Justices reverse federal judge’s order that allowed manufacturers to sell unregulated kits that convert into firearms

Justices reverse federal judge’s order that allowed manufacturers to sell unregulated kits that convert into firearms

The US supreme court on Monday barred two Texas-based manufacturers from selling products that can be quickly converted at home into firearms called “ghost guns”, granting a request by Joe Biden’s administration to once again block a federal judge’s order that had sided with companies.

The justices lifted Fort Worth-based judge Reed O’Connor’s 14 September injunction barring enforcement of a 2022 federal regulation – a rule aimed at reining in the privately made firearms – against the two manufacturers, Blackhawk Manufacturing and Defense Distributed.

  • mctoasterson@reddthat.com
    23·
    1 year ago

    Since a lot of people either didn’t read or can’t read. This isn’t a Supreme Court ruling on the substantive issue of gun kits and their legality. This has an interlocutory posture, which is sort of like saying the higher court has weighed in on one aspect of the case (the lower court injunction) while the appeals process is still ongoing.

    TL;DR - A lower court stopped enforcement of a federal regulation. The Supreme Court said it can be enforced while the underlying issue is still being litigated.

    • FireTower@lemmy.world
      6·
      1 year ago

      I 2nd this. This isn’t major news, if you aren’t really into firearms case law ignore this post exists.