{"id":2352163,"date":"2024-10-08T13:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T17:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-looks-poised-to-uphold-atf-ghost-guns-rule-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-08T13:45:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T17:45:38","slug":"supreme-court-looks-poised-to-uphold-atf-ghost-guns-rule-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-looks-poised-to-uphold-atf-ghost-guns-rule-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court looks poised to uphold ATF \u2018ghost guns\u2019 rule &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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-looks-poised-to-uphold-atf-ghost-guns-rule-washington-examiner%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=2352163&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>The summary discusses the\u200d Supreme Court&#8217;s potential support for a federal regulation concerning &#8220;ghost guns,&#8221; which are untraceable\u2062 firearms that can\u2064 be easily assembled from kits available online. This \u2064comes during oral arguments in \u2063the case *VanDerStok v. Garland*, which challenges a 2022 rule by the \u200cBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). The rule \u200cmandates\u2064 that &#8220;readily convertible&#8221; ghost gun kits be \u2063treated like standard firearms, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-problem-with-bidens-latest-gun-control-plan\/\" title=\"The Problem With Biden\u2019s Latest Gun Control Plan\">requiring serial numbers<\/a> and background checks due to their increasing recovery in\u2063 crime scenes.<\/p>\n<p>During the \u200chearing,\u200b most justices appeared\u2064 to \u2064favor \u200cthe ATF&#8217;s stance, with Solicitor General Elizabeth \u2062Prelogar arguing that hobbyists can still purchase such kits if they meet the \u200cnecessary legal requirements. Justices, including Samuel Alito \u2062and\u2063 Amy\u200b Coney Barrett, \u2064engaged in metaphorical discussions about food \u2062to question the classification of unassembled \u2064parts as\u2064 firearms. The challengers,\u2062 representing gun owners and manufacturers, argue that the ATF&#8217;s rule oversteps\u200b the Gun Control Act \u200cof 1968,\u200c which they believe\u2063 should only\u200b apply to fully \u200bassembled guns. The justices seemed skeptical of this argument, especially regarding the &#8220;readily convertible&#8221; standard. the Court appears inclined to\u200b uphold the regulations imposed by the ATF \u200con ghost guns.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Supreme Court looks poised to uphold ATF &lsquo;ghost guns&rsquo; rule<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1778776\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a> appears ready to uphold a federal regulation on &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3130058\/gop-led-states-ask-supreme-court-trounce-atf-ghost-gun-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ghost guns<\/a>&rdquo; following oral arguments in a case challenging the regulation on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The case, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3177614\/supreme-court-will-weigh-challenge-to-biden-regulations-on-ghost-guns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"VanDerStok v. Garland\">VanDerStok v. Garland<\/a><\/em>, centers on the legality of a 2022 rule from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/atf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives<\/a> that treats &ldquo;readily convertible&rdquo; ghost gun kits like regular firearms, subjecting them to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-will-weigh-challenge-to-biden-regulations-on-ghost-guns-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme Court will weigh challenge to Biden regulations on \u2018ghost guns\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">serial number requirements<\/a> and background checks. Ghost guns, which are untraceable and can be easily assembled from kits sold online, have been increasingly recovered from crime scenes, according to federal data.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to an explosion in ghost gun use, the ATF clarified in a 2022 rule known as the &ldquo;Frame and Receiver&rdquo; rule that gun regulations requiring serial numbers and background checks apply to these &ldquo;readily convertible&rdquo; kits, too, relying on the Gun Control Act of 1968.<\/p>\n<p>During Tuesday&rsquo;s oral arguments, a majority of justices seemed inclined to support the ATF&rsquo;s position.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If there is a market for these kits for hobbyists, they can be sold to hobbyists,&rdquo; Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar said, dismissing concerns that self-assembly gun kits would not be available for purchase under the ATF rule.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You just have to comply with the requirements of the Gun Control Act. Someone who is lawfully allowed to possess a firearm and wants to build it can purchase that kit if they undergo a background check. And so if there is a market for these products, they can operate under the statute,&rdquo; Prelogar added.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From ghost guns to omelets to turkey chili<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Associate Justice Samuel Alito joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait on Oct. 7, 2022. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Republican-appointed Justice Samuel Alito posed several questions that brought him out as perhaps the jurist most skeptical of the idea that a collection of unassembled parts can be considered a gun, so much so that he turned to a discussion about food.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Here&rsquo;s a blank pad, and here&rsquo;s a pen, all right? Is this a grocery list?&rdquo; Alito asked, holding up a pad in the courtroom. &ldquo;If I show you &mdash; I put out on a counter some eggs, some chopped-up ham, some chopped-up pepper and onions, is that a western omelet?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Prelogar pushed back on Alito&rsquo;s breakfast analogy but said Republican-appointed Justice Amy Coney Barrett was more spot-on with her turkey chili comparison.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett speaks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Foundation in Simi Valley, California, on April 4, 2022. (AP Photo\/Damian Dovarganes)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Would your answer change if you ordered it from HelloFresh and you got a kit and it was like turkey chili, but all of the ingredients are in the kit?&rdquo; Barrett said, referring to the food kit delivery service.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, there appeared to be a majority of justices leaning toward the government&rsquo;s argument, particularly on the issue of the &ldquo;readily convertible&rdquo; standard, language in the statute that has been consistently applied for decades.<\/p>\n<p>The challengers, led by gun owners and manufacturers, argued that the ATF&rsquo;s rule violates the Gun Control Act of 1968, which they contend applies only to fully assembled firearms. They proposed an alternative test, which focuses on the critical machining of gun parts, but this idea was met with skepticism from several justices, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-overturns-chevron-doctrine-upends-administrative-state\/\" title=\"SCOTUS Overturns Chevron Doctrine, Upends Administrative State\">high court&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s Democratic-appointed members.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, Justice Sonia Sotomayor suggested that the Supreme Court often takes on cases when a federal agency is &ldquo;just taking over what is really Congress&rsquo;s business,&rdquo; asking Prelogar if &ldquo;that is a storyline that the respondents here can tell about this regulation?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, I don&rsquo;t think there is any terrible way to characterize this regulation as an attempt to change the meaning of the statute to confront a new problem,&rdquo; Prelogar said.<\/p>\n<p>The case arrives at a critical time for the 6-3 Republican appointed-majority Supreme Court, which has bolstered Second Amendment freedoms in recent years, as seen in <em><em>New York State Rifle &amp; Pistol Association<\/em><\/em> <em>v.<\/em> <em>Bruen<\/em>, as well as <em>Cargill v. Garland<\/em>, a case from the last term that saw the justices side against the ATF bump stocks ban.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, the tone of the oral arguments this week suggested that the justices may defer to the ATF&rsquo;s interpretation of the statute in this instance, particularly given the public safety concerns raised by the rise of ghost guns.<\/p>\n<p>The eventual ruling could have significant implications for future firearm regulations and the limits of federal agency authority. 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