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.
There was a notable school event that did happen
Traditional Arms: Fuddbusters and Ratman
FBI Releases Active Shooter Report for 2024
Glock’s Pwetty Pweese Letter Regarding Switches
MAF Corp: Fudbdusterss
Waiting Period Lawsuits Heat up: 10th Cir Overturns New Mexico’s, and FL suit filed
New York Must Issue Out-of-state Permits
FFL Payments
Patent Pissing Match: PSA v Shield arms, Centre Firearms Claims to have patented 3d printed cans, and Atrius Development goes for Rarebreed’s patent.
Patriot patch Co. TWIG10
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
There was a notable school event that did happen
Traditional Arms: Fuddbusters and Ratman
FBI Releases Active Shooter Report for 2024
Glock’s Pwetty Pweese Letter Regarding Switches
MAF Corp: Fudbdusterss
Waiting Period Lawsuits Heat up: 10th Cir Overturns New Mexico’s, and FL suit filed
New York Must Issue Out-of-state Permits
FFL Payments
Patent Pissing Match: PSA v Shield arms, Centre Firearms Claims to have patented 3d printed cans, and Atrius Development goes for Rarebreed’s patent.
Patriot patch Co. TWIG10
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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