Stephen Gutowski, the sharp-eyed editor at The Reload, just dropped a mic on Jeanine Pirro’s latest Fox News rant, arguing she’s doing more harm than good for Donald Trump’s gun rights credibility—and he’s spot on. In his piece, Gutowski dissects Pirro’s defense of Trump’s bump stock ban, where she bizarrely claimed it was a mere technicality fix rather than the outright regulatory overreach it was. For those blissfully forgetting the details: in 2018, the Trump ATF classified bump stocks as machine guns under the National Firearms Act, effectively banning them without a single vote from Congress. Pirro’s spin? It’s not a ban, just Trump cleaning up after Obama. Gutowski calls BS, pointing out how this undermines the very 2A absolutism that fired up Trump’s base in 2016, when he promised to end all gun-free zones and roll back Obama-era regs.
This isn’t just insider baseball; it’s a flashing red light for the 2A community as Trump eyes another run. Pirro, a Trump die-hard surrogate, is torching bridges with purists who see the bump stock rule—upheld by SCOTUS in 2024 but still reviled as executive fiat—as a betrayal. Gutowski’s critique highlights the tension: Trump’s record boasts judicial wins like Bruen and Rahimi, plus appointing gun-friendly judges, but stains like bump stocks, red flag pushes, and ATF pistol brace rules linger like bad tattoos. For pro-2A voters, it’s a loyalty test—do we forgive pragmatic compromises for the bigger W against Kamala’s gun-grab squad? Pirro’s cheerleading risks alienating the grassroots, potentially depressing turnout or splintering support to third-party absolutists.
The implications? Trumpworld needs to course-correct fast. If surrogates like Pirro keep gaslighting on these issues, it hands ammo to critics like the GOA or FPC, who already grade Trump a C- on guns. The 2A movement thrives on clarity: no bans, no howevers. Gutowski’s takedown is a wake-up call—Trump should lean into his wins, disavow the missteps, and rally the base with unapologetic pro-gun fire. Otherwise, come 2024 (or whenever), that MAGA energy might fizzle when red-hat wearers remember who pulled the trigger on their bump stocks. Stay vigilant, patriots; we’re watching.
