Interesting — as far as it goes. It serves as a reminder of the importance of winning elections, as we’ll see soon, or so gun-rights groups have to hope.
In 2022, the Biden administration passed new restrictions on so-called “ghost guns,” kits from which hobbyists and others could build firearms. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE, or more commonly the ATF) promulgated a rule using the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA) to require that such home-built firearms comply with all other regulations that apply to fully manufactured firearms. That requires federal licensing for the manufacturers and sellers, properly assigned serial numbers, and conducting background checks on buyers, among other mandates.
Gun-rights advocates immediately sued to block implementation of the new ATF rule, and succeeded at the district court and on appeal….
