Supreme Court:  ATF May Treat ‘Ghost Gun’ Parts As Firearms Under Gun Control Act

( March 26, 2025, 1:11 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D. C. — A divided U. S. Supreme Court on March 26 reversed a Fifth Circuit U. S. Court of Appeals ruling invalidating a rule promulgated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), effectively broadening the Gun Control Act’s (GCA) definition of “firearm” to include parts of “ghost guns,” which can readily be assembled into weapons but, before the rule, were considered by some manufacturers to not require serial numbers or a firearms background check before sale. . . .

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