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 in the Second Amendment, self defense and defensive firearms use, martial arts or the use of less lethal tools used in the real world to defend life and family ...
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The Gutowski Files Ep 31: 5th Circuit Leaves NICS Check Rules For Minors
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On this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a recent development in a 5th Circuit case involving background (NICS) checks on individuals between 18 and 20 years old. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life …
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DV Suspect Tries To Crawl Through Prepared Defenders Window! -Thomas
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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Thomas and discuss the night a neighbor being sought by police as a domestic violence suspect decided to try crawling through his window to escape arrest and what he did to make him change his mind. Please visit our sponsor Bond at this link: get-asp.com/BondiOS Active S…
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The Gutowski Files Ep. 30: SCOTUS Takes Case On ATF Ghost Gun Rule Change
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On this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the decision for SCOTUS to take on the Biden "Ghost Gun" ban/ BATFE rule change and what that might mean going forward. Additionally, we get in depth about Stephen's amazing hair and why YOU should care about it. Active Se…
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Can YOU Draw From A Seated Position? -Dan
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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Dan and discuss the day he was under the distinct impression that bad things were happening 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 on…
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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Brazil native Juliana and her husband Scott and discuss the day she was doing some work at an Internet cafe when an armed man burst in to rob everyone at gunpoint. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively p…
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The Gutowski Files Ep. 28: Gun Sales Fall & Anti-Gun States Back Off Post Bruen
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On this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the fall of firearms sales year over year and the fact that many anti-gun states are backing off of restrictive laws post-Bruen. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks o…
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The Gutowski Files Ep. 27: Colorado "Assault Weapons" Ban Passes In The State House
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On this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a proposed Colorado State bill banning "assault weapons" and the NRA post-lawsuit. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves …
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The Gutowski Files Ep. 29: BATFE Report Shows FFLs NOT Contributing To Crime Guns
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On this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a recent report from the Bureau Of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives showing that vanishingly few Federal Firearms Licensed dealers are contributing to guns used in the commission of crimes. Active Self Protection …
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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self-defender and pyrographer Dig and discuss a couple incidents, the main one of which involves a close call he and his family had with a neighbor who was a resident of a home for adults with special needs and some of the considerations therein. Active Self Protection exists to help …
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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with armed self defender Kenny and discuss the day he was shopping with his wife and small child when fear and panic spread over the mall when an unknown loud bang rang out. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss some of the possible reas…
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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with former bouncer and self defender Jayson and discuss the night he was trying to break up a fight when both parties produced firearms and he was caught in the middle. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively …
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The Gutowski Files Ep. 26: The NRA Gets Good News and Bad News
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On this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss recent SCOTUS oral arguments that appear to bode well for them in one case and then discuss the fact that anti-gun groups out-fund raised the NRA for the first time in a long time and what that might mean. Active Self Prot…
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Honey, There Is A Burglar In Our Shower! -Peter
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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Peter and discuss the day his wife was relaxing at home when he arrived from work and she suddenly realized that she had heard the shower running and assumed HE was the one in the shower. It wasn't him. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in …
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Defender Holds Would-Be Burglar At GUNPOINT! -William
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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self-defender William and discuss the night he and his family had just wrapped up game night when his wife noticed someone trying to break into their home and what transpired. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more e…
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The Gutowski Files Ep. 25: California Gun Purchase Limit Law Struck Down
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On this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a federal court decision in California that says that their one gun a month law is unconstitutional and what that might mean for other states with similar laws on the books. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane…
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The Gutowski Files Episode 24: Biden's SOTU Address Gun Rhetoric
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On this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss President Biden's State Of The Union address and about his he is not moving at all to the middle on gun control and bans as candidates traditionally do after the primaries. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane,…
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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Ben and discuss the day he was trying to go to the corner store when a shirtless, angry man decided to threaten everyone around him and how his quick action and POM pepper spray saved the day. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people…
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"There is someone outside the house." -Lynette
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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Lynette and discuss the night she was awakened by her dogs barking and her husband calling to tell her that their security cameras showed someone outside their home and how she armed herself and prepared for the worst Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sob…
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The Gutowski Files Ep. 23: NRA Verdict and More On The CA Gun Ad Case
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On this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the verdict in the NRA corruption trial and developments in the California firearms advertising case. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively …
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Domestic Violence: A Survivors Perspective -Lisa
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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with domestic violence survivor Lisa and discuss many of the misperceptions about DV and the mentality of someone who is gradually groomed and gaslit into becoming the person who sticks around when everyone else says they should leave and we try to give hope that even the worst situation c…
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Aware Self Defender Sees Trouble coming! -Esther
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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Esther and discuss the night she had to make a late night store run and how she saw suspicious activity and avoided becoming a victim.Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselve…
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The Gutowski Files Episode 22: NRA Case Update and California Gun Advertising Case
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On this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the ongoing NRA corruption trial as it remains in jury deliberations and a recent Ninth Circuit case involving a new California law regarding advertising firearms to minors. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane…
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The Gutowski Files Ep. 21 LIVE From New York At The NRA Trial
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On this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the ongoing NRA corruption trial in New York. Stephen has been in the courtroom and brings us the latest developments including his take on the closing arguments. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, mo…
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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Wes and discuss an incident that happened to him on a school bus years ago that has lessons that prove valuable today. 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…
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Gutowski Files Ep. 20: NRA Trial and Michigan Shooting Case
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On this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss Wayne LaPierre's testimony in the NRA trial in New York State and the school shooting case in Michigan and what that might mean for parents of offenders. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prud…
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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with retail clerk and self defender Kaleb and discuss the night he was working the register when a serial shoplifter decided to help himself to a couple cases of beer and how he responded. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life t…
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Damsel in Distress Or Potential Threat? -Sean
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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Sean and discuss the night he was awakened in the middle of the night by a strange woman frantically banging on his door.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…
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Programming Alert! Google Podcasts is going away!
