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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    National Review's Charles Cooke on Florida's Desantis Pushing Gun Reforms

    March 6th, 2023  |  1 hr 20 mins
    2nd amendment, charles cooke, donald trump, florida, gun news, gun politics, guns, republican primary, ron desantis, second amendment, stephen gutowski

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Charles Cooke talk about the implications of Ron Deanstis pursuing pro-gun legislation.

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    Should Gun Suicides be Counted as Gun Violence? (Feat. Gun Lawyer Kostas Moros)

    February 27th, 2023  |  1 hr 2 mins
    2nd amendment, gun news, gun politics, gun suicide, gun violence, guns, kostas moros, second amendment, stephen gutowski, suicide

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Kostas Moros discuss why it's misleading to include suicides in gun violence stats.

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    Author Mark W. Smith on the Post-Bruen Legal Landscape

    February 20th, 2023  |  1 hr 14 mins

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Mark W. Smith provide a broad overview of where the legal fight over guns stands just over six months after the Supreme Court's landmark Bruen decision.

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    Forgotten Weapons' Ian McCollum on YouTube's Silencer Video Takedowns

    February 13th, 2023  |  1 hr 10 mins
    2nd amendment, censorship, gun news, gun politics, guns, ian mccollum, second amendment, silencers, stephen gutowski, youtube

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Ian McCollum talk about YouTube's recent takedown of videos and channels that feature silencers as well as their decision to reverse those takedowns.

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    Monster Hunter Author Larry Correia on Defending the Second Amendment

    February 6th, 2023  |  1 hr 9 mins
    2nd amendment, gun news, gun politics, guns, in defense of the second amendment, larry correia, monster hunter, monster hunter international, second amendment, stephen gutowski

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Larry Correia talk about the New York Times best-selling fantasy author's new book on gun rights.

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    Bearing Arms' Cam Edwards on Pistol Brace Ban Updates and ATF Inconsistency

    January 30th, 2023  |  1 hr 3 mins
    2nd amendment, atf, cam edwards, gun news, gun politics, guns, pistol brace, pistol brace ban, second amendment, stephen gutowski

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Cam Edwards talk about the ways the ATF has contradicted itself with recent regulations and public statements.

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    Pistol Brace Inventor Alex Bosco on the ATF's New Ban

    January 23rd, 2023  |  1 hr 33 mins
    2nd amendment, alex bosco, atf, gun news, gun politics, guns, pistol braces, sb tactical, second amendment, stephen gutowski

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Alex Bosco talk about the new ATF rule banning millions of brace-equipped firearms.

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    The Problems With Gun Insurance Mandates According to Expert RJ Lehmann

    January 16th, 2023  |  1 hr 14 mins
    2nd amendment, gun insurance, gun news, gun politics, guns, rj lehmann, second amendment, stephen gutowski

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest RJ Lehmann discuss the gun insurance mandates in New Jersey and San Jose, California.

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    Gun Violence Archive's Mark Bryant on His Role in the CDC Gun Defense Drama

    December 23rd, 2022  |  1 hr 15 mins
    2nd amendment, cdc, gun defense use, gun news, gun politics, gun violence archive, guns, mark bryant, second amendment, self defense, stephen gutowski

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Mark Bryant discuss the latter's role in the CDC's recent controversial decision to wipe gun defense use estimates from its website.

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    Manhattan Institute's Robert VerBruggen on the CDC Caving to Gun-Control Advocates

    December 19th, 2022  |  1 hr 13 mins
    2nd amendment, biden, cdc, defensive gun use, durbin, gun news, gun politics, guns, robert verbruggen, second amendment, self-defense, stephen gutowski

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Robert VerBruggen discuss the CDC's decision to scrub defensive gun use stats from its website after pressure from gun-control advocates.

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    GOA's Sam Paredes on Blocking Oregon's New Gun-Control Law

    December 12th, 2022  |  1 hr 4 mins
    2nd amendment, goa, gun news, gun owners of america, gun politics, guns, measure 114, oregon, sam paredes, second amendment, stephen gutowski

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Sam Paredes of GOA discuss the group's successful suit to block Oregon's new gun law.

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    Georgia State University's Timothy Lytton on How Guns Will Impact the Senate Runoff

    December 5th, 2022  |  54 mins 51 secs
    2nd amendment, georgia, gun news, gun politics, guns, hershel walker, raphael warnock, runoff, second amendment, senate, stephen gutowski, tomothy lytton

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Timothy Lytton examine what role gun politics will play in the upcoming Georgia Senate runoff.

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    New York State Jewish Gun Club Founder Explains Their Suit Against the State's Synagogue Gun Ban

    November 21st, 2022  |  57 mins 50 secs
    2nd amendment, federal court, gun carry, gun law, gun news, gun politics, guns, new york, new york state jewish gun club, second amendment, stephen gutowski, tzvi waldman

    Host Stephen Gutowski and Guest Tzvi Waldman discuss the New York State Jewish Gun Club's fight to legally carry guns in their places of worship for self-protection.

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    Bearing Arms' Cam Edwards on the Election's Impact on Gun Politics

    November 14th, 2022  |  1 hr 2 mins
    2022 elections, 2nd amendment, cam edwards, gun news, gun politics, guns, midterm elections, second amendment, stephen gutowski

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Cam Edwards interpret what the midterm elections will have on gun politics.

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    Axios's Josh Kraushaar on Guns and the Midterms

    November 7th, 2022  |  54 mins 4 secs
    2022 midterms, 2nd amendment, gun news, gun politics, guns, josh kraushaar, second amendment, stephen gutowski

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Josh Kraushaar preview guns and the 2022 midterm elections.

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    Open Secrets' Anna Massoglia on How the Gun Groups are Spending in 2022

    October 31st, 2022  |  1 hr 5 mins
    2022 midterms, 2nd amendment, anna massoglia, everytown, gun news, gun politics, guns, michael bloomberg, nra, second amendment, spending, stephen gutowski, steve balmer

    Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Anna Massoglia discuss how the big gun groups spend their money in election years.