Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this episode of Active Self Protection Extra, we sit down with Dr. Margaret Kelley, a sociologist and professor at the University of Kansas, to discuss her fascinating new book, A Gun of Her Own: The Everyday Lives of Women Who Shoot.
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Routledge: A Gun of Her Own: The Everyday Lives of Women Who Shoot - 1st Edition
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Attitude. Skills. Plan.
In this episode of Active Self Protection Extra, we sit down with Dr. Margaret Kelley, a sociologist and professor at the University of Kansas, to discuss her fascinating new book, A Gun of Her Own: The Everyday Lives of Women Who Shoot.
Get a free taste of ASP Unlimited training.
Unlock exclusive lessons we can’t post on YouTube → watch.activeselfprotection.com/yt/2207-aspunlimited_taste
Check out Professor Kelley's book:
Amazon: tinyurl.com/f6usy5vr
You can also get it from Routledge with a 20% discount using the code 26AFLY1
Routledge: A Gun of Her Own: The Everyday Lives of Women Who Shoot - 1st Edition
routledge.com/A-Gun-of-Her-Own-The-Everyday-Lives-of-Women-Who-Shoot/Kelley/p/book/9781041015284
Please thank POM Pepper Spray for bringing us today’s video The Truth About Women and Guns (From a Sociologist)! Find them at get-asp.com/POM and order your less lethal tool today. POM makes a great product and we are glad to have them as a sponsor here at Active Self Protection.
Subscribe to the ASP Unlimited App to watch The Truth About Women and Guns (From a Sociologist) without ads and SO MUCH more here: watch.activeselfprotection.com and get early access, bonus content, FULL firearms training classes, behind-the-scenes, monthly seminars, and so much more! Then download it on your devices (iOS, Android, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Roku) and sign in.
Sign up for the ASP Lite App 100% for free to access great content that is not available on YouTube, and that is too much for YouTube. watch.activeselfprotection.com/checkout/subscribe/signup
Get ASP merch here: get-asp.com/apparel
Don’t forget to subscribe to the main channel for daily narrated lessons of real defensive encounters: youtube.com/activeselfprotection
Join the ASP Fitness Group: facebook.com/groups/850819488299282
Join the ASP Dry Fire Challenge: facebook.com/groups/413083352472034
Our Facebook page has TONS of good info for self-defenders: facebook.com/activeselfprotection
Come to a seminar: activeselfprotection.com/shop
ASP Community Standards: activeselfprotection.com/page-guidelines
Check out the ASP National Conference: get-asp.com/aspnc
Attitude. Skills. Plan.
