Law

The Bruen Era

In New York Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, the Supreme Court issued the biggest gun rights decision in a generation. Our database tracks Bruen’s sweeping legal ramifications, case by case.

  • 1,100+

    The number of people with felony convictions who have used Bruen to challenge the ban on them possessing guns.

  • 48%

    The rate at which Republican-appointed judges have struck down gun laws under Bruen, compared to 13 percent among Democratic-appointees.

  • 2

    The average number of Bruen-related rulings issued by federal judges each working day.

Data

How a Supreme Court Decision on Gun Rights Has Reverberated Through Federal Courts

The Trace has compiled data on more than 1,600 challenges to gun laws since the landmark Bruen ruling in 2022 reshaped the right to bear arms.
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  • Chip Brownlee

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    Chip is a reporter at The Trace covering federal policy related to violence prevention and firearms. He is also the author of The Trajectory newsletter, which spotlights the people, policies, and programs grappling with America’s gun violence crisis. 

    Before joining The Trace as an investigative fellow in June 2020, Chip worked as a reporter and the editor-in-chief of his collegiate newspaper, The Auburn Plainsman. He also covered the state legislature, governor, courts, and elections for the Alabama Political Reporter. As an undergraduate, Chip studied political science and journalism at Auburn University. He also earned an M.A. with a concentration in politics from the Columbia Journalism School.