Justice Clarence Thomas has blasted his colleagues on the Supreme Court over the majority’s decision to uphold regulations on so-called “ghost guns.”
Thomas wrote a scathing dissent after the court’s 7-2 ruling allowing ghost guns to be regulated.
The law, which Thomas called an “overreach,” was enacted during former President Joe Biden’s term, the Daily Caller reported.
Thomas and Justice Samuel Alito dissented from the majority opinion.
The SCOTUS struck down a lower court’s decision to block the statute the high court determined was in line with the Gun Control Act.
The majority opinion was penned by Justice Neil Gorsuch, whom President Donald Trump appointed.
“The GCA embraces, and thus permits ATF to regulate, some weapon parts kits and unfinished frames or receivers, including those we have discussed,” Gorsuch wrote.
“Because the court of appeals held otherwise, its judgment is reversed, and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”
Ghost guns, which are sold as separate parts that can be assembled into a firearm, could potentially fall into a regulatory gray area.
The case before the Supreme Court was supposed to answer that category of question.
While the majority of the court believed that parts