{"id":2415481,"date":"2025-03-26T10:56:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T14:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-upholds-biden-era-atf-rule-for-ghost-guns\/"},"modified":"2025-03-26T10:57:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T14:57:04","slug":"supreme-court-upholds-biden-era-atf-rule-for-ghost-guns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-upholds-biden-era-atf-rule-for-ghost-guns\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court upholds Biden-era ATF rule for \u2018ghost guns\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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-upholds-biden-era-atf-rule-for-ghost-guns%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=2415481&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 supreme Court has upheld a federal rule from the Biden administration that classifies &#8220;ghost guns&#8221;\u2014gun kits that can be easily assembled into firearms\u2014as regulated firearms under federal law. This decision, rendered by a 7-2 majority led by Justice Neil Gorsuch, confirms that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, adn Explosives (ATF) acted within its authority with a 2022 regulation that addresses the growing issue of ghost guns, which have been linked to increased violent crime.The ruling reverses a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-supreme-court-upholds-states-heartbeat-abortion-law\/\" title=\"Georgia&#039;s &#039;Heartbeat&#039; Abortion Law ... by ....\">previous lower court decision<\/a> that had struck down the ATF regulation. Dissenting Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito argued the majority overstepped, stating that the kits do not fit the legal definition of a firearm. This ruling is considered a victory for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tighter-background-check-legislation-burdens-law-abiding-citizens-wont-reduce-crime-expert\/\" title=\"Tighter Background Check Legislation Burdens Law-Abiding Citizens, Won\u2019t Reduce Crime: Expert\">gun control advocates<\/a> and maintains regulatory powers for future administrations.  <\/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 upholds Biden-era ATF rule for &lsquo;ghost guns&rsquo;<\/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_1780177\" 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> upheld a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">federal rule targeting ghost guns<\/a> on Wednesday, preserving a key Biden-era regulation that treats &ldquo;readily convertible&rdquo; gun kits, commonly referred to as &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; due to their often untraceable characteristics, as firearms under federal law.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Neil Gorsuch, writing for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/24pdf\/23-852_c07d.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the 7-2 majority<\/a>, concluded that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/atf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives<\/a> acted within its authority when it issued a 2022 rule clarifying that gun control laws apply to kits that can be easily assembled into functioning firearms. &ldquo;The ATF&rsquo;s rule is not facially inconsistent with the Gun Control Act,&rdquo; Gorsuch wrote, pointing to dramatic increases in ghost gun recoveries by law enforcement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3358944\/trump-doj-declines-questions-venezuelan-migrant-flights\/\">DOJ declines to answer judge&#8217;s questions on Venezuelan migrant flights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3358664\/appeals-court-partial-victory-trump-refugee-ban\/\">Appeals court hands partial victory to Trump by allowing refugee ban to resume<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3358476\/appeals-court-order-temporary-halt-doge\/\">Appeals court temporarily halts order finding DOGE &#8216;likely unconstitutional&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The decision reverses a lower court ruling that struck down the ATF regulation. The opinion was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, and Ketanji Brown Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented. Thomas warned the majority had overstepped by expanding the statutory definition of a firearm. &ldquo;The majority &hellip; blesses the Government&rsquo;s overreach,&rdquo; Thomas wrote. &ldquo;Weapon-parts kits themselves do not meet the statutory definition of &lsquo;firearm.&rsquo; That should end the case.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3181079\/supreme-court-looks-poised-uphold-atf-ghost-guns-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"SUPREME COURT LOOKS POISED TO UPHOLD ATF &lsquo;GHOST GUNS&rsquo; RULE\"><strong>SUPREME COURT LOOKS POISED TO UPHOLD ATF &lsquo;GHOST GUNS&rsquo; RULE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The case,&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3181079\/supreme-court-looks-poised-uphold-atf-ghost-guns-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">VanDerStok v. Bondi<\/a><\/em>, comes at a time when ghost guns have been increasingly linked to violent crime.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&rsquo;s ruling hands a win to gun control advocates while preserving regulatory authority for future administrations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1780177\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1780177\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supreme Court affirms Biden&#8217;s ATF rule on ghost guns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2415482,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24052645190634-scaled-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50902,32502,38871,50385,32275],"class_list":["post-2415481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-atf-2","tag-biden-administration","tag-ghost-guns","tag-gun-control-2","tag-supreme-court"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24052645190634-scaled-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2415481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2415481"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2415481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2415485,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2415481\/revisions\/2415485"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2415482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2415481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2415481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2415481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}