A federal court ruled Biden-era regulations on “ghost guns” are unconstitutional, reigniting a legal battle that made its way to the Supreme Court last year.
U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, found the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives rule, which dealt with firearm kits that allow a person to create a gun at home, violates the Second Amendment and is unconstitutionally vague. The rule said ghost gun kits must be subject to the same regulations as regular firearms, including by marking them with serial numbers, requiring sellers to get licenses, and performing background checks on buyers. O’Connor ruled that historical firearm tradition supports striking down the rule, as mandated by recent Supreme Court precedent that asks courts to consider American history when determining the constitutionality of gun laws.
