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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 5h
Analysis: History Shows There’s No Tradition of Special Taxes on Common Guns (By Kostas Moros)
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 5h
Analysis: New York Times Gun Reporting Mistakes Indicative of Industry Issue [Member Exclusive]
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
News Update Podcast: Ninth Circuit Finds Bruen Test 'Carve Out'; Poll Says Americans Split on SCOTUS AR-15 Case thereload.fireside.fm/ninth-circui...
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Ninth Circuit Finds Bruen Test 'Carve Out'; Poll Says Americans Split on SCOTUS AR-15 Case
Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discusses a new en banc Ninth Circuit ruling upholding Hawaii's novel permit-to-purchase laws and a new poll on the Viramontes v. Cook County case.
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Our podcast interview with @jjreeves on being subpoenaed by Everytown-backed plaintiffs in a mass shooting liability case is now public. You can listen here: thereload.fireside.fm/guntuber-sub...
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Guntuber Subpoenaed By Gun-Control Group in Mass Shooting Liability Case (Ft. TFB TV's James Reeves)
Host Stephen Gutowski and TFB TV's James Reeves discuss the latter being subpoenaed in a gun-control case against Smith and Wesson.
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Podcast: Guntuber Subpoenaed By Gun-Control Group in Mass Shooting Liability Case (Ft. TFB TV’s James Reeves) [Member Early Access] thereload.com/podcast-gunt...
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Podcast: Guntuber Subpoenaed By Gun-Control Group in Mass Shooting Liability Case (Ft. TFB TV’s James Reeves) [Member Early Access]
Plus, Reload Reporter Julie Miller and I cover a new ruling out of Montgomery County, Maryland, that blocks a gun ban at places of worship.
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
News Update Podcast: Maryland Synagogue Wins Injunction Against Gun-Carry Ban; DC Jumps Into NRA Foundation Fight thereload.fireside.fm/maryland-syn...
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Maryland Synagogue Wins Injunction Against Gun-Carry Ban; DC Jumps Into NRA Foundation Fight
Host Julie Miller and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss a new ruling on places-of-worship gun bans and the NRA's legal fight with its foundation.
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
News Update Podcast: On the Ground in Ukraine's Gun-Rights Fight; The Third Circuit Revives New Jersey Gun Industry Suit thereload.fireside.fm/on-the-groun...
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On the Ground in Ukraine's Gun-Rights Fight; The Third Circuit Revives New Jersey Gun Industry Suit
Host Stephen Gutowski and Reload Reporter Shiv Parihar discuss the latter's reporting on gun rights in Kyiv.
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“Shooting is Very Nice When It’s Only Going One Direction,” Ukrainian Gun Store Staff See Surging Interest [Member Early Access]
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Exclusive: Ukrainian Right to Bear Arms Policy Push Proceeds at a Snail’s Pace
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Analysis: The ‘Dangerous and Unusual’ Standard is About Conduct, Not Weapons Themselves (By Alan Beck)
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
News Update Podcast: New Survey Gives Insight on Gun Ownership, Defensive Use; Ninth Circuit Upholds Gun Store Surveillance Law thereload.fireside.fm/new-survey-g...
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New Survey Gives Insight on Gun Ownership, Defensive Use; Ninth Circuit Upholds Gun Store Surveillance Law
Host Julie Miller and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski examine a new survey on gun ownership and defensive use.
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Analysis: How Defense Gun Uses Stack Up in the Latest Major Survey [Member Exclusive]
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Survey: More Women and Minorities Own Guns Than Ever, 40 Million AR-15s Now in American Hands
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Podcast: ATF Hacked in Russian Ransomware Attack (Ft. Cybernews' Stefanie Schappert) thereload.fireside.fm/atf-hacked-i...
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ATF Hacked in Russian Ransomware Attack (Ft. Cybernews' Stefanie Schappert)
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Stefanie Schappert discuss the recent hack of the ATF.
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
News Update Podcast: CDC Restores Gun Defense Use Estimates; YouTuber JaredAF on Building Marksmanship thereload.fireside.fm/cdc-restores...
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CDC Restores Gun Defense Use Estimates; YouTuber JaredAF on Building Marksmanship
Host Julie Miller and Reload Founder discuss the Centers for Disease Control reversing course and reinstating defensive gun use estimates to its website.
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Analysis: Why a Federal Judge Tossed the ‘Ghost Gun’ Kit Rule After SCOTUS Upheld It [Member Exclusive]
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Podcast: Murder Hits All-Time Low (Ft. AH Datalytic’s @jeffasher.bsky.social) thereload.fireside.fm/murder-hits-...
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Murder Hits All-Time Low (Ft. AH Datalytic's Jeff Asher)
Host Stephen Gutowski and AH Datalytic's Jeff Asher discuss America's plummeting crime rate.
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
News Update Podcast: Startup Says It's Developed 3D Printer Gun Part Filter; DOJ Rights Restoration Process Drops thereload.fireside.fm/startup-says...
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Startup Says It's Developed 3D Printer Gun Part Filter; DOJ Rights Restoration Process Drops
Host Julie Miller and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss an exclusive report on a new company claiming to have developed a filter that blocks gun parts on 3D printers.
