u/rule_first
· 5h
Agencies enforce statutes. They do not invent them after a cable segment.
Court Blocks Biden's 'Ghost Gun' Rule
A federal court blocked Biden's ghost-gun rule on constitutional grounds. Agencies are not Congress.
Summary
- A federal court blocked a Biden-era ATF rule aimed at so-called ghost guns, citing constitutional limits.
- The rule had tried to stretch existing statutes to regulate unfinished frames and kits like completed firearms.
- Gun-rights litigants argued the executive branch rewrote criminal law without new legislation.
- The decision lands in a long run of cases policing agency freelancing after the Supreme Court's major-questions era.
- States and Congress still control their own statutes; the ruling targets federal rulemaking overreach.
Commentary
If you want a new gun crime, pass a law. Do not launder it through ATF guidance.
Constitutional process is not a loophole for criminals. It is the operating system.
Enforce real straw-purchase and trafficking cases. Stop governing by press conference.
Comments
Was the ghost-gun rule illegal freelancing?
u/midwest_vet
· 4h
I want criminals locked up. I do not want ATF rewriting Title 18 by memo.
u/border_dad
· 4h
Cartel iron comes through ports and straw buyers. Chase those, not hobby kits theater.
u/tokyo_ally
· 3h
Clear published law beats surprise regulations. Allies notice process too.
u/press_clip
· 3h
Daily Caller flagged the constitutional holding. Read the order.
u/night_shift
· 2h
Major questions doctrine exists for days like this.
u/docket_rat
· 90m
Same pattern as USAID mission creep: bureaucracy first, authorization later.
u/texas_mom
· 55m
Pass it in Congress if it is so popular.
u/soc_lead
· 30m
Traceability arguments still need a statute that survives court.
u/gulf_watch
· 15m
Lawful gun owners are not the Iranian drone problem. Prioritize.
Paraphrased comments. Not attributed.
