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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Punchbowl's John Bresnahan on Guns in the Next Congress
November 18th, 2024 | 51 mins 43 secs
2nd amendment, congress, gun news, gun politics, guns, john bresnahan, john thune, majority leader, punchbowl, second amendment, senate, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and Punchbowl's John Bresnahan discuss the new Senate Majority leader's gun record and what might happen in the new Republican Congress.
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Judge Strikes Down Illinois AR-15 Ban; NSSF Asks Trump to Close Biden's Gun Office
November 15th, 2024 | 48 mins 9 secs
2nd amendment, ar-15, donald trump, gun news, gun politics, guns, illinois, jake fogleman, nssf, office of gun violence prevention, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the latest ruling against the Illinois "assault weapons" ban and the gun industry's call to eliminate a White House gun office.
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What Does the 2024 Election Mean for Gun Policy? (Ft. Cam Edwards)
November 11th, 2024 | 51 mins 46 secs
2nd amendment, atf, cam edwards, donald trump, gun news, gun politics, guns, joe biden, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Cam Edwards of Bearing Arms dissect the early results of the 2024 election to see what's most likely to happen with gun policy.
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Gun-Rights Advocates Win Big on Election Night But With Some Caveats
November 8th, 2024 | 50 mins 41 secs
2024 election, 2nd amendment, donald trump, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, kamala harris, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski analyze the 2024 election outcomes.
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What Could Trump or Harris Actually do on Gun Policy? (Ft. The Trace's Jennifer Mascia)
November 4th, 2024 | 58 mins 2 secs
2024 election, 2nd amendment, donald trump, gun news, gun politics, guns, jennifer mascia, kamala harris, second amendment, stephen gutowski, the trace
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Jennifer Mascia discuss the realistic scenarios for gun policy under either a Trump or Harris administration.
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Which Races Gun Groups Are Spending On; DC Circuit Upholds Magazine Ban
November 1st, 2024 | 51 mins 45 secs
2024 election, 2nd amendment, donald trump, everytown, giffords, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, kamala harris, nra, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss which races to watch on election night to understand how gun politics impacted the election.
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Hot Air's Ed Morrissey on the Gun Money Race as the Finish Line Approaches
October 28th, 2024 | 1 hr 5 mins
2nd amendment, donald trump, ed morrissey, everytown, giffords, gun news, gun politics, guns, kamala harris, nra, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Ed Morrissey discuss the last report on gun fundraising we'll get before election day.
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Old Clips Give New Insight into Harris Gun Views; House Control Hinges on One Fight Over AR-15 Ban
October 25th, 2024 | 49 mins 24 secs
2024 election, 2nd amendment, donald trump, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, jared golden, kamala harris, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Jake Fogleman discuss newly resurfaced clips of Kamala Harris discussing gun policy while San Francisco DA and the key house race that is likely to be decided on gun policy.
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The Fallout From the NRA's Animal Cruelty Story (Ft. Cam Edwards)
October 21st, 2024 | 45 mins 25 secs
2nd amendment, animal cruelty, cam edwards, doug mills, elon musk, gun news, gun politics, guns, michael bloomberg, nra, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Cam Edwards discuss the news that the NRA's CEO was involved in a cat mutilation incident during college.
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Bruen Decision Hits New Level of Popularity; SCOTUS Vacates Pro-Gun Ruling
October 18th, 2024 | 55 mins 18 secs
2nd amendment, bruen, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the Supreme Court's most recent landmark Second Amendment ruling becoming more popular.
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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.