Supreme Court revives federal rules against ‘ghost guns’

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted an emergency appeal from the Biden administration and revived federal rules that forbid the sale or use of assembled guns that can be bought online and are untraceable.

The justices set aside a Texas judge’s order from last month that had voided the federal rules on these “ghost guns.”

The vote was 5 to 4. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel A. Alito Jr., Neil M. Gorsuch and Brett M. Kavanaugh dissented.

This gun-rights dispute does not turn on the 2nd Amendment, but it has great practical significance.

Read more at the Washington Post.