Hi–
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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