John–

Earlier today, in Bondi v. VanDerStok, the United States Supreme Court upheld the ATF rule regulating ghost guns like the deadly firearms they are.

Everytown was the first organization to sue the ATF back in 2020—during the first Trump administration—to force the agency to regulate ghost guns. Today's decision is a resounding vindication of Everytown's years-long advocacy.

Ghost guns are unserialized, untraceable firearms that can be easily put together in minutes from parts acquired without a background check. This decision upholds federal law that prevents the unregulated sale of ghost gun kits and components to anyone. No one—including violent criminals and teenagers—should be allowed to go online and order a gun-building kit to their doorstep.

The ATF's rule came into effect in August 2022, and it's already had an effect on our gun safety:

• Early data indicates a drop in ghost gun recoveries at crime scenes since the ATF's rule went into effect
• New York City, Baltimore, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Oakland, and other cities reported declines in ghost gun recoveries in 2023
• Polymer80—once the country's largest producer of unserialized ghost gun kits and component parts—shut down last year following numerous legal and regulatory challenges, including the ATF's rule.

The Supreme Court decision is great news for everyone but the criminals who have adopted untraceable ghost guns as their weapons of choice. We're encouraged by this decision, and we will continue to defend gun safety in the courts.

Thanks for being with us.

John Feinblatt
President
Everytown for Gun Safety

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