Supreme Court Upholds Biden-Era ‘Ghost Gun’ Regulation

The regulation had been challenged as a misinterpretation of federal law.

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 the Brooklyn borough of New York on April 29, 2023. Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images

The Supreme Court voted 7–2 on March 26 to uphold the Biden administration’s rule regulating so-called ghost guns that can be constructed at home.

The majority opinion in Bondi v. VanDerStok was written by Justice Neil Gorsuch.