In a rare step promoting weapons control, the US Supreme Court decided on Wednesday 7-2 to adhere to the federal limitation of ghost weapons-not comparable firearms that can be easily assembled at home. The decision ensures that these weapons, often associated with increasing weapons violence, must now include serial numbers, background checks and seller licenses, The New York Times reported.
The justice of Neil M. Gorsuch, writing for the majority, stressed that ghost sets are designed for combat and should be regulated as firearms. It included photos of the “Buy Build Build Shoot” from Polymer80, illustrating how it contains everything needed to build a Glock style in less than 30 minutes. “No one would confuse this gun with an instrument or toy,” Gorsuch wrote, pushed back against the claims that the trains were harmless hobbyistic projects.
The decision is an important victory for Biden administration, which in 2022 tightened the ghost regulations in 2022 after the coercive bodies showed an increase in their use in crimes.
The use of criminal activity increases ten times
According to the Office for Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the use of these trains related to the crime of ten times increased in six years to change the rule.
However, the decision encountered disagreement from judges Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alit, who claimed that the federal government had exceeded its authority.
Justice Thomas claimed that the sets themselves do not meet the legal definition of firearms under the 1968 weapons control Act and states: “The common meaning of the” weapon “does not include sets of weapons.”
The case, Bondi v. VanderStok, revolved around whether ATF had the power to regulate these kits. Groups of arms rights claimed that most crimes still include traditional firearms and ghost weapons are primarily used by fans.
The court rejected this argument, with the chief judge John Roberts comparing the Ghost Gun kits with IKEA furniture – “Their intended function is clear, even if some assembly is required.”
Combat
Righteousness Gorsuch repeated this sentiment and compared ghost sets to a partially written novel or an unsure table-“Yes, maybe half an hour is needed than anyone can shoot a shot.
Despite the recent decisions that have expanded the rights to weapons, this decision emphasizes that even the conservative majority court is not entirely against firearms. While ghosts may not disappear, their anonymity era seems to have ended.
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