The rule from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives seeks to ensure ghost guns are subject to the same requirements as commercial firearms sales.
Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday paused a lower court decision that invalidated the Biden administration's efforts to regulate so-called ghost guns, allowing enforcement of the restrictions while legal proceedings continue. The 5-4 order from the court came hours before a temporary pause ...
A ruling is expected in the coming months. The 10 Oldest U.S. Presidents While guns are at the center of the case, Garland v. VanDerStok, the legal issues are about the power of federal agencies rather than Second Amendment rights. The case comes after the high courtstruck down ...
TheU.S. Supreme Court, at once a major flashpoint in the 2024 campaign and potential presidentialelection referee, gavels open a new term on Monday with the nation deeply divided over its recent rulings and skeptical of the justices' ethics and impartiality. The court's fall docket inclu...
The Supreme Court had granted a stay reinstating the federal regulation on ghost guns in August 2023, putting on hold a ruling by a federal judge in Texas that had struck down the rule, while the Department of Justice appealed to the 5th Circuit. The 5th Circuit, which is made...
The Biden administration told the court that weapon parts kits can be converted into a fully functional firearm in just 21 minutes, and ghost guns allow felons, minors and others barred from buying firearms to circumvent the law. If left in place, the 5th Circuit's ruling would give the ma...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld O’Connor’s ruling. However, in August 2023, after being approached by the Biden administration for a preliminary ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block the rule in a 5–4 decision, with conservative-leaning Justices John ...
The Biden administration sought emergency relief from the Supreme Court late last month and asked the high court to put on hold a ruling from a federal district court in Texas that tossed out the rule governing ghost guns. Themeasure from ATF, which took effect in August 2022, updated its ...
Right now, the ball is in the ATF’s court to give the industry more clarification. Even when that day comes, it may all be for nothing, as the recent Supreme Court ruling on WEST VIRGINIA ET AL. v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ET AL. may have sweeping ramifications for the A...
Washington — The Supreme Court will convene Tuesday to consider a challenge to the Biden administration's efforts to regulate untraceable firearms known as ghost guns, as major American cities report the measure seems to have caused a reduction in the use of these weapons within their borders. ...