A U.S. District Court Judge in Texas struck down a Biden administration rule on so-called “ghost guns” on Aug. 17.
In the case of Defense Distributed et. al., v. Blanche, U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor found that the April 2022 rule by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that redefined frames and receivers under the Gun Control Act of 1968 was too vague and violated the Second Amendment.
The same rule was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court on March 26, 2025, after a separate challenge on different legal grounds.
The Frame and Receiver rule promulgated by the ATF in April 2022, redefined the term “firearm” to include partially finished frames and receivers, found in so-called “buy, build, shoot” kits. This required them to be assigned serial numbers just as fully functional firearms are required to have….