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 328 Episodes.
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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 | 48 mins 13 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.
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Trump Admin Attacks Gun-Carry After Pretti Shooting; VA Dems Push 'Assault Weapon' Ban, Magazine Confiscation
January 30th, 2026 | 52 mins 16 secs
2nd amendment, alex pretti, assault weapons ban, donald trump, goa, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, magazine confiscation, minnesota, nra, second amendment, stephen gutowski, virginia
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the fallout from the Alex Pretti killing as well as the latest Virginia gun bills.
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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.