18 U.S.C. Licensed manufacturers and licensed importers may adopt the serial number(s) or other identifying markings previously placed on a firearm in accordance with this section provided that, within the period and in the manner herein prescribed, the licensee legibly and conspicuously places, or causes to be placed, on each part (or specific part(s) previously determined by the Director) defined as a frame or receiver either: Their name (or recognized abbreviation), and city and State (or recognized abbreviation) where they maintain their place of business; or their name (or recognized abbreviation) and their abbreviated Federal firearms license number, which is the first three and last five digits, followed by a hyphen, and then followed by the existing serial number (including any other abbreviated FFL prefix) as a suffix, e.g., 12345678-[serial number]. 923(g)(5)(A), licensed dealers along the Southwest border are also required by demand letter to report to ATF multiple sales of certain rifles during five consecutive business days to the same person on ATF Form 3310.12, including the rifle's serial number, manufacturer, importer, model, and caliber. 2003-3 (HK G3 type receivers); ATF Rul. The manufacturer or importer can then mark without needing to ask ATF for a classification. A commenter may submit to ATF information identified as proprietary or confidential business information. A process that is fairly or reasonably efficient, quick, and easy, but not necessarily the most efficient, speedy, or easy process. For convenience, this notice of proposed rulemaking uses machinegun except when quoting a source to the contrary. independent.co.uk (Oct. 11, 2019), https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/3d-gun-print-germany-synagogue-shooting-stephan-balliet-neo-nazi-a9152746.html;; TSA Confiscated 3D-Printed Guns at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, 58. 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A determination made by the Director under this paragraph shall not be deemed by any person to be applicable to or authoritative with respect to any other sample, design, model, or configuration. 21. 901(b), 82 Stat. No. 565, 574-75 (D.D.C. section 18-2410; 720 Ill. Comp. Until the ACFR grants it official status, the XML 921-931; 44 U.S.C. The column titled Name and address or name and license No. would be retitled as Name and address of nonlicensee; or if licensee, name and License No. In addition, the column titled Address or License No. 76. (2) Destructive devices. Under Federal law, for example, certain firearm transactions must be conducted through Federal firearms licensees. Marking the outer tube, as distinguished from a smaller non-housing component like an end cap that can be damaged upon expulsion of projectiles, best preserves the ability of law enforcement to trace the silencer device if used in crime, and is consistent with recommendations ATF has received from the firearms industry. Transfer. Most states require pawnbrokers to record or report any serial number and other identifying markings on pawned merchandise so that police can determine their origin. 1991) (conspiracy to cause and aid and abet the possession of unregistered machineguns where one defendant sold parts kits containing all component parts of Sten machineguns except receiver tubes, and the other sold customers blank receiver tubes along with detailed instructions on how to complete them); Internal Revenue Service Technical Advice Memorandum 8709002, 1986 WL 372494, at 4 (Nov. 13, 1986) (for purposes of imposing Firearms Excise Tax it is irrelevant whether the components of a revolver in an unassembled knockdown condition are sold separately to the same purchaser in various related transactions, rather than sold as a complete kit in a single transaction). Boston.com (Aug. 5, 2020), https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2020/08/05/winthrop-man-had-homemade-ghost-guns-prosecutors-say;; `Ghost Gun' used in shooting that killed two outside Snyder County restaurant, Penn Live (Jul. [58] Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review) directs agencies to assess the costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits (including potential economic benefits, environmental benefits, public health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). section 18.2-308.5 (prohibiting possession of undetectable firearms); Wash. Rev. Any firearm (including any firearm with a matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition system) manufactured in or before 1898; and. better and aid in comparing the online edition to the print edition. 01/18/2023, 202 4181, imposes on the manufacturer, producer, or importer an excise tax of 10% (pistols and revolver) or 11% (other firearms) on the sales price of firearms manufactured, produced, or imported, including complete, but unfinished, weapon parts kits. 922(b)(2) (prohibiting licensees from selling or delivering any firearm to any person in a State where the purchase or possession by such person of such firearm would be in violation of any State law or published ordinance applicable at the place of sale, delivery, or other disposition); id. Code section 9.41.190 (prohibiting the manufacture with intent to sell of undetectable and untraceable firearms); see also Philadelphia Becomes First City To Ban 3D-Printed Gun Manufacturing, sections 28-1207, 28-1208; Nev. Rev. Consistent with the language and purpose of the GCA, this proposed provision is necessary to allow ATF to trace all firearms acquired and disposed of by licensees, prevent illicit firearms trafficking, and provide guidance to FFLs and the public with respect to PMF transactions with the licensed community. 