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 206 Episodes.
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The Problem With Chaos Spiking Gun Sales (Ft. Discourse Magazine's David Masci)
December 18th, 2023 | 1 hr 23 mins
2nd amendment, david masci, gun culture, gun news, gun politics, gun sales, guns, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest David Masci discuss the problem with gun sales spiking due to societal chaos.
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NBC Pollster Unpacks Gun Ownership Spike, Political Implications
December 11th, 2023 | 1 hr 26 mins
2nd amendment, gun news, gun ownership, gun politics, gun polling, guns, micah roberts, poll, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Micah Roberts examine the recent NBC poll that found a huge jump in gun ownership among American voters.
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Maryland Gun-Rights Leader on Series of Recent Court Victories
December 4th, 2023 | 1 hr 13 mins
2nd amendment, gun carry, gun news, gun politics, guns, handguns, mark pennak, maryland, maryland shall issue, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Mark Pennak discuss two recent court wins for Maryland Shall Issue.
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Critiquing the Washington Post's Graphic Mass Shooting Pictures (ft. Bearing Arms' Cam Edwards)
November 20th, 2023 | 1 hr 10 mins
2nd amendment, bearing arms, cam edwards, gun news, gun politics, guns, mass shooting, mass shootings, parkland, sandy hook, second amendment, stephen gutowski, the washington post, uvalde
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Cam Edwards discuss The Washington Post publishing graphic photos from certain mass shootings.
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Gun Scholar David Kopel Explains SCOTUS Oral Arguments in Second Amendment Case
November 13th, 2023 | 1 hr 13 mins
2nd amendment, bruen, david kopel, domestic violence, gun bans, gun news, gun politics, guns, rahimi, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest David Kopel examine oral arguments in the Supreme Court's United States v. Rahimi case.
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Mass Shooting Researcher on What Went Wrong in Maine
November 6th, 2023 | 1 hr 14 mins
2nd amendment, gun news, gun politics, guns, maine, mass shooting, mental illness, michael rocque, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Professor Michael Rocque examine the failures that led to the mass shooting in Maine.
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VCDL President Gives Outlook on How Guns Impact the 2023 Virginia Elections
October 30th, 2023 | 59 mins 57 secs
2023 elections, 2nd amendment, gun news, gun politics, guns, philip van cleave, second amendment, stephen gutowski, vcdl, virginia
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Philip Van Cleave look at the upcoming Virginia elections.
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Jewish Americans Turn to Guns After Hamas Slaughter (Ft. The Pew Pew Jew)
October 23rd, 2023 | 1 hr 4 mins
2nd amendment, gun news, gun politics, guns, hamas, israel, jewish gun rights, second amendment, stephen gutowski, the pew pew jew, yehuda remer
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Yehuda Remer discuss the spike in interest among American Jews for buying guns in the wake of the terror attacks in Israel
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2A Scholar David Kopel on the Supreme Court's Latest Gun Case
October 16th, 2023 | 1 hr 13 mins
2nd amendment, david kopel, gun news, gun politics, guns, rahimi, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest David Kopel talk about why the later believes the domestic violence restraining order gun ban is unconstitutional.
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Inside a Nationwide Gun-Carry Group's New Political Efforts (Ft. USCCA's Katie Pointer Baney)
October 9th, 2023 | 1 hr 12 mins
2nd amendment, gun news, gun politics, guns, katie pointer baney, nra, second amendment, stephen gutowski, uscca
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Katie Pointer Baney talk about her role running the United States Concealed Carry Association's new political group.
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California Rifle and Pistol Association's Chuck Michel on Blocking the Magazine Ban
October 2nd, 2023 | 1 hr 15 mins
2nd amendment, california, chuck michel, crpa, duncan v bonta, gavin newsom, gun news, gun politics, gun tax, guns, microstamping, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Chuck Michel go over a new ruling striking down California's magazine ban.
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A New AI Promises to Help You Build a Gun (Feat. Cody Wilson)
September 25th, 2023 | 1 hr 5 mins
2nd amendment, ai, chatgpt, cody wilson, gatgpt, gun news, gun politics, guns, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Cody Wilson discuss Defense Distrubuted's new AI product that promises to help you build guns.
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The Second Amendment Foundation's Adam Kraut on Blocking New Mexico's Gun-Carry Ban
September 18th, 2023 | 1 hr 3 mins
2nd amendment, adam kraut, gun carry ban, gun news, gun politics, guns, new mexico, second amendment, second amendment foundation, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Adam Kraut talk about the legal fight against the New Mexico Governor's emergency suspension of gun-carry rights.
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The Atlantic's Andrew Exum in Defense of Hunting
September 11th, 2023 | 1 hr 9 mins
2nd amendment, andrew exum, gun news, gun politics, guns, hunting, second amendment, stephen gutowski, the atlantic
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Andrew Exum discuss why hunting is vital to conservation efforts in America.
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Biden Moves to Expand Who Needs a Gun Dealing License (Featuring Cam Edwards of Bearing Arms)
September 4th, 2023 | 1 hr 1 min
2nd amendment, atf, cam edwards, gun news, gun politics, guns, joe biden, red flag law, second amendment, stephen gutowski, tennessee
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Cam Edwards talk about the new ATF rule proposal to require more people to get a license before selling used guns.
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Law Professor Who Wants Heller Overturned Explains His View of New SCOTUS Gun Case
August 28th, 2023 | 1 hr 6 mins
2nd amendment, gun news, gun politics, guns, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Dru Stevenson discuss the latest Supreme Court Second Amendment case.