Supreme Court Upholds Biden Rule Requiring Serial Numbers And Background Checks For Ghost Guns

3 weeks ago The Supreme Court has upheld a Biden administration firearm regulation on nearly impossible-to-trace ghost guns. It requires continued serial numbers, background checks and age verification to buy kits to build the ghost guns, which are privately made firearms without the serial numbers that allow police to trace weapons used in crime. The high court handed down its 7-2 opinion Wednesday. The rule came as ghost guns were increasingly found at crime scenes nationwide. Since the rule was finalized in 2022, ghost gun numbers have flattened out or declined in several major cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Baltimore. Gun groups challenging the rule had argued the federal government overstepped its authority.