US supreme court blocks ‘ghost gun’ makers again from selling at-home kits

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US supreme court blocks ‘ghost gun’ makers again from selling at-home kits

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/16/us-supreme-court-ghost-gun-ban-firearms-texas-manufacturers

Justices reverse federal judge’s order that allowed manufacturers to sell unregulated kits that convert into firearms

US supreme court blocks ‘ghost gun’ makers again from selling at-home kits

Justices reverse federal judge’s order that allowed manufacturers to sell unregulated kits that convert into firearms

The US supreme court on Monday barred two Texas-based manufacturers from selling products that can be quickly converted at home into firearms called “ghost guns”, granting a request by Joe Biden’s administration to once again block a federal judge’s order that had sided with companies.

The justices lifted Fort Worth-based judge Reed O’Connor’s 14 September injunction barring enforcement of a 2022 federal regulation – a rule aimed at reining in the privately made firearms – against the two manufacturers, Blackhawk Manufacturing and Defense Distributed.