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and their loved on...

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a recent ruling by a federal judge that calls into question the "non-tax" tax of the National Firearms Act and why it could spell the end of large portions of that act.Register for the Active Self Protection national conference here: https://fhftc.org/bullets-bibles-conference/Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and their l...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Woody and discuss the day he and his dog were suddenly attacked by a loose pit bull and what transpired after he tried to use OC spray to deter the attack and it proved ineffective.Hit this link to sign up for the Active Self Protection National Conference: https://fhftc.org/bullets-bibles-conference/Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and...