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This Week in Guns 465 – Gun Laws, Mental Health, and Media Myths: Insights with Steven Gutowski

This Week in Guns 465 – Gun Laws, Mental Health, and Media Myths: Insights with Steven Gutowski

Update: 2025-09-07
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Hello everyone and welcome back to This Week in Guns, brought to you by Patriot Patch Company, FFLPayments, Traditional Arms, and MAF Corporation. This show offers commentary on the latest firearms industry news, information and buzz. I’m your host Matthew Larosiere and I’m joined by the ratman and special guest Steven Gutowski.



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Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction and sponsors

0:38 School event in Minneapolis and Guest introduction: Steven Gutowski

2:17 Supporting The Reload and Financial challenges post-CNN

4:09 Media reactions to mass shootings and Political narratives

7:17 Mass shooting playbook, manifesto analysis, and Mental health crisis

17:36 Misunderstandings about mental health and gun laws

31:08 Sponsor: Traditional Arms LLC

32:57 Solutions and Strategies for preventing mass shootings

38:50 Common characteristics of mass shooters and FBI's 2024 active shooter report

45:22 Gun types and their effectiveness in mass shootings

50:21 Mental health spiral and traditional police enforcement challenges

57:24 Dilemma of mental health support and gun ownership

1:03:27 Glock’s response to California laws on machine gun conversion devices

1:11:50 Comparison to Kia and Hyundai lawsuits and Public perception of machine guns

1:13:48 Product liability theory and firearms

1:15:11 Impact of new California laws on Kamala Harris's Glock and Gavin Newsom's gun gift

1:18:59 Speculation about Gavin Newsom's personal life

1:19:49 Sponsor: MAF Corporation

1:23:57 Court news, federal appeals court ruling, and media portrayal of firearms

1:36:01 Matt's experience with range safety officers and Tenth Circuit ruling on New Mexico's law

1:40:08 Florida's waiting period law challenge and Unique aspects of federal litigation

1:52:33 Judicial appointments and politicization during Obama and Trump eras

1:57:41 NY gun permits for out-of-state applicants and evolving gun laws in DC and California

2:01:16 Sponsor: FFL Payment Processing

2:02:12 Patent issues and disputes in the firearms industry

2:10:57 Historical context and public perception of



 


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This Week in Guns 465 – Gun Laws, Mental Health, and Media Myths: Insights with Steven Gutowski

This Week in Guns 465 – Gun Laws, Mental Health, and Media Myths: Insights with Steven Gutowski

Matthew Larosiere