53. This proposed rule is not a major rule as defined by section 251 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, 5 U.S.C. 1953) (True enough, [these fishing rod kits] might be called `blanks' by those engaged in the trade, but what could they be called or to what practical use could they be put other than `fishing rods?' Title: Identification Markings Placed on Firearms. In 479.62(b)(3), remove manufacturer and add in its place manufacturer(s) and remove the words serial number and add in their place serial number(s). The records prepared by licensed dealers and licensed collectors of the sale or other disposition of firearms and the corresponding record of receipt of such firearms shall be retained until business or licensed activity is discontinued, either on paper, or in an electronic alternative method approved by the Director, at the business or collection premises readily accessible for inspection under this part. There would also be an amendment to 27 CFR 478.50(a) to allow all licensees, including manufacturers and importers, to store paper records and forms with no open disposition entries and with no dispositions recorded within 20 years at a separate warehouse, which would be considered part of the business premises for this purpose and subject to inspection. The label shall include the words ARMOR PIERCING in block letters at least 1/4 inch in height. 902, 1894 (1971) (a frame is the basic unit of a handgun which serves as a mounting for the barrel and operating parts of the arm; receiver means the metal frame in which the action of a firearm is fitted and to which the breech end of the barrel is attached); Olson's Encyclopedia of Small Arms, p.72 (1985) (the term frame means the basic structure and principal component of a firearm); Steindler's New Firearms Dictionary p. 209 (1985) (receiver means that part of a rifle or shotgun (excepting hinged frame guns) that houses the bolt, firing pin, mainspring, trigger group, and magazine or ammunition feed system. There may be future changes in firearms technology or terminology resulting in housings or holding structures for new or different components that initiate, complete, or continue the firing sequence of weapons that expel a projectile by the action of an explosive. The agency announced plans to publish the final version of their rule reclassifying pistol braces, a popular firearm accessory, on Friday. that must be registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record (NFRTR), the regulations currently assume that every part defined as a silencer must be marked in order to be registered, and expressly require that they be marked whenever sold, shipped, or otherwise disposed even though they may be installed by a qualified licensee within a complete muffler or silencer device.[48]. The NFA further defines the term make, and the various derivatives of that word, to include manufacturing (other than by one qualified to engage in the business under this chapter), putting together, altering, any combination of these, or otherwise producing a firearm. 26 U.S.C. Rep. 90-1577, at 4416 (June 21, 1968) (Under former definitions of `firearm,' any part or parts of such a weapon were included. Antique firearm. This site displays a prototype of a Web 2.0 version of the daily Currently, the regulations assume that each part defined as a muffler or silencer must be marked and registered. to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive are firearms under the GCA. While the proposed definition gives examples of internal components that manufacturers must consider as essential, e.g., baffles, baffling material, or expansion chamber, it is not limited to those particular components. 22 U.S.C. (b) Split or modular frame or receiver. (v) Firearms designed and configured before [EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE FINAL RULE]. (vii) Whether classifying the component as the frame or receiver is consistent with ATF's prior classifications. Burden of Response: This includes recurring time burden of 1 minute. [23], ATF traces firearms found by law enforcement at a crime scene by first contacting the licensed manufacturer or importer marked on the frame or receiver who maintains permanent records of their manufacture or importation and disposition. 2003) (partially disassembled Tec-9 pistol that could be assembled within short period of time could readily be converted to expel a projectile). This is consistent with prior ATF guidance to the firearms industry. 