SCOTUS upholds rules requiring background checks for ghost guns'

[VinnieBoomBah]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/26/politics/ghost-guns-supreme-court/index.html

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[vanlab]

That basically says they can regulate gun parts... from how I read it, its already hard to get repair parts in Washington

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

This is (one of) the part that grinds my gears


"Recent years, however, have witnessed profound changes in how guns are made and sold," Gorsuch wrote.

In 1968, the milling equipment and materials needed to make a gun at home were far too expensive for most individuals.

"With the introduction of new technologies like 3D printing and reinforced polymers, that is no longer true," Gorsuch said. "Today, companies are able to make and sell weapon parts kits that individuals can assemble into functional firearms in their own homes."


If he had adhered to the rules of Strunk and White's classic, 'The Elements of Style,' he could have just said:
"It's too easy for the poors to get guns and we need to change that"

 

[PiratePast40]

Ya --- another thread about the same thing. Can we talk about alcoholics in this one too?

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

Ya --- another thread about the same thing. Can we talk about alcoholics in this one too?

Did I miss another thread on this decision?

ETA: Oh found it, I must have missed it. @Moderators looks like I made a dupe, can we delete this one, please and thank you?
Or not, I have heard it both ways

 

[Koda]

IMO this one if fresh and with a more appropriate subject title. I wouldnt merge...

On topic, im not surprised on the ruling, though it basicall says BGCs are constitutional but many here feel that is just a registration scheme so its like saying its constitutional to register guns.

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

IMO this one if fresh and with a more appropriate subject title.

On topic, im not surprised on the ruling, though it basicall says BGCs are constitutional but many here feel that is just a registration scheme so its like saying its constitutional to register guns.

It also blurs the lines in the wrong direction on 'what is a firearm' I would be real happy to see the line between "what is a rifle and what is a short barreled rifle" get a little fuzzier, but "Is a chunk of plastic the same thing as a functional firearm" strikes me as a pretty hard line

 

[PiratePast40]

My fear is that this heads down the road of requiring permits and background checks for parts and ammunition.

 

[arakboss]

Ya --- another thread about the same thing. Can we talk about alcoholics in this one too?

You can talk about alkies and M114 in this thread.

Free Style Discussion M114, unherdable cats and the kitchen sink.

M114/HB3075 sucks but it could be worse. https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-5335549/colorado-gun-detachable-magazines Who is parking under cover this afternoon...

www.northwestfirearms.com

 

[arakboss]

Did I miss another thread on this decision?

ETA: Oh found it, I must have missed it. @Moderators looks like I made a dupe, can we delete this one, please and thank you?
Or not, I have heard it both ways

I would rather they leave your thread up and running. I only mentioned it in the other thread due to laziness.

 

[Koda]

My fear is that this heads down the road of requiring permits and background checks for parts and ammunition.

Possibly, it muddys the water.
The big problem with this is it doesnt solve the problem of criminals building guns. The Supremes arent knowlegable enough on guns to know the difference between building guns and a functional gun. All they had to do was rule only a functional gun requires a serial number.

 

[CamoDeafie]

Well, in one of the many SCOTUS threads I've posted in.... Guess my hunch was correct.. that the only SCOTUS Justices that are consistently pro 2A in terms of "Originalist".. are Alito and Thomas; who have penned great dissents against the majority opinion.

The other 3 newer "conservative" Justices; Barrett, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh... Do not seem to be that firm on the original Text of the Bill of Rights, to say nothing of Roberts

 

[CamoDeafie]

My fear is that this heads down the road of requiring permits and background checks for parts and ammunition.

From Federal Firearms Act of 1938 which got replaced by GCA 1968 with significant changes. Pay special attention to "any part". It does seem like that certain politicians would like to require that all major parts be serialized to match firearms, except for springs and other consumables (think bolt assembly, barrel, upper, furniture)



Edit. They kept the language for silencer parts and machine gun parts in the GCA 1968 text.

 

[arakboss]

"The Trump administration could seek to rescind the rule."

Let's hope Trump does the right thing.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/26/supreme-court-upholds-biden-regulations-on-ghost-gun-kits.html

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

"The Trump administration could seek to rescind the rule."

Let's hope Trump does the right thing.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/26/supreme-court-upholds-biden-regulations-on-ghost-gun-kits.html

"Hope in one hand . . . "

 

[Certaindeaf]

That basically says they can regulate gun parts... from how I read it, its already hard to get repair parts in Washington

Didn't read but my understanding of what constitutes a ghost gun is one part, not parts.

 

[Howard1955]

Them ghost guns, though…

 

[RobMa]

Too much faith is put in the Supreme Court justices, people don't realize that they still work for the government, they can still be compromised, and ultimately not one person in government wants the peasants to have guns no matter how much you think some of them are "on our side"