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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The Shooting Champion Raising $100k to Prevent Gun Suicides
May 6th, 2024 | 45 mins 10 secs
2nd amendment, chris cheng, gun news, gun politics, guns, second amendment, stephen gutowski, suicide, walk the talk america, wtta
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Chris Cheng discuss a new fundraiser to help decrease gun suicides.
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Biden Admin Finalizes Gun Export Restrictions; NRA Members Vote in Reformers
May 3rd, 2024 | 50 mins
2nd amendment, cnn, donald trump, gun exports, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, joe biden, nra, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the Biden Administration's latest gun rule and the results of the NRA's board eleciton.
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Law Professor Jonathan Adler on the Supreme Court's New "Ghost Gun" Case
April 29th, 2024 | 52 mins 47 secs
2nd amendment, atf, ghost guns, gun news, gun politics, guns, jonathan adler, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Jonathan Adler discuss the Supreme Court taking up a case against the ATF's unfinished frames and receivers rule.
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Trump Jr. Pitched to Lead NRA as Gun-Control Groups Outraise Gun-Rights Movement
April 26th, 2024 | 45 mins
2nd amendment, donald trump jr, gun control, gun news, gun politics, gun rights, guns, jake fogleman, nra, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss an NRA board member pitching Donald Trump Jr. to become the group's new leader.
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Crime Data Analyst Jeff Asher Explains 2024's Murder and Mass Shooting Decline
April 22nd, 2024 | 45 mins 51 secs
2nd amendment, gun news, gun politics, guns, jeff asher, mass shootings, murder rate, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Jeff Asher discuss the downturn in the murder rate and mass shootings.
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Report Finds Americans Own 717 Million ‘Large Capacity’ Magazines; DC Settles NRA Lawsuit
April 19th, 2024 | 38 mins 26 secs
2nd amendment, colorado, dc, gun news, gun politics, guns, iowa, jake fogleman, maine, nra, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Jake and Stephen discuss new state-level gun laws, a report on ammo magazines, and a new NRA settlement.
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How the National Journalism Center and I Are Training New Reporters on Gun Politics
April 15th, 2024 | 49 mins 12 secs
2nd amendment, gun news, gun politics, gun reporting, guns, national journalism center, second amendment, stephen gutowski, t becket adams
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest T. Becket Adams discuss their firearms reporting training program at the National Journalism Center.
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New Biden Rule Casts Shadow Over Used Gun Sales; Tennessee Puts Gun Safety in Schools
April 12th, 2024 | 52 mins 46 secs
2nd amendment, ffls, gun dealers, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, joe biden, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss an 85-year-old woman defending herself in a harrowing burglary, the perspective of a new Israeli gun owner, and Tennessee's new school gun safety program. They also cover how Washington's magazine ban was blocked and then immediately unblocked. Plus, they dissect how Biden's latest rule casts doubt over used gun sales and Stephen gives an update on farm life.
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A Gun-Rights Lawyer Argues Second Amendment Protects Illegal Immigrants
April 8th, 2024 | 59 mins 42 secs
2nd amendment, fuddbusters, gun news, gun politics, gun rights, guns, illegal immigration, matt larosiere, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Matt Larosiere discuss whether the Constitution guarantees gun rights to people in the country illegally.
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Gun Sales Continue to Decline; Study Finds 2A Sanctuaries Resist 'Red Flag' Orders
April 4th, 2024 | 47 mins 44 secs
2nd amendment, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload founder Stephen Gutowski discuss gun sales declining through the first three months of 2024, a new study on Colorado "red flag" orders, and several other stories.
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Youngkin Wipes Out Slate of Virginia Gun-Control Bills (ft. Cam Edwards)
April 1st, 2024 | 1 hr 32 mins
2nd amendment, cam edwards, glenn youngkin, gun news, gun politics, guns, second amendment, stephen gutowski, virginia
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Cam Edwards discuss Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R.) vetoing 30 gun bills.
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FIRE's First Amendment Scholar on the NRA's Supreme Court Case
March 25th, 2024 | 1 hr 26 mins
2nd amendment, bob corn-revere, fire, first amendment, gun news, gun politics, guns, nra, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Bob Corn-Revere examine oral arguments in NRA v. Vullo.
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The Man Behind Armed Civilian Patrols in Connecticut's Capital City Speaks Out
March 18th, 2024 | 1 hr 31 mins
2nd amendment, armed patrol, connecticut, cornell lewis, gun news, gun politics, guns, hartford, magazine ban, rhode island, second amendment, self defense brigade, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski interviews guest Cornell Lewis about his efforts organizing armed civilian patrols in Hartford, Connecticut.
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Answering Your Firearms Questions
March 11th, 2024 | 52 mins 42 secs
2nd amendment, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and Contributing Writer Jake Fogleman take questions from Reload Members.
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NRA Whistle-Blower on the Group's Corruption Verdict, Path Forward
March 4th, 2024 | 1 hr 31 mins
2nd amendment, bump stock ban, gun news, gun politics, guns, nra, phil journey, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Phil Journey discuss what's next for those trying to reform the NRA in the wake of its corruption verdict.
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NRA Loses Corruption Case
February 26th, 2024 | 1 hr 16 mins
2nd amendment, anna barvir-boone, gun news, gun politics, guns, ninth circuit, nra, second amendment, stephen gutowski, wayne lapierre, youth shooting sports
Host Stephen Gutowski and Reload Contributing Writer Jake Fogleman discuss the unprecedented verdict in the NRA's civil trial.