The Supreme Court upheld federal regulations on ghost gun kits on March 26, 2025, in a major win for the ATF. NPR, AP, and Fox News all reported that the ruling left the Biden-era rule in place.
Coverage across the spectrum agreed that the regulation treats many unfinished kits and parts sets as firearms subject to serial-number, background-check, and recordkeeping rules. The case turned on whether those kits are covered by existing federal law, not on the Second Amendment directly.
NPR and AP emphasized the rise of unserialized weapons in crime investigations, while Fox News focused more on the administrative-power fight and the objections of gun-rights groups.
Left-Leaning Emphasis
- NPR and AP spent more time on police claims that ghost guns had become a growing investigative problem.
Right-Leaning Emphasis
- Fox News focused more on arguments that the ATF had pushed beyond the text of the firearms statute.