Stephen Gutowski

2 weeks ago | thereload.com | Stephen Gutowski

Citigroup followed Bank of America in reversing its post-Parkland gun policies this week. Under pressure from gun-rights activists and President Donald Trump, the financial giant pulled back on its pledge not to do business with companies that sell guns to those under 21 or sell “high capacity” magazines at all. Contributing Writer Jake Fogleman looks at the long road from 2018 to today. The other big news of the week came from the Supreme Court.

2 weeks ago | thereload.com | Stephen Gutowski

This week, the Supreme Court cleared its slate of gun cases. It made three substantial moves along the way. First, it finally revealed what it would do with long-languishing cases against Rhode Island’s magazine ban and Maryland’s AR-15 ban. Then, it decided, unanimously, whether Mexico could sue Smith and Wesson over cartel violence. To break it all down, we have the new editor of one of the premier Supreme Court publications.

3 weeks ago | thereload.com | Stephen Gutowski

Several of the actions the Supreme Court took on guns this week may show where it’s going to end up on “assault weapons” bans. Certainly, denying cert in Snope v. Brown provides the most straightforward message: the Court isn’t in a rush to rule. But several lines from that denial, as well as one from the Court’s ruling in Mexico v. Smith and Wesson, provide some insight into the intentions of a majority of justices.

3 weeks ago | thereload.com | Stephen Gutowski

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) went into overdrive on guns this week, handing down several consequential decisions we’ve been waiting months to see. In Mexico’s $10 billion liability case against Smith and Wesson over cartel violence, SCOTUS delivered a unanimous ruling. It tossed the case in its first decision, weighing in on the shield offered to the gun industry by the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA).

3 weeks ago | thereload.com | Stephen Gutowski

Attorney General Pam Bondi (R.) wants Pennsylvania sheriffs to issue concealed carry permits to qualified non-residents. In a letter to Pennsylvania Attorney General David Sunday (R.) and Pennsylvania Sheriffs Association president Sean Kilkenny (D.), Bondi argued some sheriffs’ refusal to issue the permits violates non-residents’ gun rights. She warned the practice could lead the Department of Justice (DOJ) to intervene. “This practice is unlawful under Pennsylvania law,” Bondi wrote last month.