10/08/2024

SCOTUS Appears Likely to Uphold Biden Plan to Crack Down on 'Ghost Gun' Kits

The Biden administration wants to regulate easily available online gun parts

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) signaled it is likely to uphold the Biden administration's move to regulate "ghost gun" kits that allow people to assemble deadly weapons at home while skirting existing regulations.

Based on the questions that liberal and conservative justices asked in oral arguments, the Biden administration might secure a majority that would leave the new rules in place, which regulate the kits the same as other firearms. That would mean manufacturers and sellers of the kits would have to obtain licenses, mark the products with serial numbers, require background checks and maintain records.

The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), which issued the restriction in 2022, says ghost guns are regularly used by violent criminals precisely because they are difficult to trace.

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