5845(d) and stating [t]he fact that the weapon was in two pieces when found is immaterial considering that only a minimum of effort was required to make it operable.); United States v. Smith, 477 F.2d 399, 400-01 (8th Cir. if Forms 4473 filed numerically would be retitled Address of nonlicensee; License No. 922(i) (transporting or shipping stolen firearms in interstate or foreign commerce); id. ATF will not make proprietary or confidential business information submitted in compliance with these instructions available when disclosing the comments that it received, but will disclose that the commenter provided proprietary or confidential business information that ATF is holding in a separate file to which the public does not have access. For more details, please refer to Chapter 7 of the Regulatory Impact Analysis. At the same time, consistent with the intent of the GCA,[69] Licensees are also required by law to report the theft or loss of firearms on a Federal Firearms Licensee Theft/Loss Report, ATF Form 3310.11, which includes a description of the manufacturer, importer, model, serial number, type, and caliber/gauge of each firearm stolen or lost. Add, in alphabetical order, definitions for Complete muffler or silencer device and Complete weapon; b. A complete weapon would be defined as a firearm other than a firearm muffler or firearm silencer that contains all component parts necessary to function as designed whether or not assembled or operable. Likewise, a complete muffler or silencer device would be defined as a firearm muffler or firearm silencer that contains all of the component parts necessary to function as designed whether or not assembled or operable. These definitions are needed to explain when a frame or receiver of a firearm, including a firearm muffler or silencer, as the case may be, must be marked. The term "Firearm" means: Any weapon (including a starter gun) which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive; B. 20. See Cal. See United States v. Rowold, 429 F. Supp. 4, 2020), https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2020/03/tsa-confiscated-3d-printed-guns-raleigh-durham-international-airport/163533/;;; Man Sentenced for Attempting to Board International Flight with a Loaded Firearm, DOJ Office of Public Affairs (Mar. Licensed importers must identify imported firearms within the period prescribed in 478.112. documents in the last year, 876 2020) (serial number is not altered or obliterated so long as it is visible to the naked eye); United States v. St. Hilaire, 960 F.3d 61, 66 (2d Cir. Plaintiff says that it would be extremely difficult if not impossible to case with a `blank' rod and this is true, but we can conceive of no other practical use for them except as fishing rods. Each licensed manufacturer or importer must identify by means of a serial number engraved or cast on the receiver or frame of the weapon, in such manner as the Attorney General shall by regulations prescribe, each firearm imported or manufactured by such importer or manufacturer.[3] 29. In paragraph (b)(1)(iv)(A), remove manufacturer and add in its place manufacturer(s) of the firearm or privately made firearm (if privately made in the United States); and. When a firearm is disposed to an unlicensed person, licensees are required to complete a Firearms Transaction Record, ATF Form 4473 (Form 4473). While ATF for decades has classified the lower receiver of the AR-15 rifle as a frame or receiver, courts recently have read the regulatory definition to mean that the lower portion of the AR-15 is not a frame or receiver because it only provides housing for the hammer and firing mechanism, but not the bolt or breechblock. See Ala. Code section 13A-11-64; Alaska Stat. [25], With the proliferation of PMFs, ATF has also received numerous requests from licensees seeking clarity on how they may be accepted and recorded so that they can track their inventories, process warranty claims, reconcile any missing inventory, respond to trace requests, and report lost or stolen PMFs to police and insurance companies. Firearm Frame or Receiver In paragraph (a)(1)(ii), remove the word country and add in its place the term country or countries; b. It has been impractical to treat each small part of a firearm as if it were a weapon. 36. 921(a)(3)(A) even if they cannot expel a projectile in their present form or configuration. 4. . 5842(b), or were accidentally removed, damaged, or worn due to routine use or other innocent reason. A Description of, and Where Feasible, an Estimate of the Number of Small Entities to Which the Proposed Rule Will Apply, 4. Va. 2020) (indictment charging false statements on ATF Form 4473 in connection with the purchase of specific handguns listed by date of purchase, make, caliber, model, serial number, and name of FFL); United States v. McCurdy, 634 F. Supp. 1971) (starter guns converted in no more than 12 minutes to fire live ammunition were readily convertible under the GCA); United States v. Morales, 280 F. Supp. Complete weapon. 601 et seq.). Be signed and contain the commenter's complete first and last name and full mailing address; and. is not designed or redesigned for using rimfire or conventional centerfire . 5845(j) because a temporary conveyance for these purposes is not a sale or other disposition. Any weapon, including a starter gun, which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive; the frame or receiver of any such weapon; any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; or any destructive device; but the term shall not include an antique firearm. 