The Weekly Reload Podcast
A podcast featuring The Reload's Stephen Gutowski
About the show
A podcast from The Reload that offers sober, serious firearms reporting and analysis. It focuses on gun policy, politics, and culture. Tune in to hear from Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski and special guests from across the gun world each week.
Episodes
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The Implications of California's Glock Ban (ft. Cam Edwards)
October 20th, 2025 | 56 mins 31 secs
2nd amendment, california, cam edwards, glock, glock ban, gun news, gun politics, guns, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Cam Edwards discuss what California's new Glock Ban means for the state and the country.
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Government Shutdown Rankles Gun Groups; NY Ammo Restrictions Upheld
October 17th, 2025 | 47 mins 49 secs
2nd amendment, ammunition background checks, atf, donald trump, government shutdown, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, new york, pam bondi, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss how a partial ATF shutdown has impacted gun onwers and widened the rift between them and the Trump Administration.
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Did Trump's DC Takeover Lower Crime? (Ft. Jeff Asher)
October 13th, 2025 | 41 mins 21 secs
2nd amendment, dc crime, dc takeover, donald trump, gun crime, gun news, gun politics, guns, jeff asher, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Jeff Asher discuss what the crime data from President Donald Trump's federal takeover of DC policing shows.
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Second Amendment Scholars Weigh in on SCOTUS' New Gun-Carry Case
October 10th, 2025 | 57 mins 36 secs
2nd amendment, gun carry, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, legal scholars, scotus, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court, wolford v lopez
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski reflect on what legal scholars say the Supreme Court might do in its latest Second Amendment case.
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DOJ's Landmark 2A Suit Against Los Angeles (Ft. SAF's Kostas Moros)
October 6th, 2025 | 47 mins
2nd amendment, doj, gun carry, gun news, gun politics, guns, kostas moros, los angeles, los angeles sheriffs department, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Kostas Moros discuss the new DOJ gun-carry suit against the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.
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SCOTUS Takes Up Gun-Carry Case; Trump Admin Rolls Back Biden Gun Export Rule
October 3rd, 2025 | 43 mins 45 secs
2nd amendment, gun carry, gun exports, gun news, gun politics, guns, hawaii, jake fogleman, scotus, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the Supreme Court's new Second Amendment case.
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How a SCOTUS Immigration Case Could Implicate Gun Owners (Ft. UC Law Professor Rory Little)
September 29th, 2025 | 43 mins 50 secs
2nd amendment, fourth amendment, gun news, gun politics, gun shows, guns, immigration, perdomo, rory little, scotus, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Rory Little discuss how a Brett Kavanaugh opinion in an immigration case could expand state power to detail gun owners.
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Appeals Court Upholds NY Gun Free Zones; Gun Groups Call Out De-Banking
September 26th, 2025 | 53 mins 49 secs
2nd amendment, banks, goa, gun news, gun politics, gun-rights groups, guns, new york, nra, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss a new ruling upholding New York's Bruen-response law.
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Using Mass Shooting Prevention Techniques to Stop Assassinations (Ft. Let's Talk to Them)
September 22nd, 2025 | 52 mins 17 secs
2nd amendment, assassinations, gun news, gun politics, guns, jordan estrada, killings, lets talk to them, mass shootings, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Jordan Estrada discuss how strategies developed by Let's Talk to Them for preventing mass shootings could be adapted to prevent assassinations.
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DC Police Mum on Gun Seizure Details; California Passes Glock Ban
September 19th, 2025 | 56 mins 7 secs
2nd amendment, california, dc, donald trump, glock, glock ban, glock switch, gun news, gun politics, gun seizures, guns, jake fogleman, mpd, second amendment, stephen gutowski, trump administration
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the latest on gun seizures during the DC police takeover.
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The Problem of Political Violence (Ft. Bearing Arms' Cam Edwards)
September 15th, 2025 | 44 mins 38 secs
2nd amendment, cam edwards, charlie kirk, gun news, gun politics, guns, political violence, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and Bearing Arms' Cam Edwards discuss the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the problem of political violence.
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Charlie Kirk Assassin Repeats Troubling Pattern; Appeals Courts Uphold 'Gun Free' Zones
September 12th, 2025 | 44 mins 32 secs
2nd amendment, assassinations, charlie kirk, gun carry, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, second amendment, sensitive places, seventh circuit, stephen gutowski, third circuit, united healthcare ceo
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the indirect connection between the murder of commentator Charlie Kirk and the United Healthcare CEO's assassination.
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Minnesota School Shooting Leads to Dueling Calls for Gun Restrictions (Ft. SAF's Kostas Moros)
September 8th, 2025 | 50 mins 7 secs
2nd amendment, assault weapons ban, doj, donald trump, gun ban, gun news, gun politics, guns, kostas moros, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court, tim walz, trans people
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Kostas Moros discuss the push for new restrictions on AR-15s and trans gun owners following the Annunciation school shooting.
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Left, Right Float Gun Laws After MN Shooting; Gun Sales Back Above 1 Million in August
September 5th, 2025 | 54 mins 59 secs
2nd amendment, ar-15, doj, donald trump, gun news, gun politics, gun sales, guns, jake fogleman, minnesota, nssf, second amendment, stephen gutowski, trans
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the latest push for new gun restriction after the Annunciation school shooting and gun sales climbing back above 1 million a month.
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Why are AR-15 Makers Going Bankrupt (Ft. KE Arms' Russell Phagan)
September 1st, 2025 | 47 mins 35 secs
2nd amendment, anderson manufacturing, ar-15s, gun news, gun politics, gun sales, guns, ke arms, russell phagan, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski and KE Arms director Russell Phagan discuss the state of the AR-15 market.
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Air Force Reinstates Sig Pistol; Fifth Circuit Rejects Silencer Challenge
August 29th, 2025 | 57 mins 26 secs
2nd amendment, fifth circuit, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, p320, second amendment, sig sauer m18, silencers, stephen gutowski, suppressors
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the Air Force Global Strike Command reissuing the Sig Sauer M18 pistol for active service.