The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on Oct. 8 over so-called ghost guns and whether the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) exceeded congressional authorization when it issued regulatory guidance aimed at preventing their production.
“Ghost guns” are generally understood to be untraceable firearms that lack serial numbers and are provided by a source other than someone licensed to do so.
In 2022, the Biden administration attempted to crack down on their proliferation by implementing an ATF rule that interprets a longstanding federal law—the Gun Control Act (GCA) of 1968—as applying to certain weapons kits, as well as items used to produce frames and receivers….