Nevada Supreme Court upholds state ‘ghost gun’ ban
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Nevada Supreme Court unanimously reversed a lower court’s decision, which blocked the state’s ban on ghost guns – firearms without serial numbers – to go into effect.
The decision, filed Thursday, reverses a Lyon County District Court judge’s determination that a state law passed in 2021 was vague. Assembly Bill 286, which former Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak signed that year, bans the possession, purchase and transfer of unserialized gun parts, which the law calls “unfinished frames or receivers.”
The law targeted Nevada-based Polymer80, a company that manufacturers gun-related kits that allow a person to build their own firearm in 20-40 minutes, according to the state court. The company filed suit against the governor and several other state leaders to appeal the law.
“The district court erred in declaring that the definition of ‘unfinished frame or receiver’ in [state statute] is unconstitutionally vague and in enjoining the enforcement of [other state statutes],” the justice wrote in their opinion. “Given that the definition employs terms ascertainable by their ordinary meanings and that align with trade and industry usage, we conclude it is not vague.”
On the federal level, the Biden Administration has pushed for new laws to regulate ghost guns. Some of the White House’s enforcement actions are before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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