A controversial rule issued by the Biden Administration’s ATF targeting components of so-called ghost guns has been struck down by a Texas judge who has ordered the agency not to enforce the policy.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives “Final Rule” redefining which partial components of a firearm legally constitute a full weapon, which went into effect last August, has been overturned after U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas Reed O’Connor said the agency overstepped its authority in issuing it.
“This case presents the question of whether the federal government may lawfully regulate partially manufactured firearm components, related firearm products, and other tools and materials in keeping with the Gun Control Act of 1968,” the judge wrote in his ruling.
