{"id":2070752,"date":"2023-10-17T17:54:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T21:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-allows-biden-administration-to-enforce-ghost-gun-regulations\/"},"modified":"2023-10-17T17:56:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T21:56:44","slug":"supreme-court-allows-biden-administration-to-enforce-ghost-gun-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-allows-biden-administration-to-enforce-ghost-gun-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court permits Biden administration to enforce &#8216;Ghost Gun&#8217; rules."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupreme-court-allows-biden-administration-to-enforce-ghost-gun-regulations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2070752&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. President Joe Biden. (Photo by\u2063 Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Supreme Court Approves Biden Administration&#8217;s Authority to Regulate &#8220;Ghost\u200d Guns&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/stephanie-stahl\">Stephanie Stahl<\/a><br \/>2:28 PM \u2013 Tuesday,\u200d October 17,\u200b 2023<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court has granted the Biden Administration the power to classify untraceable \u200chomemade \u2062weapons, known as &#8220;ghost\u2064 guns,&#8221; \u200cas firearms \u200bunder federal\u2064 law.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The court&#8217;s decision removes a previous ruling and allows ghost gun regulations\u200d to remain\u200c in place while legal challenges from \u2062firearm manufacturers \u2063proceed in \u200clower courts.<\/p>\n<p>Ghost guns, which can be assembled from kits purchased in stores \u2064or\u200d online, have raised concerns due to their lack of serial \u2062numbers, background checks, and transfer records. Critics argue that they appeal to criminals and individuals\u2063 prohibited from\u200c buying \u2064firearms.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2022, the Bureau of Alcohol,\u200b Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) introduced regulations \u200bto address the issue. These regulations require commercial manufacturers and sellers to mark their \u200dproducts \u2064with serial numbers and maintain records for tracing firearms involved\u200d in criminal activities.<\/p>\n<p>However, the regulations do \u2062not \u2063ban the sale \u200bor ownership of ghost \u2062gun kits. \u2063Instead, they enforce federal\u200c laws\u200d governing the commercial sale of firearms.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cgun \u200dmanufacturers challenged the regulations in\u2062 court, leading\u2064 to a nationwide \u2062injunction. The Supreme Court temporarily reinstated the regulations in\u2063 August, and now, they will take effect permanently.<\/p>\n<p>In an emergency\u2062 application, the \u2064Justice Department\u2064 argued that ghost guns pose a grave \u200cthreat to \u2063public \u200dsafety due to their lack of background checks and \u2063traceability.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;The lack of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-allows-biden-administration-to-enforce-ghost-gun-regulations\/\" title=\"Supreme Court permits Biden administration to enforce 'Ghost Gun' rules.\">background checks makes ghost guns \u2062uniquely\u200c appealing<\/a> \u2064to felons, minors, and other prohibited persons \u2013 and because \u2063when ghost guns \u2064are inevitably used in crime, \u2063they are\u200b essentially\u200d impossible to trace,&#8221; said \u200dSolicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u200b Supreme Court has rejected the lower court decisions, allowing the ATF regulations to take\u2063 effect while legal proceedings continue.<\/p>\n<p>No opposing views or disagreements were recorded.<\/p>\n<p>Stay \u2064informed! Receive \u2063breaking news blasts directly \u200dto your inbox for free. Subscribe here.\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>As Israel continues to battle Hamas, a\u2064 recent\u2063 attack on a \u2062hospital in Gaza was initially blamed on Israel. IDF \u200bsays it was a failed rocket \u200bby\u200c Hamas and there are videos online showing it. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>An Israeli civilian details the moment he realized there were\u2062 rockets being \u200dfired at the music festival earlier this month. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The American\u200d people voice their concern over Palestinian civilians in Gaza while \u2063still\u200b maintaining their support for Israel and their \u2062fight against Islamic terrorism.\u200c <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Tensions are reaching\u200b a breaking point in the negotiations between the Ford Motor \u2063Company \u200band the United Auto Workers Union.