The Supreme Court upheld a rule that restricts access to so-called “ghost guns” in a ruling Wednesday, holding that a federal gun control law could cover weapons parts kits that can be easily assembled into working firearms.
The 7-2 decision revives a 2022 regulation from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that targeted the sale of parts kits that can be quickly assembled into functioning firearms, some as quickly as 30 minutes.
The rule clarified that those kits qualify as “firearms” that are required to be sold with serial numbers and background checks the same as commercially produced guns.
