By the end of the oral arguments, it appeared that a rule the Biden administration issued two years ago cracking down on the sale of often-untraceable gun kits on the internet would likely get enough votes from the justices to survive a challenge from makers of the products.

A majority of justices seemed skeptical of arguments that the Biden administration exceeded its authority in imposing restrictions on ghost guns.

The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to uphold a Biden administration regulation on ghost guns, the difficult-to-trace weapons found in increasing numbers at crime scenes.

The Supreme Court appeared ready to allow the Biden administration to regulate so-called “ghost guns” during oral arguments Tuesday, as the justices turned to food and furniture analogies to weigh whether a federal firearm law covers gun parts kits.

The Supreme Court will consider whether self-assembled guns, parts kits and partially complete firearm frames or receivers can be regulated as traditional firearms.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case challenging the Biden administration's efforts to regulate unserialized firearms, or ghost guns, Tuesday. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks down the case's constitutional issues and larger implications.