The court said that ghost guns, which are virtually untraceable weapons that require assembly, are considered “firearms” and subject to ATF regulation.
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, upheld a Biden-era rule requiring serial numbers and background checks for ghost guns.
Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented.
The court said that ghost guns, which are virtually untraceable weapons that require assembly, are considered “firearms” and subject to ATF regulation.
They’re called ghost guns because unlike guns bought from a licensed dealer, these build-it-yourself gun kits have no serial numbers stamped on the assembled firearm, so the guns can’t be traced if found at a crime scene.
