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Federal court strikes down ATF ghost gun rule

A Texas federal judge again struck down the ATF’s 2022 ghost gun rule as unconstitutional and too vague, ruling on Second and Fifth Amendment grounds and signaling ongoing appeals in a high-profile gun-regulation fight. The decision comes after the Supreme Court previously upheld the government’s authority to write the rule on statutory grounds but did not resolve its constitutionality, setting up a renewed clash over how such regulations can be enforced.