The National Rifle Association (NRA) told the Supreme Court on Aug. 20 that the federal regulation governing so-called ghost guns is unconstitutional and should be struck down.
“Ghost gun” is a term some use to describe a privately made or assembled firearm that law enforcement cannot track because it lacks a serial number.
The new filing comes weeks before the Supreme Court hears Garland v. VanDerStok, on Oct. 8. In the case, the lead respondent, Jennifer VanDerStok, a former police officer in Texas, is challenging the rule regulating the un-serialized guns. The petitioner is U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Although some states regulate homemade guns, gun control organizations have been trying for years to ban or regulate homemade guns and gun assembly kits at the federal level but have failed to persuade Congress to act.
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NRA Asks Supreme Court to Strike Down Regulation on ‘Ghost Guns’
- by: Matthew Vadum
- 2024-08-21
- Source:
The Epoch Times
- 08/21/2024
