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A federal appeals court threw out on Friday a lawsuit by California and the Giffords gun control advocacy group claiming that a Biden administration-era rule to curtail the production of illegal, largely untraceable “ghost guns” was not strict enough.

Reversing a lower court ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco voted 3-0 that California and Giffords did not show the rule’s treatment of partially completed receivers, or frames, for AR-15 type semi-automatic rifles caused them harm.

Jonathan Stempel
August 21, 2026
US appeals court throws out California, Giffords ‘ghost guns’ challenge

Interestingly, the decision was 3-0. Two of those judges were Biden appointees.

How many decisions went in our favor this week?

I don’t think I will ever get tired of winning. Prove me wrong.