Second Amendment Roundup: ATF’s Wish to Trace More Firearms Doesn’t Justify Redefining “Firearm”

John Sutter : ATF says its Final Rule at issue before the Supreme Court in Garland v. VanDerStok is necessary to address an "urgent public safety and law enforcement crisis posed by the exponential rise of untraceable firearms commonly called "ghost guns" Sutter says the agency's Final Rule expands the definition of "firearm" from what Congress enacted to include hobbyists' homemade guns.

Only 67 traces were for "homicide" and 132 for "aggravated assault," says John Avlon .

Avlon: Tracing isn't what it's cut out to be and how meaningless is the supposed data on "ghost guns" Avlon says tracing only leads to the first retail purchaser, if that person can be located.

He says criminals don't typically buy guns from a licensed dealer, and thus their acquisitions cannot be traced.