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Podcast: Supreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)
Episode: Bondi v. Vanderstok (ATF Ghost Guns)
Description: Send us Fan MailIn Bondi v. Vanderstok, the Supreme Court reversed the Fifth Circuit and upheld the ATF’s 2022 rule interpreting the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA) to cover certain “ghost gun” kits and unfinished firearm parts. The GCA requires licenses and background checks for firearm sales and defines “firearm” to include both weapons and their frames or receivers. In recent years, companies have sold weapon parts kits enabling individuals to easily assemble functional guns at home, leading to a surge in untraceable “ghost guns.” Challengers brought a facial Administrative Procedure Act challenge, arguing the GCA does no...