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Imagine a rifle disassembled for storage, transport, or cleaning. It may take time to render the rifle useful for combat, but its intended function is clear. And, as a matter of every day speech, that rifle is a weapon, whether disassembled or combat ready,
Employing its novel 'artifact noun' methodology, the majority charts a different course that invites unforeseeable consequences and offers no limiting principle. I respectfully dissent,
The statutory terms 'frame' and 'receiver' do not cover the unfinished frames and receivers contained in weapon-parts kits, and weapon-parts kits themselves do not meet the statutory definition of 'firearm.' That should end the case. The majority instead blesses the Government's overreach based on a series of errors regarding both the standard of review and the interpretation of the statute."
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, in his dissent Future cases may present other and more difficult questions about ATF's regulations. But we take cases as they come and today resolve only the question posed to us."
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, delivering the majority opinion The ATF’s rule is not facially inconsistent with the Gun Control Act,
Gorsuch wrote, pointing to dramatic increases in ghost gun recoveries by law enforcement The majority ... blesses the Government’s overreach,
Perhaps a half hour of work is required before anyone can fire a shot,
Gorsuch said in the majority opinion Those untraceable guns are attractive to people who can't lawfully purchase them or who plan to use them in crimes,
Congress could have authorized ATF to regulate any part of a firearm or any object readily convertible into one. But, it did not. I would adhere to the words Congress enacted,
wrote Thomas, an appointee of President George H.W. Bush The [Gun Control Act] embraces, and thus permits ATF to regulate, some weapon parts kits and unfinished frames or receivers,
A person without any specialized knowledge can convert a starter gun into a working firearm using everyday tools in less than an hour,
What the evidence shows is that these guns were being purchased and used in crime. They were sold to be crime guns,
