Gun Rights Groups Plan Lawsuits to Challenge Federal ‘Ghost Gun’ Regulation

Gun Rights Groups Plan Lawsuits to Challenge Federal ‘Ghost Gun’ Regulation
A "ghost gun" is displayed before the start of an event about gun-related violence in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on April 11, 2022. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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At least two national gun rights groups are contemplating lawsuits to challenge the new federal regulation on privately made firearms, or so-called “ghost guns.”

The final ruling, published by the ATF on Apr. 11, essentially expands the definition of a firearm to include partially complete and readily convertible firearm receivers (also called frames).
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