Gun rights in the United States have been expanding rapidly over the past three decades and the recent, controversial Supreme Court case, NYSRPA v. Bruen (2022) is widely viewed as a significant win for personal gun rights. In this interview we go past the superficial win/loss and explore the current landscape of the Second Amendment with a leading gun law scholar.

Prof. Joseph Blocher (Duke Law School) explains how Bruen has created an entirely new test for gun laws. Justice Thomas, who authored the Opinion of the Court, knocks down New York's concealed carry law, and along with it, calls into question "may issue" laws across the nation. Prof. Blocher goes on to explore the broader impact of Bruen on gun laws, what it means for “sensitive places,” locations where guns can be restricted, and how it shifts the tension between state, federal, and Constitutional gun laws.