web02.fireside.fm Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:04:00 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Weekly Reload Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Gun Legislation” https://thereload.fireside.fm/tags/gun%20legislation Fri, 13 Mar 2026 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 VA Dems Pass AR-15, Magazine Ban; LA Court Fails to Report Felony Convictions http://thereload.fireside.fm/va-dems-pass-ar-15-magazine-ban-la-court-fails-to-report-felony-convictions 898a9d5d-5e18-41e2-8d66-0ebd57447118 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:00:00 -0400 Stephen Gutowski full Stephen Gutowski Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the fallout from Virginia passing a new "assault firearms" ban. 59:45 no Contributing writer Jake Fogleman and I discuss the new "assault firearm" and ammunition magazine ban passed by the Virginia legislature this week. We also cover the Los Angeles County Superior Court's admission that it failed to report roughly 147,000 felony convictions to the state background check system. Links: https://thereload.com/virginia-legislature-passes-ar-15-ammo-mag-sales-ban/ https://thereload.com/los-angeles-court-didnt-report-felony-convictions-to-background-check-system-for-years/ https://thereload.com/beretta-fires-back-after-ruger-accuses-italian-gunmaker-of-hostile-takeover-attempt/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2026/03/10/trump-felons-gun-rights-mel-gibson/89069619007/ https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/03/california-gun-control-laws-newsom-firearm/ guns, gun politics, second amendment, 2nd amendment, gun news, stephen gutowski, jake fogleman, ar-15, virginia, california, los angeles, gun bill, gun legislation, assault weapons ban, beretta, ruger Contributing writer Jake Fogleman and I discuss the new "assault firearm" and ammunition magazine ban passed by the Virginia legislature this week. We also cover the Los Angeles County Superior Court's admission that it failed to report roughly 147,000 felony convictions to the state background check system.

Links:
https://thereload.com/virginia-legislature-passes-ar-15-ammo-mag-sales-ban/
https://thereload.com/los-angeles-court-didnt-report-felony-convictions-to-background-check-system-for-years/
https://thereload.com/beretta-fires-back-after-ruger-accuses-italian-gunmaker-of-hostile-takeover-attempt/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2026/03/10/trump-felons-gun-rights-mel-gibson/89069619007/
https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/03/california-gun-control-laws-newsom-firearm/

]]> Contributing writer Jake Fogleman and I discuss the new "assault firearm" and ammunition magazine ban passed by the Virginia legislature this week. We also cover the Los Angeles County Superior Court's admission that it failed to report roughly 147,000 felony convictions to the state background check system.

Links:
https://thereload.com/virginia-legislature-passes-ar-15-ammo-mag-sales-ban/
https://thereload.com/los-angeles-court-didnt-report-felony-convictions-to-background-check-system-for-years/
https://thereload.com/beretta-fires-back-after-ruger-accuses-italian-gunmaker-of-hostile-takeover-attempt/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2026/03/10/trump-felons-gun-rights-mel-gibson/89069619007/
https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/03/california-gun-control-laws-newsom-firearm/

]]> The GOP's 2025 Gun Plans (Ft. Rep. Richard Hudson) http://thereload.fireside.fm/the-gops-2025-gun-plans-ft-rep-richard-hudson b3a13647-bd69-49fe-9c2a-6f735d263855 Mon, 20 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500 Stephen Gutowski full Stephen Gutowski Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Congressman Richard Hudson discuss how the GOP plans to loosen gun restrictions under Donald Trump. 37:02 no This week, we're looking ahead at what Republicans want to do on gun policy headed into their new trifecta. To do that, we have the man who has been at the center of their legislative efforts for years now. Representative Richard Hudson from North Carolina's Ninth District joins the show. He has sponsored most of the top-priority gun bills in recent years and just introduced a new version of national gun-carry reciprocity this year. Rep. Hudson answers a series of questions on the details of the new bill and why he and his GOP colleagues decided to incorporate them. He also explains how he thinks it could get to President Donald Trump's desk, even though he admits that's a tall task. Then, he discusses other changes beyond the top-ticket items he and his colleagues plan to pursue. Hudson also said he would not back new gun restrictions regardless of who pressures him, including the biggest players in his own party. Special Guest: Richard Hudson. guns, gun politics, second amendment, 2nd amendment, gun news, stephen gutowski, gun legislation, richard hudson, 2025, congress, donald trump, elon musk, mike johnson, gop This week, we're looking ahead at what Republicans want to do on gun policy headed into their new trifecta.

To do that, we have the man who has been at the center of their legislative efforts for years now. Representative Richard Hudson from North Carolina's Ninth District joins the show. He has sponsored most of the top-priority gun bills in recent years and just introduced a new version of national gun-carry reciprocity this year.

Rep. Hudson answers a series of questions on the details of the new bill and why he and his GOP colleagues decided to incorporate them. He also explains how he thinks it could get to President Donald Trump's desk, even though he admits that's a tall task. Then, he discusses other changes beyond the top-ticket items he and his colleagues plan to pursue.

Hudson also said he would not back new gun restrictions regardless of who pressures him, including the biggest players in his own party.

Special Guest: Richard Hudson.

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To do that, we have the man who has been at the center of their legislative efforts for years now. Representative Richard Hudson from North Carolina's Ninth District joins the show. He has sponsored most of the top-priority gun bills in recent years and just introduced a new version of national gun-carry reciprocity this year.

Rep. Hudson answers a series of questions on the details of the new bill and why he and his GOP colleagues decided to incorporate them. He also explains how he thinks it could get to President Donald Trump's desk, even though he admits that's a tall task. Then, he discusses other changes beyond the top-ticket items he and his colleagues plan to pursue.

Hudson also said he would not back new gun restrictions regardless of who pressures him, including the biggest players in his own party.

Special Guest: Richard Hudson.

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