Law

Appeals Court Partially Blocks ATF’s Pistol Brace Rule

ATF

Appeals Court Partially Blocks ATF’s Pistol Brace Rule

The injunction is unlikely to prevent the ATF from enforcing the rule nationally after a grace period that ended May 31.

Chip Brownlee
After Ethics Outcry, Where Does the Supreme Court Go From Here?

Bulletin

After Ethics Outcry, Where Does the Supreme Court Go From Here?

After weeks of furor over the court’s lenient ethics rules, all nine justices signed on to a statement that essentially said they were doing just fine.

Sunny Sone
Gun Reform Groups Want to Expand the Supreme Court

Law

Gun Reform Groups Want to Expand the Supreme Court

A new coalition is also calling for terms limits and a code of ethics for the high court.

Chip Brownlee
Illinois Has Passed a Slew of Gun Regulations. Are They Enough to Stem the Tide of Shootings?

Chicago

Illinois Has Passed a Slew of Gun Regulations. Are They Enough to Stem the Tide of Shootings?

Last month's sweeping law is garnering pushback for its assault weapons ban. But reform advocates have their own concerns about the state's long-term approach.

Rita Oceguera
Bruen Takes Gun Law Back to a Time Before ‘Domestic Violence’

Law

Bruen Takes Gun Law Back to a Time Before ‘Domestic Violence’

The Supreme Court introduced a historical test that is upending gun laws across the country. The most recent policy to fall: a ban for subjects of restraining orders.

Jennifer Mascia and Will Van Sant
The Right’s Favorite Gun Researcher

Gun Policy

The Right’s Favorite Gun Researcher

Since the 1990s, John Lott has provided the empirical justification for looser firearms laws. Do his claims stand up to scrutiny?

Mike Spies
The Federal Government Is About to Spend $750 Million on Crisis Intervention. Will It Help Reduce Gun Violence?

Gun Policy

The Federal Government Is About to Spend $750 Million on Crisis Intervention. Will It Help Reduce Gun Violence?

A new law was supposed to exclusively fund states that have, or plan to pass, red flag laws. But a compromise broadened the criteria, complicating how to prioritize programs shown to decrease shootings.

Chip Brownlee
As SCOTUS Mulled Bruen, the NRA Lobbied in the Shadows

Bang for the Buck

As SCOTUS Mulled Bruen, the NRA Lobbied in the Shadows

A quarter of the briefs filed in support of the NRA came from organizations and individuals who have been paid by the gun group. Only one disclosed the connection.

Will Van Sant
Tracking the Effects of the Supreme Court’s Gun Ruling

Gun Policy

Tracking the Effects of the Supreme Court’s Gun Ruling

The Bruen decision is reshaping gun laws across the U.S. — and propelling a series of court challenges to existing regulations.

Jennifer Mascia
The Supreme Court’s Gun Decision Could Open This Policy up to Court Challenges

Gun Policy

The Supreme Court’s Gun Decision Could Open This Policy up to Court Challenges

A gun regulation that's been shown to deter crime mirrors the rule overturned in Bruen.

Jennifer Mascia
Senate Democrats to Introduce Bill Targeting Illegal Machine Guns

Gun Policy

Senate Democrats to Introduce Bill Targeting Illegal Machine Guns

Senators are introducing a bill focused on "auto sear" devices following a joint investigation by The Trace and VICE News.

Keegan Hamilton
The Real Significance of the Supreme Court’s Gun Decision

Law

The Real Significance of the Supreme Court’s Gun Decision

The high court prescribed a new constitutional test that experts say will cause a wave of challenges to gun regulations, some of which have already begun.

Chip Brownlee
What the SCOTUS Gun Ruling Changes for New Yorkers

Ask The Trace

What the SCOTUS Gun Ruling Changes for New Yorkers

We answer reader questions about how the landmark Bruen case will affect the public.

Jennifer Mascia
What You Need to Know About the Senate Gun Reform Bill

Gun Policy

What You Need to Know About the Senate Gun Reform Bill

Breaking down the biggest federal gun reform measure in three decades.

Chip Brownlee and Tom Kutsch
Could All of New York City Be Designated a Gun-Free Zone?

Concealed Carry

Could All of New York City Be Designated a Gun-Free Zone?

In the wake of the Supreme Court decision striking down New York’s concealed carry law, the City Council is exploring one option: a law that would declare any area with more than 10,000 people per square mile a “sensitive location.”

Greg B. Smith, The City and Katie Honan, The City

Law

Appeals Court Partially Blocks ATF’s Pistol Brace Rule

After Ethics Outcry, Where Does the Supreme Court Go From Here?

Gun Reform Groups Want to Expand the Supreme Court

Illinois Has Passed a Slew of Gun Regulations. Are They Enough to Stem the Tide of Shootings?

Bruen Takes Gun Law Back to a Time Before ‘Domestic Violence’

The Right’s Favorite Gun Researcher

The Federal Government Is About to Spend $750 Million on Crisis Intervention. Will It Help Reduce Gun Violence?

As SCOTUS Mulled Bruen, the NRA Lobbied in the Shadows

Tracking the Effects of the Supreme Court’s Gun Ruling

The Supreme Court’s Gun Decision Could Open This Policy up to Court Challenges

Senate Democrats to Introduce Bill Targeting Illegal Machine Guns

The Real Significance of the Supreme Court’s Gun Decision

What the SCOTUS Gun Ruling Changes for New Yorkers

What You Need to Know About the Senate Gun Reform Bill

Could All of New York City Be Designated a Gun-Free Zone?