Parts of a ghost gun kit are on display at an event held by President Joe Biden to announce measures to fight ghost gun crime, at the White House in Washington, D.C., April 11, 2022.Kevin Lamarque/Reuters, FILE The case will not be heard before the court until the fall. ...
the devices, finding that the ATF exceeded its authority by issuing a rule that classified a bump stock as a "machine gun."But legal experts say the Supreme Court's ruling four months ago may not be a harbinger of whether the ghost gun regulation will fall, and in this case, Chief Just...
A group of 20 major cities told the Supreme Court in a filing that the rule appears to have been effective at reducing the use of ghost guns in their municipalities and around the country. In New York, for example, ghost gun recoveries dropped last year for the first time in four years....
They have transitioned from a hobby for gun enthusiasts and hobbyists to a growing factor in gun violence across the US, now becoming the focus of a significant Supreme Court case. So, what exactly is a 'ghost gun'? The term "ghost gun" refers to firearms that are sold as unfinished fr...
The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a Biden administration appeal over the regulation of difficult-to-trace firearms without serial numbers.
the legal issues are about the power of federal agencies rather than Second Amendment rights. The case comes after the high courtstruck downanother firearm regulation, a Trump-era ban on gun accessories known as bump stocks that enable rapid fire. In that case, the court found that the...
But gun groups have challenged the regulation in court. The Supreme Court heard the case in October and seemed likely to uphold the regulation. It hasn’t yet handed down a ruling. Where else have ghost guns been used? The number of ghost guns recovered by law enforcement increased from 4...
The White House commended the Supreme Court's decision to temporarily pause the lower court orders blocking its efforts aimed at curbing gun violence. "While this case is being litigated, the Supreme Court's action will keep in place important efforts to combat the surge of unserialized, private...
The future of regulating so-called "ghost guns" is now in the hands of the Supreme Court. Guns rights groups want to halt government restrictions on the weapons, but in arguments Tuesday, justices appeared skeptical. CBS News New York's Di
The number of ghost guns has since flattened out or declined in several major cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Baltimore, according to court documents. But gun groups have challenged the regulation in court. The Supreme Court heard the case in October and seemed likely ...