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 322 Episodes.
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Gun-Rights Lawyer Details His SCOTUS Oral Arguments in Hawaii Vampire Rule Case
January 26th, 2026 | 48 mins 13 secs
2nd amendment, alan beck, gun carry, gun news, gun politics, guns, hawaii, scotus, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court, wolford v lopez
Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski and gun-rights lawyer Alan Beck discuss the latter's experience in oral arguments against Hawaii's 'Vampire Rule' at the Supreme Court.
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SCOTUS Casts Doubt on Hawaii 'Vampire Rule'; ATF Proposes New Drug User Definition
January 23rd, 2026 | 1 hr 2 mins
2nd amendment, atf, gun carry, gun news, gun politics, guns, hawaii, jake fogleman, scotus, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court, wolford
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the Supreme Court's oral arguments in Wolford v. Lopez.
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The Man Who Registered a Potato Silencer
January 19th, 2026 | 55 mins 24 secs
2nd amendment, atf, gun news, gun politics, guns, nfa, potato silencer, second amendment, silencer, stephen gutowski, zach clark
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Zach Clark discuss the latter's successful attempt to register a potato as a silencer.
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DOJ Says Federal Gun Mail Ban Unconstitutional; Last NRA-Endorsed Dem Runs for Senate
January 16th, 2026 | 49 mins 31 secs
2nd amendment, alaska, doj, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, mail gun ban, nra, second amendment, stephen gutowski, usps
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the DOJ's new position on the USPS gun ban.
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A Look Ahead at Guns in 2026; California Open Carry Ban Struck Down
January 8th, 2026 | 1 hr 3 mins
2026, 2nd amendment, doj, donald trump, gun news, gun politics, guns, midterms, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss what to watch for in the next year of gun policy and politics.
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The Fight Over Switchblade Bans (Ft. Knife Rights Inc's Doug Ritter)
January 5th, 2026 | 50 mins 50 secs
2nd amendment, david ritter, doj, gun politics, guns, kinfe news, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court, switchblades, the switchblade act
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Doug Ritter discuss the different regulations on switchblades around the United States.
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DOJ Attacks DC's AR-15 Ban, Defends Federal Switchblade Ban (Ft. Cam Edwards)
December 29th, 2025 | 1 hr 5 mins
2nd amendment, ar-15s, assault weapons, cam edwards, department of justice, doj, gun news, gun politics, guns, second amendment, stephen gutowski, switchblades
Host Stephen Gutowski and Bearing Arms' Cam Edwards discuss the mixed message DOJ is sending with its latest legal moves.
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Examining the Fight Over 2A Rights for Illegal Immigrants
December 22nd, 2025 | 1 hr 4 mins
2nd amendment, alan mygatt-tauber, gun news, gun politics, gun rights, guns, illegal immigrants, immigrants, second amendment, stephen gutowski, undocumented immigrants
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Professor Alan Mygatt-Tauber discuss the Second Amendment challenges to the federal illegal immigrant gun ban.
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US, Australia Shootings Spark Gun Debate; Appeals Courts Uphold Illegal Immigrant Gun Ban
December 19th, 2025 | 51 mins 55 secs
2nd amendment, bondi beach, brown university, bruen, gun news, gun politics, guns, illegal immigration, jake fogleman, mass shootings, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss how the Bonid Beach and Brown University shootings are likely to impact gun policy.
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Analyzing the Unexpected Reissue of a Fifth Circuit Silencer Decision (Ft. Gabriel Malor)
December 15th, 2025 | 43 mins 17 secs
2nd amendment, fifth circuit, gabriel malor, gun news, gun politics, guns, national firearms act, nfa, peterson, second amendment, silencers, stephen gutowski
Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski and federal litigator Gabriel Malor discuss the latest ruling in US v. Peterson.
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Gun-Control Groups Back DOJ in NFA Case; New Federal 2A Division Goes Live
December 12th, 2025 | 51 mins 19 secs
2nd amendment, civil rights division, doj, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, nfa, second amendment, silencers, stephen gutowski
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the unusual bedfellows in the DOJ's case defending the National Firearms Act.
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How the Firearms Research Center Plans to Use $1 Million Federal Grant on a 2A History Course (ft. Ashley Hlebinsky)
December 8th, 2025 | 54 mins 35 secs
2nd amendment, ashley hlebinsky, department of education, firearms research center, gun history, gun news, gun politics, guns, second amendment, second amendment history, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Ashley Hlebinsky discuss the University of Wyoming's Firearms Research Center's new $1 million Second Amendment history education initiative.
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Black Friday Gun Sales Disappoint; New DOJ 2A Division Draws Praise
December 5th, 2025 | 1 hr 1 min
2nd amendment, black friday, doe, doj, firearms research center, gun news, gun politics, gun sales, guns, jake fogleman, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the state of the gun market and the surprisingly quiet launch of a new Second Amendment division at the DOJ.
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Answering Your Gun Policy and Politics Questions
December 1st, 2025 | 1 hr 8 mins
2nd amendment, donald trump, gun news, gun policy, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, joe biden, permitless carry, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court
Contributing Writer Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski field questions about the latest gun news.
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The Implications of Trump's ATF Nominee (Ft. Cam Edwards)
November 24th, 2025 | 40 mins 29 secs
2nd amendment, atf, cam edwards, donald trump, gun news, gun politics, guns, robert cekada, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Cam Edwards discuss the new ATF Director nominee, Robert Cekada.
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Trump Picks Permanent ATF Director; Dems Demand Answers of ATF Resource Allocation
November 21st, 2025 | 39 mins 16 secs
2nd amendment, atf, donald trump, gun news, gun politics, guns, immigration, jake fogleman, robert cekada, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Jake Fogelman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the new ATF Director nomination.