Stephen Gutowski

19 hours ago | thereload.com | Stephen Gutowski

Americans are divided on how President Donald Trump is handling gun policy thus far in his second term, according to a new poll. YouGov became the latest major pollster to ask about guns late last week. It found 41 percent disapproved of Trump’s handling of firearms, while 39 percent felt the opposite. However, another 20 percent hadn’t yet made up their minds. Though he was just two points underwater on guns, Trump fared worse with those who had strong opinions on the matter.

1 day ago | thereload.com | Jake Fogleman |Stephen Gutowski

The government can permanently disarm non-violent felons despite the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court has ruled. On Friday, an en banc panel for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed defendant Steven Duarte’s conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The panel claimed that both Supreme Court dicta and the country’s historical tradition of weapons regulation support the “permanent and categorical disarmament” of all convicted felons.

4 days ago | thereload.com | Jake Fogleman |Stephen Gutowski

Early in the second Trump Administration, the forces at work shaping American gun policy haven’t changed much, but one group has replaced an old staple at the top of the pack. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the firearms industry’s trade association, has emerged as the dominant gun lobbying force.

4 days ago | thereload.com | Stephen Gutowski

This week, we’re starting to see the effects of President Trump’s tariffs on the ammo market. To discuss the real-world pricing data we have Nathaniel Boos of Black Basin Outdoors on the show. Black Basin is an online ammo dealer, but it also publishes the most comprehensive pricing data on the internet. From that data Boos said we can already seen some signs of what’s happening. And the results are interesting.

4 days ago | thereload.com | Stephen Gutowski

This week, we got some new insight into the lobbying fight over guns. What’s more interesting than the gun-rights groups outspending the gun-control groups–it is a Republican trifecta in DC after all–is the ranking among the former. The industry is now the clear leader on The Hill. Contributing Writer Jake Fogleman graphs out the path from 2016 to today, which shows both the decline of the NRA and the rise of the NSSF.