5th Circuit Holding on “Ghost Gun” Regulations
Gun Kits Are Not Subject to Federal Firearm Restrictions
ATF finds its primary justification for regulating weapon parts kits in the “designed to or may readily be converted to” language in the GCA’s definition of “firearm.” The government argues that the statute captures any item or items that may be transformed or changed into a working firearm based on the dictionary definition of “convert” at the time of the GCA’s enactment. Because weapon parts kits allow individuals to “convert” various parts into an operational firearm, the government argues, the final rule’s proposed definition falls clearly within the GCA’s ambit…
