web02.fireside.fm Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:30:46 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Weekly Reload Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Debate” https://thereload.fireside.fm/tags/debate Fri, 04 Oct 2024 13:00:00 -0400 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. en-us episodic A podcast featuring The Reload's Stephen Gutowski Stephen Gutowski 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. no gun news, gun politics, firearms, policy, politics, culture, gun culture, gun ownership Stephen Gutowski gutowski@thereload.com VP Candidates Square Off on Firearms Policy; Gun Sales Ramp Up as Election Nears http://thereload.fireside.fm/vp-candidates-square-off-on-firearms-policy-gun-sales-ramp-up-as-election-nears c6450c2c-faea-490e-a854-40b8bacab925 Fri, 04 Oct 2024 13:00:00 -0400 Stephen Gutowski full Stephen Gutowski Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the substantive, if generic, VP candidates' exchange on gun policy. 38:58 no Contributing writer Jake Fogleman and I recap the Vice Presidential debate, where the candidates at the top of the ticket were asked substantive gun policy questions for the first time all season. We also unpack the latest monthly gun sale data showing a trend of rising sales heading into the election. We wrap up with a discussion on the Massachusetts Governor's executive action to undermine a grassroots gun-rights campaign as well as a new ACLU brief the group filed in support of a Second Amendment challenge. Free Dispatch trial here: https://thedispatch.com/join-offer-reload/?utmsource=thereload&utmmedium=partnerships-podcast&utm_campaign=0924 guns, gun politics, second amendment, 2nd amendment, gun news, stephen gutowski, jake fogleman, jd vance, tim walz, gun policy, debate, gun sales Contributing writer Jake Fogleman and I recap the Vice Presidential debate, where the candidates at the top of the ticket were asked substantive gun policy questions for the first time all season. We also unpack the latest monthly gun sale data showing a trend of rising sales heading into the election. We wrap up with a discussion on the Massachusetts Governor's executive action to undermine a grassroots gun-rights campaign as well as a new ACLU brief the group filed in support of a Second Amendment challenge.

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]]> Contributing writer Jake Fogleman and I recap the Vice Presidential debate, where the candidates at the top of the ticket were asked substantive gun policy questions for the first time all season. We also unpack the latest monthly gun sale data showing a trend of rising sales heading into the election. We wrap up with a discussion on the Massachusetts Governor's executive action to undermine a grassroots gun-rights campaign as well as a new ACLU brief the group filed in support of a Second Amendment challenge.

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]]> Semafor's Dave Weigel on the Debate and Harris's Handgun http://thereload.fireside.fm/semafor-s-dave-weigel-on-the-debate-and-harris-s-handgun 143e3900-8ad9-4dc0-8070-8f35b346e28c Mon, 16 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0400 Stephen Gutowski full Stephen Gutowski Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Dave Weigel talk about the debate's impact on gun politics in the 2024 race. 1:02:22 no This week, we're reacting to the debate. That's why I've got one of the top political reporters in the country on the show. Dave Weigel is a writer for Semafor, who runs their Americana newsletter. He has been covering national politics across major outlets for decades now. He is one of the best-sourced reporters out there. He said Kamala Harris bringing up her gun ownership at the debate was a bit of a surprise since she hasn't talked much about that before. He agreed the fact she owns a handgun for self-defense could make her more relatable to the average gun owner than Tim Walz, who centers his gun ownership around hunting. But he doubted that would become a major part of her campaign going forward. Weigel said guns have been a relatively minor issue in the election thus far. He said that was likely due to two factors. One is the relative lack of high-profile shootings. The other is the limits on what gun control is even possible under the Supreme Court's Bruen precedent. Special Guest: Dave Weigel. guns, gun politics, second amendment, 2nd amendment, gun news, stephen gutowski, dave weigel, kamala harris, donald trump, debate, gun control This week, we're reacting to the debate. That's why I've got one of the top political reporters in the country on the show.

Dave Weigel is a writer for Semafor, who runs their Americana newsletter. He has been covering national politics across major outlets for decades now. He is one of the best-sourced reporters out there.

He said Kamala Harris bringing up her gun ownership at the debate was a bit of a surprise since she hasn't talked much about that before. He agreed the fact she owns a handgun for self-defense could make her more relatable to the average gun owner than Tim Walz, who centers his gun ownership around hunting. But he doubted that would become a major part of her campaign going forward.

Weigel said guns have been a relatively minor issue in the election thus far. He said that was likely due to two factors. One is the relative lack of high-profile shootings. The other is the limits on what gun control is even possible under the Supreme Court's Bruen precedent.

Special Guest: Dave Weigel.

]]> This week, we're reacting to the debate. That's why I've got one of the top political reporters in the country on the show.

Dave Weigel is a writer for Semafor, who runs their Americana newsletter. He has been covering national politics across major outlets for decades now. He is one of the best-sourced reporters out there.

He said Kamala Harris bringing up her gun ownership at the debate was a bit of a surprise since she hasn't talked much about that before. He agreed the fact she owns a handgun for self-defense could make her more relatable to the average gun owner than Tim Walz, who centers his gun ownership around hunting. But he doubted that would become a major part of her campaign going forward.

Weigel said guns have been a relatively minor issue in the election thus far. He said that was likely due to two factors. One is the relative lack of high-profile shootings. The other is the limits on what gun control is even possible under the Supreme Court's Bruen precedent.

Special Guest: Dave Weigel.

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