# AR-15 Bans On Life Support; Why Buy Expensive Guns; Custom Guns

An episode of [Gun Talk](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/190516844), 12 Jul 2026, 44 min.

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In This Hour: -- A federal circuit court just ruled that a ban on AR-15 rifles is constitutional, even though the U.S. Supreme Court will hear that very subject later this year. Stephen Gutowski of The Reload sets the stage for where this part of the Second Amendment battle sits, and explains that bans on America's most popular rifle are on life support. -- You can buy a pistol for $500 or for $5000. Some say there's no need for expensive guns, but others line up to buy them. -- What goes into expensive guns that makes them cost so much? Gun Talk 07.12.26 Hour 1 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gun-talk--6185159/support.

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