Active Self Protection Podcast
by John Correia and Mike Willever
The Gutowski Files: Midterms And the Second Amendment
About this podcast
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. Title music by Jorikbasov.
Episodes
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- The Gutowski Files: Midterms And the Second Amendment · 29 minOn this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss what the Democrat midterm victory might mean for…
- Bad Crash In The Middle Of Nowhere! -Jacob · 52 minThis week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Jacob and discuss the day he was driving on a remote Texas road when he witnessed the immediate…
- The Gutowski Files: ATF At The Polls And Everytown Sets A Record · 47 minOn this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the record-setting amount of contributions to gun…
- The Gutowski Files: James Dean, Switchblades and SuperPACs · 32 minOn this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the massive amount of SuperPAC money flowing into…
- Honey Did You Lock The Door? -Paul · 53 minThis 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…
- The Gutowski Files: NRA Buys Ads In Texas Senate Race · 37 minOn 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…
- The Gutowski Files: ATF Director Cekada Sits Down With The Reload · 37 minOn 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…
- Caught In The CROSSFIRE! -Elliot · 52 minThis 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…
- The Gutowski Files: Use Of FLOCK Cameras Near Gun Ranges And Stores Raises Concerns · 37 minOn 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…
- The Gutowski Files: NYT Gun Mistakes And Why They Matter · 50 minOn 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…
- STABBED By A Gangbanger And Left For DEAD! -Ricky · 1 h 1 minThis 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…
- The Gutowski Files: GunTuber Gets Subpoenaed In Anti-Gun Lawsuit · 33 minOn 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…
- The Gutowski Files: NRA VS. The 1791 (NRA) Foundation · 40 minOn 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…
- A Series Of VERY Unfortunate Events -Adrian · 42 minThis 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…
- The Gutowski Files: Survey Says 40 MILLION AR-15s In The Hands Of Private Citizens In The U.S. · 38 minOn 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…
- Ohio Cop Earns Special Pants Patch During Insane Shootout! -Ali · 1 h 22 minThis 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…
- The Gutowski Files: Will The NFA Reforms Stifle Legal Challenges? · 38 minOn 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…
- Road Rage Leads To Gun Battle! - Brandon · 1 h 10 minThis 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…
- The Gutowski Files: Federal Judge's Ruling Questions SCOTUS' Decision On "Ghost Gun" Kits · 30 minOn 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…
- Why I Walked Away From The Badge -B.J. · 48 minThis 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…
- The Gutowski Files: There is More To The NFA's Apparent Legal Defeat Than Meets The Eye · 36 minOn 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…
- Defender ARRESTED For OC Use! -Funk · 24 minThis 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…
- The Gutowski Files: Federal Judge Strikes Down MOST Of the NFA · 38 minOn 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…
- What If Pepper Spray Doesn't Work? -Woody · 27 minThis 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…
- The Gutowski Files: Is The VA AR-15 Ban Already Dead? · 30 minOn this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss how the Virginia court injunction putting the…
- Armed Defender Saves Lives And Gets FIRED For It -David · 47 minThis week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender and former store manager David and discuss the night he was working as three men entered his cell…
- The Gutowski Files: 5th Circuit Takes On Possible Landmark Case · 32 minOn this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a Fifth Circuit Court Of Appeals case that has the…
- Library Closed For Chaos! -Andrea · 26 minThis week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with former librarian and self defender Andrea and discuss the night she and her coworkers were locking up for the…
- The Gutowski Files: Third Circuit Strikes Down New Jersey's AR Ban · 43 minOn this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a recent ruling out of the Third Circuit Court Of…
- Draw To First Shot REALLY Matters: Defender Beats Bad Guy To The First Shot -Trey · 36 minThis week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Trey and discuss the night he was coming home late from work when a stranger approached his car and…
- The Gutowski Files: 8th Circuit Just Says No To Drugs · 37 minOn this installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a recent 8th Circuit Court Of Appeals decision…
- Justice Denied: Former Ranger On Trial For Attempted Murder! -Barry Todd · 35 minThis 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…
- The Gutowski Files: SCOTUS Takes AR-15 Ban Case! · 32 minOn 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…
- Dad SHOOTS Charging Pit Bull Inches From His Child! -Jesse · 43 minThis 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…
- The Gutowski Files: SCOTUS Strikes Down The Vampire And VA Court Stymies AR Ban · 44 minOn 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…
- Carjacker Shot In The FACE! -Bert · 47 minThis 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…
- The Gutowski Files: SCOTUS Ruling Appears To Pave the Way For Gun Owners To Partake In The Devil's Lettuce · 28 minOn 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…
- Supermarket Kerfuffle! -Nickolas · 24 minThis 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…
- The Gutowski Files: Should Multiple DUIs Mean Losing 2A Rights? · 26 minOn 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…
- Active Shooter STOPPED By Prepared Defender! -Humberto · 28 minThis 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…
- The Gutowski Files: Is There A Divide In The NRA? · 34 minOn 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…
- Unfortunate Burglar Picks WRONG HOUSE! John Correia and James Correia · 50 minThis 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)…
- The Gutowski Files: What Happened To The DOJ Gun Rights Restoration Plan? · 34 minOn 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…
- Road Rager SURPRISED By Red And Blue Lights! -Danny · 27 minThis 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…
- The Gutowski Files: Do Voters Care About Guns Going Into The Midterms? · 36 minOn 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…
- Methew Madness In Maine! -David · 34 minThis 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…
- The Gutowski Files: VA Gov. Spanberger SIGNS New Gun Restrictions Into Law · 34 minOn 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…
- Yes, Alaska Is Still Weird -Wes · 25 minThis 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…
- The Gutowski Files: Is The ATF Is HELPING Gun Owners? · 37 minOn 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…
- Delivery Leads To A Nightmare -Jerrell · 26 minThis 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…