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Startup Founder Describes How His Gun Filter for 3D Printers Works. Enthusiasts Explain Why It Might Not. [Member Exclusive]
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Exclusive: New Company Says It’s Developed Gun-Part Blocker for 3D Printers
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
FBI: Murder Rate Hits All-Time Low
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Michigan’s Democratic Senate Candidate Floated Replacing the Second Amendment
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Gun Group, Republican Candidate Transfer Unregistered Silencer as DOJ Misses Appeal Deadline
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Analysis: History Suggests Armed Travelers Enjoyed Expansive Protections [Member Exclusive]
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Federal Judge Rules Congress Forfeited Power to Regulate Silencers, Short-Barrel Firearms by Cutting Taxes to $0
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Podcast: A Pro-Gun Critique of the SCOTUS Second Amendment Test (Ft. GMU Professor @ilyasomin.bsky.social) thereload.fireside.fm/a-pro-gun-cr...
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A Pro-Gun Critique of the SCOTUS Second Amendment Test (Ft. GMU Professor Ilya Somin)
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Ilya Somin discuss the most common pro-gun critique of the Supreme Court's Second Amendment test.
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Analysis: Is the Virginia AR-15 Ban Fight Already Over? [Member Exclusive]
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
News Update Podcast: Connecticut Under-21 Handgun Bans Upheld; Virginia AR-15 Ban to Stay Blocked thereload.fireside.fm/connecticut-...
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Connecticut Under-21 Handgun Bans Upheld; Virginia AR-15 Ban to Stay Blocked
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss a new ruling upholding age restrictions on gun purchaes and possession.
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
New Orders Keep Virginia AR-15 Sales Ban On Hold Until SCOTUS Ruling
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
District Judge Upholds Federal, Connecticut Under-21 Handgun Restrictions
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Analysis: Appeals Court to Reconsider Foundation of Federal Gun Control [Member Exclusive]
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Podcast: AR-15s Return to Virginia Shelves. What's Next? (Ft. VCDL's Phil Van Cleave) thereload.fireside.fm/ar-15s-retur...
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AR-15s Return to Virginia Shelves (Ft. VCDL's Phil Van Cleave)
Host Stephen Gutowski and VCDL president Philip Van Cleave discuss the latest legal developments around Virginia's AR-15 ban.
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Stephen Gutowski @stephengutowski.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I went to several Virginia gun stores and talked to a dozen in total. AR's are back on shelves now that the statewide injunction against the "assault firearms" ban is in effect.
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
AR-15s Return to Virginia Shelves as Injunction Takes Effect
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Stephen Gutowski @stephengutowski.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
There's some significant news in here. The foremost expert on US v. Miller, the Supreme Court's first modern Second Amendment case, says the official story is likely false. He has a paper coming, but shares claims that cops set up Miller's NFA arrest and probably killed him.
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Podcast: Confronting the Flawed Story Behind the First SCOTUS Second Amendment Case (Ft. Brian Frye) thereload.fireside.fm/confronting-...
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Confronting the Flawed Story Behind the First SCOTUS Second Amendment Case (Ft. Brian Frye)
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Brian Frye discuss new claims that call the official story behind 1939's US v. Miller into question.
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
News Update Podcast: California Glock Ban Block Denied; Appeals Court Upholds Gun Ban for Weed Smoker thereload.fireside.fm/california-g...
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California Glock Ban Block Denied; Appeals Court Upholds Gun Ban for Weed Smoker
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the DOJ's failed attempt to block California's "Glock Ban."
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Third Circuit Strikes Down New Jersey AR-15, Magazine Bans
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Appeals Court Upholds Weed and Guns Conviction Despite Recent Supreme Court Ruling
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Why Lower Courts Agree on AR-15 Bans and Why it May Not Matter (Ft. @andrewwillinger.bsky.social) thereload.fireside.fm/why-lower-co...
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Why Lower Courts Agree on AR-15 Bans and Why it May Not Matter (Ft. Andrew Willinger)
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Andrew Willinger discuss the upcoming Supreme Court AR-15 case.
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Analysis: Why the Virginia Supreme Court Might Punt on AR-15s [Member Exclusive]
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Virginia AR-15 Ban Set to be Blocked Statewide; Texas's Talarico Backed 'Assault Weapons' Ban thereload.fireside.fm/virginia-ar-...
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Virginia AR-15 Ban Set to be Blocked Statewide; Texas's Talarico Backed 'Assault Weapons' Ban
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the state of Virginia's AR-15 sales ban.
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Texas's Talarico Backed AR-15, Ammo Mag Ban in 2020 Video
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Stephen Gutowski @stephengutowski.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
You may be able to buy an AR-15 in Virginia again by the end of the month.
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Virginia AR-15 Ban to be Blocked Statewide, Dealers Begin Preparing New Sales
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
What Scholars Will Listen for in SCOTUS AR-15 Ban Oral Arguments [Member Exclusive]
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Podcast: Where SCOTUS Has Come on Guns and Where It's Going (Ft. Stephen Halbrook) thereload.fireside.fm/where-scotus...
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Where SCOTUS Has Come on Guns and Where It's Going in the AR Ban Case (ft. Stephen Halbrook)
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Stephen Halbrook discuss the history of the Second Amendment at the Supreme Court and what's coming in the Court's AR-15 case.
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
News Update Podcast: SCOTUS Takes AR-15 Ban Challenge as Virginia Ban Goes Into Effect thereload.fireside.fm/scotus-takes...
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SCOTUS Takes AR-15 Ban Challenge as Virginia Ban Goes Into Effect
Host Jake Fogleman and Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski discuss the Supreme Court's new AR-15 ban case.
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Stephen Gutowski @stephengutowski.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
There's a pretty strong consensus on which way the Supreme Court's AR-15 case is going to go.
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thereloadteam.bsky.social @thereloadteam.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Experts Expect Supreme Court to Strike Down AR-15 Bans
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