The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ordered two internet sellers of gun parts to comply with the Biden administration’s regulations aimed at blocking ghost guns.
The Supreme Court voted 5-4 on Tuesday to allow the Biden administration’s regulations on ghost guns to go into effect. Conservative Justices John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett joined the three liberal justices in voting to uphold the enforcement against ghost guns.
The justices lifted U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor injunction which barred enforcement of a 2022 federal regulation against Blackhawk Manufacturing and Defense Distributed.
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriffs Office said Ladarrius Evans of Hammond, Louisiana was found in possession of a “ghost gun” outfitted with a Glock Switch that turns the handgun into a fully automatic weapon. (Tangipahoa Parish Sheriffs Office)
The rule was issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to target ghost guns, which can be made from kits at home.
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