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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 3, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito last week blocked a Texas-based federal judge’s decision to strike down a regulation aimed at reining in firearms known as “ghost guns,” Reuters reports. Alito put the case on hold for one week, which ends tomorrow. The Justice Department issued the gun rule in 2022 to target the proliferation of homemade weapons kits that can purchased without a background check. The rule would require manufacturers to be licensed, to conduct background checks and to add serial numbers to their products. U.S. Judge Reed O’Connor blocked the rule nationwide in July saying the department exceeded its authority in adopting it. The administration asked the Supreme Court to halt the ruling while it appeals to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.