Active Self Protection Podcast

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Shop Owner DRAGGED By Car Thief! Tim Rodifer Sep 09, 2022

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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Tennessee auto shop owner Tim Rodifer and discuss the day a criminal jumped in a customers truck and how when Tim tried to stop him he was dragged across the parking lot and partially run over. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the reload.com and continue our discussion of the far-reaching implications of the recent Supreme Court Bruen decision and how that has reaffirmed Americans constitutional right to carry a gun outside their homes and made invalid all manner of local and state firearms bans.

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, you will find this show riveting. Join host and career federal agent Mike Willever and the rest of the ASP staff as they talk to real life survivors and hear their stories in depth. You'll hear about these incidents and the self defenders from well before the encounter occurred on through the legal and emotional aftermath. Music: bensound.com

Prepared Guard Draws On Man Threatening To Bludgeon Him With A Brick! Taylor Bates Sep 02, 2022

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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Florida security guard Taylor Bates and discuss the day a mentally unstable man refused to leave the property he was guarding and what happened when the man returned with a large brick, threatening to bludgeon him with it. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the reload.com and discuss a recent federal court ruling placing a stay on a law banning certain types of firearms in a Colorado county.

Armed Shop Manager Defends Employees From Active Shooter! Don (Last Name redacted) Aug 26, 2022

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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Florida Auto Shop General Manager Don as he recounts the day an active Shooter entered his business shooting his employees multiple times and how he was forced to use his concealed firearm to end the threat. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the surprising results a recent AP poll asking Americans about their gun ownership and their positions on gun control measures. 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, you will find this show riveting. Join host and career federal agent Mike Willever and the rest of the ASP staff as they talk to real life survivors and hear their stories in depth. You'll hear about these incidents and the self defenders from well before the encounter occurred on through the legal and emotional aftermath. Music: bensound.com

Homeowner Draws On Masked Knife-wielding Intruder! Bill (Last Name Redacted) Aug 19, 2022

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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with USAF Veteran and IT professional Bill and discuss the day his German Shepherd Dog Sasha (who we are told is a very good girl) alerted him to the presence of a random, masked, knife-wielding man who had entered his yard and was headed towards his house and how Bill was ready and able to defend his life with a concealed pistol and Sasha at his side. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the reload.com and discuss the ever-changing gun control positions of Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke. 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, you will find this show riveting. Join host and career federal agent Mike Willever and the rest of the ASP staff as they talk to real life survivors and hear their stories in depth. You'll hear about these incidents and the self defenders from well before the encounter occurred on through the legal and emotional aftermath. Music: bensound.com

Car Accident Turns Potentially Deadly When Driver Pulls A Rifle! Frank (Last Name Redacted) Aug 12, 2022

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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with former Los Angeles resident Frank and discuss the night a simple car accident turned into the driver pulling a rifle and attempting to rob him. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the reload.com and discuss a recent California law forbidding the marketing of firearms to minors and how that has had some (possibly) unintended consequences. 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, you will find this show riveting. Join host and career federal agent Mike Willever and the rest of the ASP staff as they talk to real life survivors and hear their stories in depth. You'll hear about these incidents and the self defenders from well before the encounter occurred on through the legal and emotional aftermath. Music: bensound.com

Texas Cops SHOT And KEEP FIGHTING As They Face Full-Auto Gunfire! Nathan Gadsen Aug 05, 2022

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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Texas Police Officer Nathan Gadsen and discuss the day he and his partners went up against a desperate criminal armed with an illegally-altered, fully-automatic pistol. We hear about how despite Officer Gadsen and several of his friends and partners being shot, they all stayed in the fight. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the reload.com and discuss the passage of an assault weapons ban in the United States House of Representatives and the likelihood of that legislation making it to a vote in the Senate.

Shoplifter Breaks Bad! Jim (Last Name Redacted) Jul 29, 2022

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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with corrections officer and loss prevention specialist Jim and discuss the day a routine shoplifter put up a fight and how Jim had to resort to OC gel and even drawing his firearm before it was over. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the reload.com and discuss the likelihood of the new assault weapons ban passing through congress successfully. 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, you will find this show riveting. Join host and career federal agent Mike Willever and the rest of the ASP staff as they talk to real life survivors and hear their stories in depth. You'll hear about these incidents and the self defenders from well before the encounter occurred on through the legal and emotional aftermath. Music: bensound.com

ASP Viewer Blesses Carjacker With The Hot Sauce! Eric Last Name Redacted Jul 22, 2022

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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Active Self Protection viewer and self-defender Eric and discuss the night he went to the grocery store for some late-night treats and ended up OC spraying an attacker who was trying to assault him and steal his car. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the reload.com and discuss the Hero Of Greenwood Mall in Indiana and how recently relaxed CCW laws may have helped him save the day.

Randomly Assaulted By Two Thugs! Adam (Last Name Redacted) Jul 15, 2022

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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Beverly Hills, CA resident Adam and discuss the recent day he was walking home from coffee and was accosted by two random thugs who attempted to assault him for no apparent reason. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the reload.com and discuss the senate confirmation of the new BATF director Steve Dettelbach, his history and why it matters to gun owners and Second Amendment supporters. 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, you will find this show riveting. Join host and career federal agent Mike Willever and the rest of the ASP staff as they talk to real life survivors and hear their stories in depth. You'll hear about these incidents and the self defenders from well before the encounter occurred on through the legal and emotional aftermath. Title music by Jorik Basov.

Shot Point Blank And Left For Dead! Kevin Cooper Jul 08, 2022

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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Kevin Cooper who was minding his own business and getting gas at an Atlanta area gas station when he was confronted by a would-be carjacker, shot at point blank range and left to bleed to death. Kevin hopes his story will help others avoid the pitfalls of trying to rationalize what is a clearly dangerous situation. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the reload.com and discuss the political response to the awful Independence Day mass shooting in Illinois.