The Weekly Reload Podcast
A podcast featuring The Reload's Stephen Gutowski
About the show
A podcast from The Reload that offers sober, serious firearms reporting and analysis. It focuses on gun policy, politics, and culture. Tune in to hear from Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski and special guests from across the gun world each week.
Episodes
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Firearms Policy Scholar David Kopel on Fallout from the SCOTUS 'Ghost Gun' Ruling
March 31st, 2025 | 1 hr 6 mins
2nd amendment, david kopel, ghost guns, gun news, gun politics, guns, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest David Kopel discuss the Supreme Court's ruling in Bondi v. VanDerStok.
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SCOTUS Upholds ‘Ghost Gun’ Rule; March for Our Lives Lays Off Staff
March 28th, 2025 | 49 mins 25 secs
2nd amendment, atf, california, doj, ghost guns, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the latest Supreme Court ruling and the downfall of one of the nation's most prominent gun-control groups.
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Bearing Arms' Cam Edwards on Trump's Latest Gun Moves
March 24th, 2025 | 43 mins 28 secs
2nd amendment, atf, cam edwards, donald trump, gun news, gun politics, guns, pam bondi, robert leider, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski and guest Cam Edwards talk about a new rule reigniting the gun-rights restoration process and the new ATF Chief Counsel.
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Federal Appeals Courts Uphold California Mag Ban, Florida Under-21 Gun Ban
March 21st, 2025 | 59 mins 43 secs
2nd amendment, florida, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, magazine ban, ninth circuit, second amendment, stephen gutowski, under 21
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss several new federal court rulings in major gun cases.
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New York Times Gun Culture Reporter Thomas Gibbons-Neff On His New Beat
March 17th, 2025 | 44 mins 37 secs
2nd amendment, gun culture, gun news, gun politics, gun reporting, guns, new york times, second amendment, stephen gutowski, thomas gibbons-neff
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Thomas Gibbons-Neff discuss the latter's approach to reporting on firearms in his new role at The New York Times.
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7th Circuit Upholds SBR Ban; Senator Crapo on Silencer Deregulation
March 14th, 2025 | 1 hr 52 secs
2nd amendment, gun news, gun politics, guns, hearing protection act, jake fogleman, second amendment, senator mike crapo, silencers, stephen gutowski
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss a Seventh Circuit ruling on the National Firearms Act and Senator Mike Crapo talks about the Hearing Protection Act.
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Unpacking Smith & Wesson v. Mexico's Oral Arguments (ft. Professor Dru Stevenson)
March 10th, 2025 | 1 hr 4 mins
2nd amendment, dru stevenson, gun news, gun politics, guns, scotus, second amendment, smith and wesson, stephen gutowski, supreme court
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Dru Stevenson discuss Supreme Court oral arguments in Mexico's liability suit against American gunmakers.
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Firearms Sales Falter in February; Trump Skips Guns in Congressional Speech
March 7th, 2025 | 48 mins 18 secs
2nd amendment, congress, donald trump, gun industry, gun news, gun politics, gun sales, guns, jake fogleman, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the nine percent pullback in gun sale last month and Donald Trump's reluctance to talk about guns in major settings.
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Reason Magazine's J.D. Tuccille on Kash Patel Leading the ATF and FBI
March 3rd, 2025 | 44 mins 49 secs
2nd amendment, atf, fbi, gun news, gun politics, guns, jd tuccille, kash patel, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest J.D. Tuccille discuss Kash Patel being appointed both the head of the FBI and the ATF.
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SCOTUS Ducks Felony Gun Rights Case; Daniel Defense Weighs in on NRA Reform
February 27th, 2025 | 49 mins 12 secs
2nd amendment, atf, corruption, daniel defense, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, kash patel, nra, scotus, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss why the Supreme Court GVRd another gun case and the latest on the NRA's internal fight.
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Duke's Andrew Willinger on How Trump May Change DOJ's Gun Litigation Approach
February 24th, 2025 | 42 mins 3 secs
2nd amendment, andrew willinger, doj, donald trump, gun litigation, gun news, gun politics, guns, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Andrew Willinger talk about how DOJ may change the way it handles Second Amendment cases.
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Trump Freezes New Gun Exports; Maine Waiting Period Blocked
February 21st, 2025 | 51 mins 59 secs
2nd amendment, donald trump, exports, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, maine, second amendment, stephen gutowski, waiting periods
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the Trump Administration's pause on new gun export licenses.
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What Will Trump's Executive Order on Guns Deliver? (Ft. David Kopel)
February 17th, 2025 | 53 mins 25 secs
2nd amendment, david kopel, donald trump, executive order, gun news, gun politics, guns, pam bondi, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest David Kopel discuss what might actually come of Trump's executive order on guns.
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10th Circuit Upholds Nonviolent Felon Gun Ban; Trump-appointee Upholds Under-21 Ban
February 13th, 2025 | 45 mins 30 secs
2nd amendment, age restrictions, gun news, gun policy, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, second amendment, stephen gutowski, under 21
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss a raft of new court rulings on different gun restrictions.
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Gun Industry Trends at SHOT Show 2025 (Ft. The Humble Marksman)
February 10th, 2025 | 59 mins 22 secs
2nd amendment, david blanton, david kopel, glock, gun industry, gun news, gun politics, guns, second amendment, shot show, shot show 2025, stephen gutowski, the humble marksman
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest David Blanton discuss the most interesting things that happened at this year's gun industry trade show.
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David Hogg Elected DNC Vice Chair; Bondi Tells ATF to Focus on Guns
February 7th, 2025 | 1 hr 21 secs
2nd amendment, atf, david hogg, democrats, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, pam bondi, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss David Hogg's ascension to Democratic leadership.