Three Key Takeaways:
- The Supreme Court’s 7-2 ruling upholding federal regulations on “ghost guns” has outraged Second Amendment supporters, especially after three of President Trump’s appointees sided with the liberal wing to expand ATF authority over homemade firearms.
- Trump, along with conservatives, was furious at the decision, particularly as Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, whom he appointed, joined the majority, betraying their supposed commitment to protecting constitutional rights.
- The ruling opens the door for further regulation of gun parts and adds fuel to the growing concerns about judicial overreach, prompting gun rights advocates to rally for stronger leadership to defend Second Amendment freedoms.
The Supreme Court just betrayed gun owners across America.
Chief Justice John Roberts stabbed conservatives in the back yet again.
And Donald Trump was furious when the Supreme Court made this devastating Second Amendment ruling.
Supreme Court upholds unconstitutional ghost gun regulations
The Supreme Court delivered a devastating blow to Second Amendment supporters with a shocking 7-2 decision upholding federal regulations on so-called “ghost guns.”
In a ruling that left conservatives stunned, Chief Justice John Roberts and Trump-appointed Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett joined the Court’s liberal wing and upheld the ATF’s unprecedented power grab to regulate homemade firearms.
Only Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito stood firm in defense of Americans’ Constitutional rights.
The case centered on whether the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives could regulate DIY gun kits and parts as if they were complete firearms – requiring serial numbers and background checks on items that Americans have freely purchased for generations.
Thomas fired off a blistering dissent that exposed the majority’s flawed reasoning.
“Congress could have authorized ATF to regulate any part of a firearm or any object readily convertible into one,” Thomas wrote. “But, it did not.”
This decision represents a shocking expansion of federal authority that Congress never granted to the executive branch.
Roberts betrays conservatives yet again
The defection of supposed “conservative” Justices – especially those appointed by President Trump – has left Second Amendment supporters questioning whether the Supreme Court can be trusted to protect Constitutional rights.
The Biden administration had argued that these regulations were an important crime-fighting tool, and shockingly, the Court accepted those arguments despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
John Lott, president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, thoroughly debunked these claims in his analysis of the decision.
“We have tried registration systems for decades but haven’t identified any crimes that these systems have helped solve,” Lott explained.
He noted that in 2013, Washington D.C.’s police chief couldn’t recall any specific case where registration records helped identify criminals, and Hawaii’s police chief testified that despite reviewing records since 1960, he couldn’t find any crimes solved through registration regulations.
“Maryland and New York spent many tens of millions of dollars compiling a computer database registering guns and containing the ballistic ‘fingerprints’ of every gun sold over a 15-year period,” Lott added. “Despite these states strongly favoring gun control, even they eventually abolished their systems because they failed to solve a single crime.”
The most disturbing aspect of this ruling is how it opens the door to regulating virtually any gun part. As Thomas noted in his dissent, the majority’s approach “invites unforeseeable consequences and offers no limiting principle.”
With the anti-gun agenda now getting a green light from supposedly conservative Justices, the significance for the upcoming policy battles can’t be overstated.
Hannah Hill, Vice President of the National Foundation for Gun Rights, expressed her disappointment with the ruling on social media.
“The Supreme Court just upheld the ATF’s ‘ghost gun’ ban, ruling it does not conflict with GCA. Opinion by Gorsuch, only Thomas and Alito dissenting. If you watched oral arguments, this does not come as a complete surprise although it’s very disappointing,” Hill wrote on X.
The Supreme Court just upheld the ATF’s “ghost gun” ban, ruling it does not conflict with GCA. Opinion by Gorsuch, only Thomas and Alito dissenting. If you watched oral arguments, this does not come as a complete surprise although it’s very disappointing.…
— Hannah Hill (@hannahhill_sc) March 26, 2025
But Hill also pointed out that there’s still hope for gun rights advocates.
“Remember, this does NOT mean the rule has to stand. Bondi’s DOJ can and should make repealing this rule a priority,” she added.
Remember, this does NOT mean the rule has to stand. Bondi’s DOJ can and should make repealing this rule a priority.
— Hannah Hill (@hannahhill_sc) March 26, 2025
Americans who value their Second Amendment rights must recognize that this fight is far from over. The decision puts a spotlight on the need for strong leadership in Washington, D.C. willing to stand up to judicial overreach and bureaucratic power grabs.
