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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    Federal Judge Upholds Post Office Gun Ban; Another Tosses Maryland 'Red Flag' Challenge

    March 26th, 2026  |  56 mins 27 secs
    2nd amendment, connecticut, federal judge, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, maryland, national journalism center, post office, range day, red flag laws, second amendment, stephen gutowski

    Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss a burgeoning circuit split after a federal judge upheld the post office gun ban this week.

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    Gun Politics in the Era of Guntuber Candidates (Ft. the New York Times' Charles Homans)

    March 23rd, 2026  |  1 hr 1 min
    2nd amendment, brandon herrera, charles homans, congress, gun news, gun politics, guns, midterms, new york times, second amendment, stephen gutowski, texas, texas 23, the ak guy

    Host Stephen Gutowski and New York Times reporter Charles Homans discuss the latter's coverage of guntuber Brandon Herrera's congressional run.

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    New York Drops Social Media Screen from Carry Permit Application; Canada's AR-15 Confiscation Continues to Flounder

    March 20th, 2026  |  51 mins 14 secs
    2nd amendment, alan beck, ar-15, canada, gun carry, gun confiscation, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, new york, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court

    Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss a settlement that undoes New York's social media review for gun-carry permits and Canada's

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    How Tariffs and War Have Impacted the Ammo Market (Ft. Black Basin Outdoors)

    March 16th, 2026  |  52 mins 56 secs
    2nd amendment, ammo, ammunition, black basin outdoors, donald trump, gun news, gun politics, guns, iran, nathaniel boos, second amendment, stephen gutowski, tariffs, war

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Nathaniel Boos discuss how the Iran war and tariffs are impacting the ammo market.

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    VA Dems Pass AR-15, Magazine Ban; LA Court Fails to Report Felony Convictions

    March 13th, 2026  |  59 mins 45 secs
    2nd amendment, ar-15, assault weapons ban, beretta, california, gun bill, gun legislation, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, los angeles, ruger, second amendment, stephen gutowski, virginia

    Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the fallout from Virginia passing a new "assault firearms" ban.

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    2A Scholar David Kopel Reacts to SCOTUS Weed and Guns Oral Arguments

    March 9th, 2026  |  40 mins 36 secs
    2nd amendment, david kopel, gun news, gun politics, guns, hemani, marijuana, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court, us v hemani, weed

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest David Kopel break down how oral arguments went in US v. Hemani.

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    DC Court Strikes Down Ammo Mag Ban; Virginia Gun Sales Surge

    March 6th, 2026  |  1 hr 4 mins
    2nd amendment, dc, gun news, gun politics, gun sales, guns, hemani, jake fogleman, magazine ban, marijuana, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court, us v hemani, virginia, washington, weed

    Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss a new ruling against Washington, DC's magazine restrictions.

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    Inside a New Effort to Bridge the Gun Policy Divide

    March 2nd, 2026  |  50 mins 36 secs
    2nd amendment, bridging the divide on firearms policy, gun news, gun policy, gun politics, guns, jonathan lowy, michael siegel, rob pincus, second amendment, stephen gutowski

    Reload Founder Stephen Guotwski discusses a new plan for a series of compromise gun policies with three of the men who helped create them.

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    Trump Snubs Guns in the SOTU. How Much Does that Matter?

    February 27th, 2026  |  1 hr 2 mins
    2nd amendment, donald trump, gun news, gun policy, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, jeffrey epstein, rights restoration, second amendment, state of the union, stephen gutowski

    Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss President Donald Trump's lack of focus on gun politics in his State of the Union speech.

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    What's Going on With Virginia's Gun Laws? (Ft. VCDL's Philip Van Cleave)

    February 23rd, 2026  |  56 mins 35 secs
    2nd amendment, ar-15, assault weapons, gun bills, gun control, gun news, gun politics, guns, philip van cleave, second amendment, stephen gutowski, vcdl, virginia

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Philip Van Cleave go over the dozens of gun bills in Virginia.

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    Epstein Files Show Ties to Michael Bloomberg, Interest in Shooting Post-Conviction

    February 20th, 2026  |  54 mins 29 secs
    2nd amendment, ghislaine maxwell, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, jeffrey epstein, michael bloomberg, second amendment, stephen gutowski, sultan bin sulayem, tom pritzker

    Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the wide-ranging stories that relate to guns in the Epstein files, including the sex criminal's connections to Michael Bloomberg.

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    A Florida Gun Lawyer on His Fight with California Over 3D-Printed Gun Files

    February 16th, 2026  |  57 mins 47 secs
    2nd amendment, 3d printed guns, california, florida, gatalog, ghost guns, gun news, gun politics, guns, homemade guns, matt laroseire, second amendment, stephen gutowski

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Matt Laroseire discuss the latter's legal fight with California over digital gun design files.

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    Appeals Court Tosses Challenge to NJ 3D-Printed Gun File Ban; NY Wins Buffalo Mass Shooting Settlement

    February 13th, 2026  |  55 mins 56 secs
    2nd amendment, 3d printed guns, defense distributed, gun files, gun litigation, gun news, gun politics, gun sales, guns, jake fogleman, second amendment, second amendment foundation, silencers, stephen gutowski, third circuit

    Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the new test the Third Circuit developed for whether gun design files are protected by the First Amendment.

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    Pirro's Promise to Prosecute Gun Carriers Causes Political Fallout (Ft. Cam Edwards)

    February 9th, 2026  |  48 mins 34 secs
    2nd amendment, cam edwards, dc, democrats, donald trump, gun carry, gun news, gun politics, guns, jeanine pirro, second amendment, stephen gutowski, washington

    Host Stephen Gutowski and Bearing Arms editor Cam Edwards discuss the backlash to recent gun comments from Trump Officials, especially Jeanine Pirro.

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    Jeanine Pirro Pledges DC Carry Crackdown; ATF Nominee Sails Through Confirmation Hearing

    February 5th, 2026  |  55 mins 9 secs
    2nd amendment, atf, dc, donald trump, gun carry, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, jeanine pirro, robert cekada, second amendment, stephen gutowski

    Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss Jeanine Pirro's comments about arresting "law-abiding" gun owners.

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    Active Self Protection's John Correia Examines the Alex Pretti Shooting

    February 2nd, 2026  |  37 mins 52 secs
    2nd amendment, active self protection, alex pretti, border patrol, gun news, gun politics, guns, ice, immigration, john correia, killing, second amendment, shooting, stephen gutowski

    Host Stephen Gutowski and Active Self Protection's John Correia discuss use-of-force in the Alex Pretti shooting.