5842(a); id. 462, 466-67 (1958) (strict geographical application of the term United States in 26 U.S.C. ATF has encountered some firearms retailers who have destroyed large numbers of records more than 20 years old so that they would no longer need to be stored physically. All properly completed comments received will be posted without change to the Federal eRulemaking portal, www.regulations.gov,, including any personal information provided. Table 1 provides a summary of the provisions of this proposed rule, along with the estimated affected population, costs, and benefits. 17-A section 705(E); Md. 2778; Exec. There shall also be placed on the same surface of the package in block lettering at least 1/8 inch in height the words FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES OR EXPORTATION ONLY. The statements required by this subparagraph shall be on a contrasting background. Biden's Justice Department announced a new rule yesterday stating that if a firearm with a barrel shorter than 16 inches is fitted with a brace (i.e. Code. Rep. No. Unknown number of FFLs manufacturers and importers (Definition of Receiver). The intent of Congress, as indicated by the plain language and the statutory scheme of the GCA, is to regulateas a firearmthe frame or receiver of a firearm. And when licensees sell or otherwise dispose of multiple pistols or revolvers within five consecutive business days to the same person, they must report to ATF the type, serial number, manufacturer, model, importer, and caliber on a Report of Multiple Sale or Other Disposition of Pistols and Revolvers, ATF Form 3310.4.[30]. For PMFs received prior to the effective date of a final rule that are to be identified by the licensee in accordance with 478.92, or by another licensee at the licensee's request, the licensee would be required to first record the firearm as an acquisition in the licensee's AD Records upon receipt from the private owner (whether or not the licensee keeps the PMF overnight). (b) Exceptions(1) Alternate means or period of identification. 18 U.S.C. The term "Antique Firearm" means: A. Also, while licensed manufacturers who sell or distribute firearms to law enforcement agencies would be subject to this rule, law enforcement agencies (not engaged in the business of manufacturing firearms for sale or distribution) would be excluded from this rule, including associated amendments to the marking and recordkeeping requirements necessary to implement its definitions.Start Printed Page 27726. 2 Industrial Dr Suite G Keyport, NJ 07735, Copyright 2021 Modern Materiel. This rule does not require individuals to mark their personal firearms. Of the potential number of licensed dealers and licensed pawnbrokers, ATF estimates that those directly affected would be a one-time surge of 5,298 licensed dealers, 710 licensed pawnbrokers, and 36 non-licensed dealers that would be affected. ATF proposes to replace the respective regulatory definitions of firearm frame or receiver and frame or receiver in 27 CFR 478.11 and 479.11 because they too narrowly limit the definition of receiver with respect to most current firearms and have led to erroneous district court decisions. 10. 3501-20). See Design of AR-15 could derail charges tied to popular rifle, APnews.com (Jan. 13, 2020), https://apnews.com/article/396bbedbf4963a28bda99e7793ee6366. See United States v. Smith, 642 F.2d 1179, 1182 (9th Cir. section 5/24-5; Ind. Licensees must record each receipt (whether or not kept overnight) or other acquisition (including from a personal collection) and disposition (including to a personal collection) of a privately made firearm as required by this part, except that such information need not be recorded if the firearm is being identified under the direct supervision of another licensee with their information. 19. 46. 2019); Commonwealth v. Baxter, 956 A.2d 465 (Pa. Super 2008). Except as provided in paragraph (a)(4)(iv) of this section, each part defined as a frame or receiver, machinegun, or firearm muffler or firearm silencer that is not a component part of a complete weapon or device at the time it is sold, shipped, or otherwise disposed of by the licensee must be identified as required by this section with a serial number not duplicated on any other firearm and all additional identifying information, except that the model designation and caliber or gauge may be omitted if that information is unknown at the time the part is identified. 38. The proposed rule would also amend ATF's definitions of firearm and gunsmith to clarify the meaning of those terms, and to add new regulatory terms such as complete weapon, complete muffler or silencer device, privately made firearm, and readily for purposes of clarity given advancements in firearms technology. 