The Supreme Court appeared ready to allow the Biden administration to regulate so-called ghost guns during oral arguments Tuesday, as the justices turned to food and furniture analogies to weigh whether a federal firearm law covers gun parts kits.
A Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives rule from 2022 requires that sales of those gun parts kits comply with federal rules for commercially made guns, such as serial numbers, background checks and recordkeeping.
Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told the justices that the government has the authority under the Gun Control Act of 1968 because the kits are hardly a collection of parts since they are sold as nearly complete weapons with instructions to finish them.
