Stephen Gutowski
Co-Host of The Weekly Reload Podcast
Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski has been writing about guns and politics since he founded his first publication back in 2009. Before starting The Reload in 2021, he spent almost 7 years as a staff writer at The Washington Free Beacon. His work has also been published by The Atlantic, The Dispatch, National Review, Ammoland, and The Washington Examiner Magazine. His reporting has been featured in publications that span the ideological spectrum including Fox News, The New York Times, Bearing Arms, The Washington Post, NPR, The Drudge Report, ABC News, and many more.
He has won SAF Journalist of the Year on two seperate occasions, most recently in 2021. And he was awarded two Telly Awards for his work on the show Range Time with Stephen Gutowski.
Stephen Gutowski has hosted 342 Episodes.
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The ACLU Explains Its New Second Amendment Case
April 6th, 2026 | 43 mins 41 secs
2nd amendment, aclu, bruen, cato institute, gun news, gun politics, guns, jacqueline landry, non-violent felon, north carolina, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Jacqueline Landry discuss the ACLU's joint filing with the CATO Institute in a Second Amendment case at the North Carolina Supreme Court.
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Hegseth Pushes On Base Gun Carry; USPS Moves to Allow Handguns in the Mail
April 3rd, 2026 | 57 mins 49 secs
2nd amendment, department of justice, doj, donald trump, gun carry, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, knife rights inc, pete hegseth, post office, second amendment, stephen gutowski, trump administration, usps
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss two pro-gun reforms the Trump Administration made this week, and its court claim of expansive authority to ban knives under the Second Amendment.
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Inside The Second Amendment Foundation's Fight Against Red Flag Laws
March 30th, 2026 | 45 mins 52 secs
2nd amendment, bill sack, fourth circuit, gun news, gun politics, guns, maryland, red flag laws, second amendment, second amendment foundation, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski interviews the Second Amendment Foundation's Bill Sack about the group's lawsuit against Maryland's Emergency Risk Protection Order statute.
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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.