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Seized plastic handguns which were created using 3D printing technology are displayed at Kanagawa police station in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, in this photo taken by Kyodo May 8, 2014.

Nation Jun 13

First-of-its-kind law in New York could block 3D printers from making guns

By David A. Lieb, Associated Press

Nation Mar 26

FILE PHOTO: The Supreme Court is pictured, in Washington, D.C.
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Supreme Court upholds Biden regulation making ghost guns easier to trace

The Supreme Court upheld Biden-era regulations on ghost guns. Those are firearms that can be put together at home with partially assembled kits, making them nearly impossible to trace. Sales of those guns exploded after they came onto the market…

By Amna Nawaz, Sam Lane

Politics Mar 26

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden holds an event on fighting ghost gun crime at the White House in Washington
Biden rule requiring serial numbers and background checks for ghost guns upheld by Supreme Court

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.

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Nation Oct 08

Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Ghost Guns
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Supreme Court appears open to upholding regulations on ghost guns

The Supreme Court kicked off a new term of arguments with a major case focused on federal regulations of ghost guns. The justices weighed whether the government can regulate the firearms assembled at home with a kit with the same…

By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan, Marcia Coyle

Politics Oct 07

FILE PHOTO: A woman sits on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court
LISTEN: Justices appear open to upholding rule on hard-to-trace 'ghost guns'

In arguments that ranged from classic cars to Western omelets, key conservative justices seemed open to the government's argument that kits allowing people to make nearly untraceable guns at home can be regulated like other firearms.

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Apr 22

Supreme Court will hear 'ghost gun' regulation case

By Maria Sherman, Associated Press

The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a Biden administration appeal over the regulation of difficult-to-trace ghost guns that had been struck down by lower courts.

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Aug 08

Supreme Court reinstates regulation of ghost guns

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The court Tuesday voted 5-4 to put on hold a ruling from a federal judge in Texas that invalidated the Biden administration's regulation of ghost gun kits.

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Apr 11

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News Wrap: Philadelphia reinstates indoor mask mandate for COVID-19

In our news wrap Monday, Philadelphia becomes the first U.S. city to reinstate an indoor mask mandate for COVID, campaigning began in France for a presidential election runoff between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, lawmakers in Pakistan chose opposition…

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Apr 11

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Amy Walter and Laura Barrón-López on Biden's ATF nominee, Trump's sway in primary races

By Lisa Desjardins, Tess Conciatori

Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and Laura Barrón-López of POLITICO join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the latest political news, including a recharged debate over President Biden's nominee to run the agency that regulates guns, legislation…

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Apr 11

Biden issues new federal rule aimed at privately made 'ghost guns' without serial numbers

By Michael Balsamo, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

President Joe Biden is taking fresh aim at "ghost guns," the privately made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly cropping up in violent crimes.

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