‘Ghost Guns’: What They Are and Why There’s a Fight Over Them
New York TimesMAY 2023
Courts across the US have found that the White House and regulators have made up illegal rules against privately made guns to tighten gun control — and hopefully, the Supreme Court will decide the same way. Congress was fully aware of and expressly protected the long-established tradition of at-home gun-making in the Gun Control Act of 1968.
Whether you like it or not, the ATF does have the statutory grounds to enforce the Gun Control Act of 1968, which defines a firearm as any destructive device — including a combination of parts that can be readily converted to expel a projectile. Motivations for the rule and effectiveness may be questioned, but not its legality.