Ghost guns are sold as do-it-yourself kits and shipped in parts so that buyers can carry out the final assembly themselves. They have been sold since the 1990s but have become popular in recent years, particularly among criminals barred from buying ordinary guns, and have been a major issue in the larger national debate over gun control.
The regulation did not ban the sale or possession of the do-it-yourself kits, but required manufacturers and sellers to obtain licenses, mark their products with serial numbers, and conduct background checks. Opponents challenged the law, saying the regulations were not authorized by the 1968 law.
Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar wrote in the Biden administration's emergency application that the change was needed to respond to the urgent public safety and law enforcement crisis posed by the exponential rise of untraceable firearms.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Amy Coney Barrett, two conservatives, showed sympathy during arguments in October towards the Biden administration's restrictions, indicating a potential shift in judicial perspectives on gun regulation.
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