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>LinkedIn \u2063said on Monday it would lay off 668 employees \u200dacross its \u200dengineering, talent, and finance\u2064 teams in the \u200csecond round of job cuts this year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Netflix&#8217;s crackdown on password-sharing likely\u2063 boosted subscribers by about 6 million and \u2062is expected to set the \u2064stage for price \u2063increases.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google\u2063 said on Thursday that it will defend\u200d users of generative artificial-intelligence systems in its Google Cloud and\u200b Workspace platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>China has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-loses-33-of-primetime-viewership-during-israel-war-coverage\/\" title=\"MSNBC's Primetime Viewership Drops by 33% Amid Israel War Coverage\">published proposed security \u2062requirements<\/a> for firms offering services powered by generative artificial \u2063intelligence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How do the ATF regulations\u200b address the issue of ghost guns and what impact do they have on the sale and ownership of ghost \u2064gun kits<\/h2>\n<p><span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. President Joe Biden. (Photo by\u2063 Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Supreme \u200dCourt Approves Biden Administration&#8217;s Authority to \u200dRegulate &#8220;Ghost\u200d\u2062 Guns&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>OAN\u2019s\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/stephanie-stahl\">Stephanie\u2063 Stahl<\/a><br \/>2:28 PM \u2013 Tuesday,\u200d October 17,\u200b\u200d 2023<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court has granted the \u2063Biden Administration the power\u200d to classify untraceable \u200chomemade \u2062weapons, known as &#8220;ghost\u2064 guns,&#8221; \u200cas firearms \u2064\u200bunder federal\u2064 \u200blaw.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">\n<p>\t\t\t<script><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/script><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The court&#8217;s \u2062decision removes a previous\u2064 ruling and allows ghost gun regulations\u200d to remain\u200c \u2064in \u2064place while legal challenges from \u2062firearm manufacturers \u2063proceed in \u200clower courts.<\/p>\n<p>Ghost guns, which\u2062 can be assembled from kits\u200b purchased in stores \u2064or\u200d\u2062 online,\u200c have \u2064raised concerns\u200d due to their lack of\u2063 serial \u2062numbers,\u2063 background checks, and transfer records. \u2062Critics argue that they appeal to criminals and individuals\u2063 prohibited from\u200c \u200cbuying \u2064firearms.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2022, the\u200b Bureau \u2062of Alcohol,\u200b \u200bTobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) introduced regulations \u200bto address the issue. These \u200bregulations\u200c require commercial manufacturers and sellers to mark \u2062their \u200dproducts \u2064with serial numbers and maintain records for tracing firearms involved\u200d \u200din criminal activities.<\/p>\n<p>However, the \u2064regulations do \u2062not \u2063ban the \u2062sale \u200bor\u2062 ownership of ghost \u2062gun kits.\u2062 \u2063Instead,\u200c they enforce federal\u200c laws\u200d governing the commercial sale \u2062of firearms.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cgun \u200dmanufacturers challenged \u2063the regulations \u2063in\u2062 court,\u200d leading\u2064\u2062 to a nationwide\u2062 \u2062injunction. The Supreme Court temporarily reinstated the regulations in\u2063 \u2063August, and now,\u2064 they will take effect \u200dpermanently.<\/p>\n<p>In an emergency\u2062 application, the \u2064Justice Department\u2064 argued\u2064 that\u200d ghost guns pose a grave \u200cthreat to \u2063public \u2062\u200dsafety due to\u200d their lack\u200c of \u2063background checks and\u2063 \u2063traceability.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;The \u200black of background checks \u200dmakes ghost guns \u2062uniquely\u200c appealing \u200b\u2064to\u2063 felons, minors, and\u200b other \u2064prohibited persons \u2013 and because \u2063when ghost guns \u2064are\u200d inevitably used\u200c in crime,\u2064 \u2063they are\u200b \u2063essentially\u200d\u2062 impossible to trace,&#8221; \u200csaid \u2063\u200dSolicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u200b\u2064 Supreme Court\u200b has rejected the lower court \u2063decisions, allowing the ATF regulations to\u2062 take\u2063 \u200beffect while\u200b legal\u2064 proceedings continue.<\/p>\n<p>No opposing views or disagreements\u200d were recorded.<\/p>\n<p>Stay \u2064informed! Receive \u2063breaking news \u200bblasts directly \u200dto your inbox \u2064for free.\u2064 Subscribe here.\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court has granted the Biden Administration&#8217;s request to classify untraceable homemade weapons, or &#8220;ghost guns,&#8221; as firearms under federal law. 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