The new Biden administration rules that put homemade firearm kits used to build "ghost guns" in the same legal category as traditional firearms went into effect on Wednesday.
The frames and receiver must be assigned serial numbers under the regulations. Buyers have to go through a background check before buying components and dealers have to be licensed to sell the kits.
The rules, which the White House announced in April, went into effect despite injunction requests from the people who brought the case.
A request for a preliminary or permanent injunction was denied by the Chief U.S. District Judge in North Dakota. The Biden rule was found to be constitutional by the judge.
In a federal lawsuit filed in Texas, a judge denied the company's request to block the rule with a nationwide injunction.
The regulations have been criticized by the National Rifle Association.
Ghost gun kits have caused concern among law enforcement. The proliferation of these weapons, which were being recovered at crime scenes across the country, made it difficult for authorities to control them. According to the White House, there were 20,000 suspected ghost gun recoveries last year.
Most of the time, these guns are sold as build-your-own kits that contain all or most of the parts needed to build a gun. Attorney General Garland said in a statement that anyone could sell or buy these guns.
Today that is different. The rule will make it harder for criminals to get guns. Ensuring that law enforcement officers can get the information they need will be helped by it. Reducing the number of untraceable firearms will be a benefit.
Ghost gun retailers were racing to sell their inventory before the deadline, with some dealers selling out completely.
California, Connecticut, Hawaii, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington and the District of Columbia all have restrictions on ghost guns.
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