This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with firearms instructor and former military police officer Chris and discuss an incident on base where a civilian thief ran from officers and ended up cornered and what ensued after Chris was forced to draw his firearm.  

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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with regular Active Self Protection viewer Michael and discuss how a frantic call to 911 led the police to conduct a welfare check on his wife and what ensued.  

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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender and small dog owner Mike and discuss an ongoing issue he had with a neighbor who had a large, aggressive dog and refused to reign it in and how it all came to a head one day

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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Australian self defender Kate and discuss the night she was walking alone when she was attacked from behind and how she fought off her attacker.

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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender and instructor Andre and discuss his approach to PTS(D) prevention and then we talk about the night that two armed trespassers were on his property and how he handled their presence. 

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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Leon all the way from Medellin, Columbia and discuss the night he was 37,000 in the air on a commercial flight when a man suffering a panic attack tried to open the cabin door and then the cockpit door and what he did ...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with dapper self defender Alex and discuss the ins and outs of going about armed in the world. Additionally, he recounts the day he was outed at his 6-figure job for carrying concealed at his office sand how that changed his views on the...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with second-time guest and self defender Jay and discuss the day he and his friend were working when they were suddenly accosted by two young teenagers armed with e shotgun and the response of both them and the police. 

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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Derek and discuss the cold morning he went to start his truck when he found a man inside it ransacking the cabin and what happened when he confronted the unwanted passenger. 

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On this bonus Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Derek LeBlanc the founder and president of KidsSafefoudation.org and discuss this efforts to educate children and families about the importance of gun safety.

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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Andrew and discuss the day he was out for a ride on his motorcycle when he was struck by another vehicle and run off the road and what happened when he followed the driver in an attempt to get her license plate and cal...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Tim and discuss several defensive incidents which he was a part of to include a deranged woman who threatened to take his young daughter.  

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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Bob and discuss the night he was out with friends and ended up in a fracas with some suspected gang members and ended up with his stomach slashed open by one of them and the long recovery process that ensued, including...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Hart and discuss the night he was walking home from a late shift when he took a shortcut and immediately regretted it. 

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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender and instructor Andre and discuss a core memory and how that affected his life and decision to become a chaplain and later defensive firearms instructor. 

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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Scott and discuss the day he responded for a call for service at a residence when the occupants' son let their two dogs slip past him and Scott had to defend himself in an instant.  

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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Justin and discuss an incident with rapidly-changing circumstances and how his response evolved over the course of the incident. 

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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 bill that sailed through both houses of congress that will require the Department Of The Interior to build new shooting ranges on federal land in the coming year. The...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Fred and discuss the morning he walked into his house to find it ransacked and surprised an intruder with his .40 Cal. 

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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with retired UK Army officer Bill and discuss his time responding to terror attacks including IRA bombings and the Lockerbie Pan Am Flight 103 bombing and how these events contributed to his PTSD and more.

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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with legally armed self defender Aaron and discuss the night he was leaving work late at night when a total stranger decided to stalk and chase him all over town and what he did to get away. 

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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self defender Matt and discuss the evening he was just trying to do some fishing at a local park when a thirsty, agitated methamphetamine enthusiast rudely interrupted him.

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Just a quick thank you to all of you who listen and interact every week. Thank you all so much for this amazing milestone!

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This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Zach once again and discuss more in depth the aftermath of his defensive shooting. . 

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