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How the Supreme Court Went Wrong in the ‘Ghost Gun’ Case

How the Supreme Court Went Wrong in the ‘Ghost Gun’ Case
A person holds a 3D-printed ghost gun during a statewide gun buyback event held by the office of the New York State Attorney General in New York City on April 29, 2023. Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images
Rob Natelson
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Commentary
In its term just ended, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) may regulate weapons parts kits as “firearms.” The case was Bondi v. VanDerStok. It also is called the “ghost gun case.”
Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution” (4th ed., 2025). He is a contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”