The Reload
Stephen GutowskiA place for sober, serious firearms reporting and analysis.
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📧 Virginia Gun Sales Explode as AR-15 Ban Approaches
Virginia gun sales have doubled.
That’s what the latest report from a gun industry trade group indicates. The Old Dominion, which doesn’t even crack the top ten in state population, saw more rifle sales than everyone else besides the Lone...
📧 Murder Appears to be Plunging Again in 2026
We have good news this week. We may be living through one of the safest periods in American history.
That’s the implication of a new report from a leading crime data analyst. The murder rate likely hit an all-time low in 2025, and now it’s...
📧 'Vampire Rule' Loses in Liberal Circuit
This week, as we await the Supreme Court’s decision on the so-called vampire rule, a left-leaning lower court bid it adieu.
As Contributing Writer Jake Fogleman details, the Second Circuit delivered a mixed ruling. It struck down New York’...
📧 NRA Financial Report Reveals Uneven Progress for Reformers
We got new insight into the finances of what remains the nation’s largest gun-rights group.
There are positives in the National Rifle Association’s Annual Report that new leadership can point to, but the overall picture is fairly mixed. Co...
📧 ATF Releases Full Text of Regulation Reform Package
This week, we got the full details of the more than 30 rules the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) announced last week.
The complete text of the rules hews closely to the summaries the ATF released last week. So, t...
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Founder of http://TheReload.com. Former CNN contributor. Firearms reporter. Gun-safety instructor. Philly fan. DM me some story tips. Email: Gutowski@TheReload(dot)com
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