The Weekly Reload Podcast

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

287 episodes of The Weekly Reload Podcast since the first episode, which aired on July 1st, 2021.

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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.

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    Why are Judicial Appointments Moving So Slowly? (Ft. Law Professor Jonathan Adler)

    August 25th, 2025  |  54 mins 9 secs
    2nd amendment, donald trump, federal judiciary, gun news, gun politics, guns, jonathan adler, judicial appointments, second amendment, stephen gutowski

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Jonathan Adler discuss how few judicial appointments President Trump has made thus far in his second term.

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    Trump's DC Takeover Draws Gun-Rights Backlash; Third Circuit Takes AR Ban Case

    August 22nd, 2025  |  47 mins 21 secs
    2nd amendment, ar-15s, assault weapons, dc, donald trump, gun news, gun politics, gun-rights groups, guns, jake fogleman, march for our lives, second amendment, stephen gutowski, tenth circuit, third circuit

    Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss gun-rights groups pushing back on some of the tactics used by the Trump Administration in its takeover of Washington, DC policing.

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    Should Gun-Rights Advocates Worry About Trump's DC Takeover? (Ft. InRangeTV's Karl Kasarda)

    August 18th, 2025  |  41 mins 29 secs
    2nd amendment, dc, donald trump, gun news, gun politics, guns, karl kasarda, national guard, second amendment, stephen gutowski

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Karl Kasarda discuss Karl's view that the federal takeover of DC police and deployment of federal troops should concern gun owners.

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    My Time at CNN Ends; Washington Gun Law's William Kirk on the Sig P320 Saga

    August 15th, 2025  |  47 mins 31 secs
    2nd amendment, cnn, gun news, gun politics, guns, handguns, jake fogleman, p320, second amendment, sig sauer, stephen gutowski

    Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the latter's leaving CNN, and William Kirk joins to discuss the Sig P320 saga.

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    Challenges the New NFA Lawsuits Face (Ft. Gun-Rights Lawyer Matt Larosiere)

    August 11th, 2025  |  1 hr 5 mins
    2nd amendment, asa, fpc, goa, gun news, gun politics, guns, matt larosiere, national firearms act, nfa, nra, saf, second amendment, short barrel rifles, silencers, stephen gutowski

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Matt Larosiere talk about the two major new lawsuits against the National Firearms Act.

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    Monthly Gun Sales Dip Below 1 Million; Courts Split on Serial Numbers

    August 8th, 2025  |  43 mins 52 secs
    2nd amendment, ghost guns, gun news, gun politics, gun sales, guns, jake fogleman, minnesota, open carry, rhode island, second amendment, serial numbers, stephen gutowski

    Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the continued downturn in gun sales.

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    Is the Sig P320 Safe? (Ft. Active Self Protection's John Correia)

    August 4th, 2025  |  50 mins 44 secs
    2nd amendment, active self protection, gun news, gun politics, guns, john correia, m18, p320, second amendment, sig sauer, stephen gutowski

    Host Stephen Gutowski and Active Self Protection president John Correia discuss the latter's decision to ban the Sig Sauer P320 from his training classes.

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    NRA Wants DOJ Rights Restoration Changes; Buffalo Mass Shooting Victims Score Court Win

    July 31st, 2025  |  41 mins 25 secs
    2nd amendment, ben owen, buffalo mass shooting, doj, gun news, gun politics, guns, liability lawsuit, nra, rights restoration, second amendment, stephen gutowski

    Host Stephen Gutowski and Reload Reporter Ben Owen discuss the National Rifle Association's push to change the Trump Administration's gun-rights restoration plan.

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    Murder Down Dramatically in 2025 (Ft. AH Datalytics' Jeff Asher)

    July 28th, 2025  |  39 mins 41 secs
    2nd amendment, crime data, gun news, gun politics, guns, jeff asher, murder, murder rate, second amendment, stephen gutowski

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Jeff Asher discuss the incredible decline in murder we've seen through the first half of 2025.

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    DOJ Drops Gun-Rights Restoration Plan, Ends Legal Fight Over Pistol Brace Ban

    July 24th, 2025  |  59 mins 12 secs
    2nd amendment, ben owen, department of justice, doj, gun news, gun politics, gun rights restoration, guns, pistol brace, pistol brace ban, second amendment, stephen gutowski

    Host Stephen Gutowski and Reload Reporter Ben Owen discuss two big gun policy moves from the Department of Justice, including its new plan for rights restoration.

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    We Answer Your Gun Policy Questions

    July 21st, 2025  |  1 hr 10 mins
    2nd amendment, atf, doj, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, nfa, nra, second amendment, stephen gutowski

    Host Stephen Gutowski and Reload Contributing Writer Jake Fogleman answer a wide variety of gun-related questions from Reload Members.