01/18/2023, 284 The proposed rule would further codify ATF's policy not to evaluate a firearm accessory or attachment unless it is installed on the firearm(s) in the configuration for which it is designed and intended to be used, and would further explain that [a] determination made by the Director under this paragraph shall not be deemed by any person to be applicable to or authoritative with respect to any other sample, design, model, or configuration.. See Public Law 90-351, sec. In turn, these firearms are progressively finding their way to licensees who may wish to acquire them so they can advertise and market them broadly, or who may repair, customize, or accept them as security in pawn for a loan. For more details, please refer to Chapter 5 of the Regulatory Impact Analysis. In the past few years, however, some courts have treated the regulatory definition as exhaustive when applied to the lower portion of the AR-15-type rifle, which is the semiautomatic version of the M-16-type machinegun originally designed for the U.S. military. Acceptable methods of destruction include completely melting, crushing, or shredding the frame or receiver, or by completely severing at least three critical areas of the frame or receiver using a cutting torch having a tip of sufficient size to displace at least 1/4 inch of material at each location. Such alternate records shall not be employed by the licensed manufacturer until approval in such regard is received from the Director. The second largest impact would be $12,828 if a manufacturer had to retool their existing production equipment, but ATF anticipates this is unlikely because this proposed rule encompasses the majority of existing technology. * * *, (1) * * * In the event the licensee records a duplicate entry with the same firearm and acquisition information, whether to close out an old record book or for any other reason, the licensee shall record a reference to the date and location of the subsequent entry (e.g., date of new entry, book name/number, page number, and line number) as the disposition. Code section 371.157(4); Utah Code section 13-32a-104(1)(h)(i)(A); Va. Code Ann. Ann. headings within the legal text of Federal Register documents. 18 U.S.C. at 5845(a), (b). Code section 9.41.140; W. Va. Code section 18.2-311.1; Wis. Stat. See 18 U.S.C. Now according to a leaked draft of an ATF proposed rule, the very definition of a firearm could be changing. 2006) (upholding district court's finding that .50 caliber rifle kits with incomplete receivers were firearms under 921(a)(3)(A) because they could easily be converted to expel a projectile); United States v. Morales, 280 F. Supp. (a) Each licensed importer shall record the name of the importer(s), manufacturer(s) and/or privately made firearm (if privately made in the United States), type, model, caliber or gauge, country or countries of manufacture (if imported), and serial number(s) of each firearm imported or otherwise acquired (including a frame or receiver to be disposed of separately), the date of such importation or other acquisition, and if otherwise acquired, the name and address, or the name and license number of the person from whom it was received. A part of a firearm that, when the complete weapon is assembled, is visible from the exterior and provides housing or a structure designed to hold or integrate one or more fire control components, even if pins or other attachments are required to connect those components to the housing or structure. Register documents. section 16-23-30(C) (handguns); S.D. 65. documents in the last year, 28 For more details, please refer to Chapters 1 and 10 of the Regulatory Impact Analysis. 2d 1079 (D. Or. 1. This coloring must completely cover the point of the projectile and at least 50 percent of that portion of the projectile which is visible when the projectile is loaded into a cartridge case. Stat. In turn, this would allow prohibited persons to acquire upper and lower receivers that can quickly be assembled into semiautomatic weapons more easily and without a background check. In addition, ATF will disclose such proprietary or confidential business information to the extent required by other legal process. Licensed and qualified firearm muffler or silencer manufacturers routinely transfer small internal muffler or silencer components to each other to produce complete devices, and between qualified licensees when repairing existing devices. This proposed rule would also account for advances in technology in performing transactions such as electronic storage. 2010) (The direct tracing of the chain of custody of firearms involved in crimes is one useful means by which serial numbers assist law enforcement. This article appeared online at TheNewAmerican.com on Monday, January 16, 2023: Back in 2012, the ATF (the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) ruled that pistol stabilizing braces didn't turn pistols into short-barreled rifles, and therefore they were exempt from inclusion under the 1934 National Firearms Act (NFA). For PMFs acquired by licensees before the effective date of the rule, licensees would be required to mark or cause them to be marked by another licensee either within 60 days from that date, or before the date of final disposition (including to a personal collection), whichever is sooner. documents in the last year, 274 b. This does not include a firearm identified and registered in the NFRTR pursuant to chapter 53, title 26, United States Code, or any firearm made before October 22, 1968 (unless remanufactured after that date). By engraving, casting, stamping (impressing), or otherwise conspicuously placing or causing to be engraved, cast, stamped (impressed) or otherwise placed on each part (or specific part(s) previously determined by the Director) defined as a frame or receiver thereof, a serial number, in a manner not susceptible of being readily obliterated, altered, or removed. 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