The Trace Article Rating- Bias Rating
-40% Medium Liberal
- Reliability
N/AN/A
- Policy Leaning
-12% Somewhat Liberal
- Politician Portrayal
56% Negative
Extremely
Liberal
Very
Liberal
Moderately
Liberal
Somewhat Liberal
Center
Somewhat Conservative
Moderately
Conservative
Very
Conservative
Extremely
Conservative
-100%
Liberal
100%
Conservative
Continue For Free
Create your free account to see the in-depth bias analytics and more.
Continue
Continue
By creating an account, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy, and subscribe to email updates. Already a member: Log inBias Score Analysis
The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.
Sentiments
N/A
- Liberal
- Conservative
| Sentence | Sentiment | Bias |
|---|---|---|
| "Lower courts will now have to figure out how to implement a new standard of review for gun regulations, and though the decision leaves in place the permitting schemes of 43 shall-issue states, it does provide a potential playbook for those hoping to challenge such laws." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court struck down New York's restrictive firearms licensing law, a decision that could transform gun ownership in New York City and affect at least five other states with similar regulations." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Since 2008's District of Columbia v. Heller, which established that the Second Amendment includes the right to bear arms in the home, lower courts judging contested firearms legislation have considered whether a particular law furthers the government's interests in things like reducing crime in addition to historical precedent." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "It's going to have huge impacts because the court changed the entire standard for evaluating Second Amendment claims, said Jake Charles, the executive director of the Duke Center for Firearms Law." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Prior to oral arguments, city officials, fearful of a ruling that could loosen gun laws nationwide, struck the provision." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "Since then, at least 8,800 permits have been issued, and law enforcement claims it hasn't had a measurable effect on crime." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "This case was taken by the Supreme Court because of the addition of the Trump justices:" | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "They have taken away our rights to have reasonable restrictions, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said Thursday after the decision came down." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Ahead of the decision, Hochul and New York Mayor Eric Adams expressed alarm at the prospect of more guns on the streets, and said they were looking at limiting the places where firearms could be carried." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "The reality is that other states that have gone to unrestricted carry licenses have had a shared experience of people who can't bring them in certain places, leaving them in cars and the guns being stolen in car break-ins, John Miller, the NYPD's deputy commissioner for intelligence and counterterrorism, told CBS New York." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Until the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a Trump appointee who gave the Court its 6-3 conservative majority in 2020, the justices interested in hearing Second Amendment cases did not have enough votes." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
Bias Meter
Extremely
Liberal
Very
Liberal
Moderately
Liberal
Somewhat Liberal
Center
Somewhat Conservative
Moderately
Conservative
Very
Conservative
Extremely
Conservative
-100%
Liberal
100%
Conservative
Contributing sentiments towards policy:
55% : Lower courts will now have to figure out how to implement a new standard of review for gun regulations, and though the decision leaves in place the permitting schemes of 43 shall-issue states, it does provide a potential playbook for those hoping to challenge such laws.52% : In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court struck down New York's restrictive firearms licensing law, a decision that could transform gun ownership in New York City and affect at least five other states with similar regulations.
50% : Since 2008's District of Columbia v. Heller, which established that the Second Amendment includes the right to bear arms in the home, lower courts judging contested firearms legislation have considered whether a particular law furthers the government's interests in things like reducing crime in addition to historical precedent.
47% : "It's going to have huge impacts because the court changed the entire standard for evaluating Second Amendment claims," said Jake Charles, the executive director of the Duke Center for Firearms Law.
43% : Prior to oral arguments, city officials, fearful of a ruling that could loosen gun laws nationwide, struck the provision.
41% : Since then, at least 8,800 permits have been issued, and law enforcement claims it hasn't had a measurable effect on crime.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.