5th Circuit Panel Upholds Lower Court Invalidation Of ATF Ghost Gun Parts Ban

( November 14, 2023, 12:54 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A panel of the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a decision of a Texas federal court finding unlawful a rule promulgated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that broadened the definition of “firearm” to include parts of “ghost guns,” which can be assembled into weapons but, before the rule, were not required to have serial numbers and could be obtained without a firearms background check....

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