High Court Hears Arguments On Whether ATF May Treat ‘Ghost Gun’ Parts As Firearms

( October 8, 2024, 4:06 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 8 heard competing arguments as to whether the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) may for the purposes of regulation broaden the Gun Control Act’s (GCA) definition of “firearm” to include parts of “ghost guns,” which can be assembled into weapons after performing certain operations on them such as drilling holes or removing plastic tabs and which, before the regulation, were considered by some manufacturers to not require serial numbers or a firearms background check before sale....

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