Delaware ‘Ghost Gun’ Restrictions Partially Blocked by Judge

Sept. 26, 2022, 5:04 PM UTC

Portions of a new Delaware law tamping down on build-at-home “ghost guns” that lack serial numbers and can’t be traced will be put on hold while a constitutional challenge makes its way through federal court.

The case challenges a set of laws enacted in 2021 that limit or prohibit the distribution, possession, and manufacture of unfinished firearm components and untraceable firearms. The laws are an effort to curb the increase in do-it-yourself kits that allow for firearms that lack serial numbers and other identifying information—an issue the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives tackled on the federal level earlier ...

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