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On August 17, 2026, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor ruled that the ATF’s 2022 Frame or Receiver Rule violates the Second Amendment and is unconstitutionally vague, issuing a permanent injunction protecting Defense Distributed and Second Amendment Foundation members with respect to specific unfinished frames and kits.
Journalists: They’re just like you and me, only BETTER! The Second Amendment Foundation is calling for an investigation of possible gun law violations by NBC News and the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office while producing and filming an undercover “hidden camera investigation” at a gun show, focusing on sales of so-called “ghost gun” kits. NBC reporter…
Update, August 20, 2026: the federal rule that grew out of this era of “ghost gun” litigation has now been partly undone. On August 17, 2026 a federal judge held the ATF’s 2022 Frame or Receiver Rule unconstitutional — though only as applied to specific plaintiffs and products. Read the 2026 ruling. The anti-gunners are…
