The Weekly Reload Podcast

A podcast featuring The Reload's Stephen Gutowski

The Weekly Reload Podcast

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

  • Why Lower Courts Agree on AR-15 Bans and Why it May Not Matter (Ft. Andrew Willinger)

    July 13th, 2026  |  1 hr 3 mins
    2nd amendment, andrew willinger, ar-15, ar-15s, assault weapons, gun news, gun politics, guns, scotus, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Andrew Willinger discuss the upcoming Supreme Court AR-15 case.

  • Virginia AR-15 Ban Set to be Blocked Statewide; Texas's Talarico Backed 'Assault Weapons' Ban

    July 10th, 2026  |  1 hr 2 mins
    2nd amendment, ar-15, assault weapons, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, james talarico, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court, texas, virginia

    Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the state of Virginia's AR-15 sales ban.

  • Where SCOTUS Has Come on Guns and Where It's Going in the AR Ban Case (ft. Stephen Halbrook)

    July 6th, 2026  |  52 mins 19 secs
    2nd amendment, ar-15s, assault weapons, bruen, gun news, gun politics, guns, heller, mcdonald, scotus, second amendment, stephen gutowski, stephen halbrook, supreme court, viramontes

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Stephen Halbrook discuss the history of the Second Amendment at the Supreme Court and what's coming in the Court's AR-15 case.

  • SCOTUS Takes AR-15 Ban Challenge as Virginia Ban Goes Into Effect

    July 3rd, 2026  |  1 hr 4 mins
    2nd amendment, ar-15, assault weapons, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, scotus, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court, virginia

    Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the Supreme Court's new AR-15 ban case.

  • The Lawyer Who Slayed the 'Vampire Rule' Explains SCOTUS Gun Ruling (Ft. Alan Beck)

    June 29th, 2026  |  1 hr 1 min
    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 victory against Hawaii at the Supreme Court.

  • SCOTUS Stakes Hawaii ‘Vampire Rule,’ Judge Blocks Virginia AR-15 Ban

    June 26th, 2026  |  1 hr 3 mins
    2nd amendment, ar-15 ban, assault weapons ban, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, scotus, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court, virginia, wolford v. lopez

    Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the Supreme Court's latest Second Amendment ruling.

  • NRA Faces New Financial Peril (Ft. OSU's Brian Mittendorf)

    June 22nd, 2026  |  49 mins 35 secs
    1791 foundation, 2nd amendment, brian mittendorf, gun news, gun politics, guns, national rifle association, nra, second amendment, stephen gutowski, wayne lapierre

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Brian Mittendorf discuss the NRA's precarious finances.

  • SCOTUS Rules 9-0 on Gun Rights for Marijuana Users

    June 18th, 2026  |  52 mins 13 secs
    2nd amendment, gun news, gun politics, guns, hemani, jake fogleman, pot, scotus, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court, us v hemani, weed

    Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski give instant reaction to the Supreme Court's unanimous ruling in favor of a weed-smoking gun owner.

  • Florida Waves White Flag on Gun Waiting Periods (Ft. Matt Larosiere)

    June 15th, 2026  |  54 mins 35 secs
    2nd amendment, florida, gun news, gun politics, guns, james uthmeier, matt larosiere, nra, second amendment, stephen gutowski, waiting periods

    Host Stephen Gutowski and gun-rights lawyer Matt Larosiere discuss the latter's settlement with Florida over its gun waiting periods.

  • Virginia Denies Individual Right to Arms in AR-15 Ban Case; DOJ Investigates Philly Over Gun-Carry Permit Revocations

    June 12th, 2026  |  1 hr 8 mins
    2nd amendment, ar-15, assault weapons, assault weapons ban, doj, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, philadelphia, second amendment, stephen gutowski, virginia

    Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss Virginia's legal case for upholding its new AR-15 sales ban.

  • Gun Murder Slides as Gun Suicides Surge (Ft. Pew's John Gramlich)

    June 8th, 2026  |  1 hr 10 mins
    2nd amendment, gun crime, gun murder, gun news, gun politics, gun suicides, guns, john gramlich, murder rate, pew research center, second amendment, stephen gutowski

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest John Gramlich of the Pew Research Center discuss the plummeting murder rate.

  • Virginia Gun Sales Double Ahead of AR-15 Ban; Judge Reaffirms Universal Background Check Law Block

    June 4th, 2026  |  59 mins 31 secs
    2nd amendment, background checks, gun news, gun politics, gun sales, guns, jake fogleman, nra, nra foundation, second amendment, stephen gutowski, virginia, wayne lapierre

    Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss Virginia's massive surge in gun sales.

  • Is New Jersey Discriminating Against Minority Gun Owners? (Ft. Slate's Aymann Ismail)

    June 1st, 2026  |  1 hr 2 mins
    2nd amendment, aymann ismail, discrimination, gun news, gun permits, gun permitting, gun politics, guns, new jersey, racism, second amendment, slate magazine, stephen gutowski

    Host Stephen Gutowski and Slate Magazine's Aymann Ismail discuss the hurdles Ismail ran into when trying to buy a gun in New Jersey.

  • Murder Rate Continues Plummet; NY Governor Signs 3D Printer, Glock Bans

    May 29th, 2026  |  1 hr 4 mins
    2nd amendment, 3d printed guns, 3d printing, doj, donald trump, glock ban, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, murder rate, new york, rights restoration, second amendment, stephen gutowski

    Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss how the murder rate is likely to hit an all-time low in 2026.

  • We Answer Your Gun Politics Questions

    May 25th, 2026  |  1 hr 4 mins
    2nd amendment, ar-15, assault weapons ban, atf, colorado, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court

    Host Stephen Gutowski and Reload Contributing Writer Jake Fogleman answer gun policy questions from Reload Members.

  • Second Circuit Strikes Down NY 'Vampire Rule'; VA Prosecutors Vow Not to Enforce AR-15 Ban

    May 22nd, 2026  |  1 hr 31 secs
    2nd amendment, ar-15, assault weapons ban, gun carry, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, new york, second amendment, second circuit, stephen gutowski, vampire rule, virginia

    Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the latest ruling against a "vampire rule."