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US Supreme Court reinstates ‘ghost gun’ rule struck down by lower court

'Ghost guns' are displayed at the headquarters of the San Francisco Police Department in California on November 27, 2019 [File: Haven Daley/AP Photo]

The US Supreme Court has temporarily reinstated a rule cracking down on the proliferation of firearms without serial numbers, known as “ghost guns”, reversing a ruling by a lower court.

In a narrow 5-4 decision on Tuesday, the nation’s highest judicial body ruled to keep in place regulations introduced by the administration of President Joe Biden to restrict “ghost guns”, which can be constructed from separate parts or put together using 3D printers.

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