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 196 Episodes.
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Does Kamala's Glock Matter? (Ft. The Bulwark's Tim Miller)
October 14th, 2024 | 53 mins 50 secs
2024 election, 2nd amendment, donald trump, gun news, gun politics, guns, kamala harris, second amendment, stephen gutowski, tim miller
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Tim Miller discuss Kamala Harris and Donald Trump's closing message on gun policy.
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SCOTUS Hears ‘Ghost Gun’ Case, Takes up Smith & Wesson's Fight with Mexico
October 11th, 2024 | 47 mins 6 secs
2nd amendment, atf, ghost guns, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, mexico, second amendment, smith & wesson, stephen gutowski, supreme court
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the Supreme Court's latest gun cases.
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The Murder Rate Nosedives (with Crime Data Analyst Jeff Asher)
October 7th, 2024 | 34 mins 23 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 falling murder rate, what the numbers tell us, and why we know we can trust them.
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VP Candidates Square Off on Firearms Policy; Gun Sales Ramp Up as Election Nears
October 4th, 2024 | 38 mins 58 secs
2nd amendment, debate, gun news, gun policy, gun politics, gun sales, guns, jake fogleman, jd vance, second amendment, stephen gutowski, tim walz
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the substantive, if generic, VP candidates' exchange on gun policy.
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California Gun-Rights Lawyer on 20 Years of Fighting Kamala Harris in Court
September 30th, 2024 | 39 mins 37 secs
2nd amendment, chuck michel, crpa, donald trump, gun news, gun politics, guns, handgun ban, kamala harris, nra, proposition h, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Chuck Michel discuss Kamala Harris's support for a 2005 handgun ban in San Francisco.
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Harris's Past Support for Handgun Confiscation Comes to Light; Gun-Control Groups Blowout NRA in Fundraising
September 27th, 2024 | 50 mins 23 secs
2nd amendment, confiscation, donald trump, everytown, gun news, gun politics, guns, handgun ban, jake fogleman, kamala harris, nra, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss Kamala Harris's support for Proposition H and it might affect the 2024 race.
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Has the 2024 Gun Debate Already Ended? (Ft. Cam Edwards)
September 23rd, 2024 | 51 mins 37 secs
2nd amendment, cam edwards, donald trump, gun control, gun news, gun politics, guns, kamala harris, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Cam Edwards discuss how the 2024 gun debate has solidified.
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Voters Give Edge to Harris on 'Gun Violence', Collins Introduces Military 'Red Flag' Bill
September 20th, 2024 | 49 mins 33 secs
2024 election, 2nd amendment, angus king, donald trump, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, kamala harris, red flag law, second amendment, stephen gutowski, susan collins
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski talk about new polling on how guns are impacting the 2024 election and a new "red flag" proposal in the Senate.
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Semafor's Dave Weigel on the Debate and Harris's Handgun
September 16th, 2024 | 1 hr 2 mins
2nd amendment, dave weigel, debate, donald trump, gun control, gun news, gun politics, guns, kamala harris, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Dave Weigel talk about the debate's impact on gun politics in the 2024 race.
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NRA Board Adopts Reform Plan; Polling Shows Increased Support for Gun Control
September 13th, 2024 | 48 mins 38 secs
2nd amendment, gun control, gun news, gun politics, gun poll, guns, jake fogleman, nra, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the most recent NRA board meeting and new polling on gun policy.
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The Dispatch's Steve Hayes on the 2024 Gun Debate, Georgia School Shooting Fallout
September 9th, 2024 | 42 mins 49 secs
2nd amendment, donald trump, gun news, gun politics, guns, kamala harris, school shooting, second amendment, stephen gutowski, steve hayes
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Steve Hayes of The Dispatch discuss how the Georgia school shooting will impact the 2024 election.
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Legal and Political Fallout from the Georgia Shooting; NRA Board Set to Vote on Reform Plan
September 6th, 2024 | 42 mins 13 secs
donald trump, georgia, gun politics, kamala harris, nra, school shooting
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the latest developments in the wake of a Georgia school shooting.
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Gun-Rights Lawyer Matt Larosiere on a Federal Judge Ruling Against the Machinegun Ban
September 2nd, 2024 | 59 mins 47 secs
2nd amendment, gun news, gun politics, guns, machinegun, matt larosiere, nfa, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Matt Larosiere discuss the first post-Bruen ruling against the federal machinegun ban.
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Gun-Control Groups Outraise Gun-Rights Groups; Appeals Court Strikes Down Gun Ban for Pot Users
August 30th, 2024 | 45 mins 57 secs
2nd amendment, fundraising, gun news, gun politics, gun-control groups, gun-rights groups, guns, jake fogleman, marijuana, nra, pot, second amendment, stephen gutowski, weed
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski talk about the fundraising fight between the gun groups and new federal court rulings on the Second Amendment.
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The Gun Collective's Jon Patton on YouTube's Latest Crackdown on Firearms Content
August 26th, 2024 | 46 mins 37 secs
2nd amendment, google, gun news, gun politics, guns, jon patton, second amendment, stephen gutowski, the gun collective, youtube
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Jon Patton discuss YouTube's new firearms policy changes as well as their impact.
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Harris, DNC go Heavy on Guns in Contrast to Trump's RNC
August 23rd, 2024 | 38 mins 24 secs
2nd amendment, dnc, donald trump, gun control, gun news, gun politics, guns, kamala harris, rnc, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski breaks down how the Democratic National Convention handled gun policy.