Active Self Protection Podcast

John Correia and Mike Willever
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Oct 25, 2024 • 34min

Irate Customer Returns With A RIFLE! -Chuck

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Chuck and discuss the day a customer at his family's real estate business came in the back door of the office with a rifle with plans to kill Chuck and the crazy struggle that ensued.    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 as he talks 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
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Oct 22, 2024 • 27min

The Gutowski Files: Mass Shooting Victims Sue The Military

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the fact that the planned event featuring President Trump and the NRA has been cancelled and then discuss a pending lawsuit against the United States military alleging negligence on their part for not properly reporting what they believe to be signs of impending trouble regarding a mass shooter. 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 as he talks 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
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Oct 18, 2024 • 33min

Awareness Is More Than Half The Battle -Tony

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Tony and discuss the day he ran into a trio of possible aggressors and how his awareness kept him far from trouble. 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 as he talks 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
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Oct 17, 2024 • 35min

The Gutowski Files: Is VP Harris' Gun Messaging Working?

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss presidential candidate Kamala Harris' messaging regarding guns and why it might be working. Then we discuss a story from 1979 that has resurfaced recently involving the new NRA head and a terrible animal cruelty incident and his role in it. 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 as he talks 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 
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Oct 11, 2024 • 29min

ATTACKED By TWO DOGS!! -Chad

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Chad and discuss the day he went for a morning walk and was stalked and then attacked by two large dogs and how well POM OC Spray did in changing the hearts and minds of his new canine friends. 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 as he talks 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
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Oct 7, 2024 • 29min

The Gutowski Files: Smith and Wesson VS. Mexico

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a recent decision by the United States Supreme Court to hear arguments about the merits of a proposed lawsuit brought by the government of Mexico against a number of U.S. firearms manufacturers alleging that they are civilly liable for guns that end up in the hands of drug and human trafficking cartels in Mexico and the damage they cause. 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 as he talks 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
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Oct 4, 2024 • 30min

Brother Trouble -Josh

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Josh and discuss his tumultuous relationship with his younger brother and how it became violent on more than one occasion.  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 as he talks 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
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Oct 2, 2024 • 37min

The Gutowski Files: Did Kamala Harris Support Total Handgun Confiscation?

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris' public statements about supporting a total handgun ban in the city of San Francisco when she was the district attorney there and then we discuss the ACLU sending an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of a felon getting his gun rights restored. 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 as he talks 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
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Sep 27, 2024 • 19min

Defender Dispenses Spicy Treats! -Ryan

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender and microbiologist Ryan and discuss several short stories of self defense, including against a bear.  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 as he talks 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
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Sep 24, 2024 • 16min

The Gutowski Files: Poll Shows Women Approve Of Stricter Gun Laws

On this  installment of the Gutowski Files we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss a multi-decade poll indicating that female approval for stricter gun laws is continuing seemingly unabated and what, if anything can be done to persuade them otherwise. 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 as he talks 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

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