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Just a quick note to let our listeners know that if you’re catching this podcast on Google Podcasts that it will cease to be in March of 2024. You can transfer all your podcast subscriptions to YouTube music or another service.
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The Gutowski Files Episode 19: CA CCW Astronimocal Cost and the GOP quiet on gun policy
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On this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the skyrocketing cost of a concealed weapons permit in one California city and we ask why republican candidates aren't discussing gun laws and policy in their campaigns. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, so…
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Defender Stares Down The Barrel Of A Police Officers Pistol! -Josh Major
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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Josh Major and discuss the day he had to defend his family with a firearm and the disjointed police response that followed. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and thei…
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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self-defender Alex and discuss the night he was getting ready for bed when the sound of his fathers pickup truck starting in the driveway alerted him to the presence of car thieves and how when he went to investigate a shootout ensued.Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, …
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The Gutowski Files, Episode 18: LaPierre Out At NRA and California Stay Gets Stayed
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On this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the New York lawsuit against the NRA and the resignation of longtime Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre and what it means for the future of the organization and on the current legal issues facing the group. Also Mike …
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Rail Passenger Forced To STAB Multiple Attackers! -Dan Beam
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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Chicago resident and self-defender Dan Beam and discuss the night he was on his way home on a train when he was robbed, brutally beaten and stabbed by multiple assailants and how he had to rely on a 2" fixed blade knife to escape. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sobe…
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The Gutowski Files Episode 17: Court Confusion For CA Residents
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On this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the situation in California surrounding a court decision and a stay of that decision and how it has (at least temporarily) made carrying a firearm in that state illegal for anyone, even CCW holders. Active Self Protection …
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Aware Father Avoids Trouble! -George O'Rourke
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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Texas resident and Self-Defender George O'Rourke and discuss two incidents where he was aware enough of his surroundings to see trouble brewing (and coming for his family) and avoid it. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life…
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The Gutowski Files Episode 16: The Maine Mass-Killer and Yellow Flag Laws
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On this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a recently released tape of the Lewiston, Maine mass-killer's military supervisor and law enforcement discussing his situation and how to handle it and how it lays bare some of the inherent issues with so-called red and ye…
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The Gutowski Files Episode 15: Leaked Documents and California Gun Zones Ruling
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On this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a story broken by The Reload about a leaked document regarding US firearms exports and about a recent ruling about Californias prohibited places for CCW holders. PLUS Stephen and Mike discuss sports (briefly) only to bring…
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Aware Armored Car Driver STAYS Out Of Trouble! -James Birtwell
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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Security Professional James Birtwell and discuss two separate incidents he experienced on duty as a cash transportation specialist. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and their love…
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Active Self Protection Year End Review! -John, Neil and Mike
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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Active Self Protection founder and owner John Correia and CMO Neil Weidner and discuss the new Active Self Protection app, channel growth and other topics. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect t…
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The Gutowski Files Episode 14: Hunter Bidens Gun Case and Smith & Wessons Sales
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On this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the ongoing Hunter Biden firearms charge saga and what it might mean to other gun owners plus we talk about why it is important that Smith and Wessons sales figures are up yet again. Active Self Protection exists to help g…
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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with proud immigrant and business owner Fernando and discuss the day a customer returned a rental car to his business and decided that it made sense to pull a gun when confronted with unforeseen charges. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all …
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The Gutowski Files, Episode 13: Senate Gun Ban Bill And Pistol Age Limit
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On this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the Senate Gun Ban Bill that never was and a recent ruling regarding age limits for pistol purchases. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively …
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Military Spouse Forced To Defend Her Home Against Crazed Transient! -Sara
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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with military wife, mom and self defender Sara and discuss the day she and her kids were just getting home from shopping when a transient she had seen at the stores suddenly appeared at her house and eventually began trying to break in. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sob…
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The Gutowski Files Episode 12: New Poll Indicates A Surge In Gun Ownership
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On this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a recent poll indicating a surge in American gun ownership. 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…
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Burglar Surprises Off-Duty Cop! -Lee Smith
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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with retired Southern California Police Officer Lee Smith and discuss the day he was showering for work when a burglar decided to enter his home thinking no one was there. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectivel…
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The Gutowski Files Episode 11: The Washington Post Mass Shooting Pics
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On this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss The Washington Posts editorial decision to selectively publish graphic pictures from mass casualty incidents involving AR-15 pattern rifles. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in…
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Armed Self-Defender Shot Through The Eye Presses On And Ends The Threat! -Raul Mendez
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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Raul and discuss the night he was enjoying an Independence Day party with family and friends when a quiet, unassuming neighbor suddenly produced a firearm and began shooting, striking Raul in the face destroying his eye and killing two others and how Raul was able to dra…
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The Gutowski Files Episode 10: Two Court Cases Of Importance To Gun Owners
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On this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss two very different court rulings in the past week and their possible impact decisions rects to gun owners. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effecti…
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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with cross country driver Jay and discuss the day he was picking up some of the Devils Lettuce from a friend when two masked men robbed him at gunpoint. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselve…
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The Gutowski Files Episode 9: Israeli Gun Applications and SCOTUS 2A Cases
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On this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the huge uptick in firearms applications in Israel and a couple of important SCOTUS decisions regarding the Second Amendment. Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of l…
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