Supreme Court Urged to Overturn Federal ‘Ghost Gun’ Regulation

Congress, not the ATF, gets to determine gun policy, a former police officer challenging the regulation says.

"Ghost guns" seized in federal law enforcement actions are displayed at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) field office in Glendale, California, on April 18, 2022. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)

A former police officer challenging the federal government’s rule regulating so-called ghost guns that can be assembled at home urged the Supreme Court on Aug. 13 to strike down that rule.

The new filing previews the arguments that will be made when the Supreme Court hears the high-profile case, Garland v. VanDerStok, on Oct. 8.