In the vote in the court, 7 judges voted in favor of the approval of the regulation, while the judges were opposed to Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.
The court approved the regulation of recording of collection weapons without a serial number of the Biden administration called “ghost weapons ..
According to the decision, ghost weapons must be numbered and registered in order to follow.
On July 27, 2023, the Biden administration decided to record firearms, which was defined as “ghost weapons” and forced to trace law enforcement officers.
Some groups filed a lawsuit by objection to this regulation, the sub -court accepted the objections and canceled the regulation.
Biden administration also applied to the Supreme Court to remove the cancellation decision.
The Supreme Court approved the re -entry of the regulation on 9 August 2023 while the appeal process continued.
In a study prepared by the US alcohol, tobacco and firearms office, the number of “ghost weapons” in 2017, which does not have serial number, said that the number of use in crime areas of around 1700 in 2017 increased to 27 thousand in 2023.
These weapons are special firearms made without serial numbers that allow the police to monitor the weapons used in crime. (AA)