The Supreme Court has agreed to consider the Biden administration’s appeal to reinstate a regulation on ghost guns, which lack serial numbers and have been increasingly found at crime scenes. The regulation, struck down by lower courts, defines unfinished parts as firearms and requires background checks before sales. Despite arguments that the regulation exceeds federal authority, the Supreme Court will hear the case in the fall.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear the Biden administration’s appeal over the regulation of ghost guns, which lack serial numbers and have been increasingly used in crimes. Lower courts had struck down the regulation, but the justices had previously intervened to keep it in effect during the legal fight.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from the Biden administration on the regulation of ghost guns, which lack serial numbers and have been increasingly used in crimes. The regulation, which requires unfinished firearm parts to be licensed and include serial numbers, was struck down by lower courts. The Justice Department argues that the regulation is necessary to address the proliferation of ghost guns and track their use in crimes. Opponents argue that it exceeds the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
