Kaelan Deese is a Supreme Court reporter for the Washington Examiner covering the latest happenings at the nation's highest court and the legal issues surrounding Second Amendment rights, abortion, and religious liberties. He previously wrote breaking news as a fellow for the Hill during the 2020 election cycle.
The Supreme Court on Monday vacated a lower court order and allowed the Biden administration's ghost gun regulations to take effect.
The request was initially filed to Justice Samuel Alito and referred to the full court, according to an order on Monday vacating a Texas-based federal judge's ruling against President Joe Biden's ghost gun rules.On Oct. 6, Alito overruled the judge's decision against such rules. He issued an order giving ghost gun manufacturers until Wednesday to provide a better reason as to why they should not have their guns regulated the same way as anyone else.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives rule requires creators or sellers of the kits to obtain a special license, mark products with traceable serial numbers, and conduct background checks while maintaining records. The rule attracted criticism from several pro-gun advocates and manufacturers who say the reclassification of parts kits as firearms is unconstitutional.
Gun rights groups such as the Second Amendment Foundation Inc., Polymer80 Inc., and Not An LLC, sued to block the rule days after it took effect in August 2022. Such groups argued they would be driven out of business by the ATF rule if it was enforced against them.Alito issued the order after the Justice Department accused lower courts of violating the Supreme Court decision in August that allowed the ATF to enforce the new ghost gun rules while the issue was pending in lawsuits.
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