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The Bulletin
October 9, 2024
The Supreme Court has barely begun its new term, but guns are already one of the most dominant issues on the docket. On Tuesday, justices heard oral arguments for one of the most significant cases of the year: Garland v. VanDerStok, a dispute over whether the ATF overstepped in effectively outlawing certain kits used to make homemade, untraceable ghost guns.
The case arose after the ATF began requiring sellers of “ready to build” ghost gun kits to add serial numbers to some parts and conduct background checks on prospective buyers. The regulation came at the direction of President Joe Biden…