Once the new device is complete with the part, the manufacturer would be required to identify and register the device in the manner and within the period specified in this rule for a complete device. 18 U.S.C. 923(g)(1)(A); 27 CFR 478.125(e), (f). [21], The GCA insists that the dealer keep certain records, to enable federal authorities both to enforce the law's verification measures and to trace firearms used in crimes. Abramski v. United States, 573 U.S. 169, 173 (2014) (citing H. Rep. No. The proposed amendments would enhance public safety by ensuring that records of active licensees will be available for tracing purposes. 921(a)(3)(A) states that a weapon need not function so long as it is designed to, or may readily be converted to, expel a projectile. (D) In the case of an imported firearm, the name of the country in which it was manufactured. However, the proposed rule would now require some manufacturers of silencers to mark the outer tube rather than the endcap. section 538.04(1)(b)(3),(9); Ga. Code section 44-12-132(4); Haw. This is because any housing or structure designed to hold or integrate an essential internal component of the muffler or silencer device would meet the definition. If a manufacturer produces or an importer imports a firearm falling within one of these designs as they exist as of the date of publication of a final rule, it can refer to this list to know which part is the frame or receiver. 54. documents in the last year, 480 This requirement would be added to an existing approved collection covered by OMB control number 1140-0050 and 1140-0067. Regulations promulgated to implement this law required each firearm manufactured after July 1, 1958, to be identified with the name of the manufacturer or importer, a serial number, caliber, and model. Specifically, the House Report cited a January 11, 2019, Joint Intelligence Bulletin issued by DHS, FBI, and NCTC concluding that these rapidly evolving technologies pose an ongoing, metastasizing challenge to law enforcement in understanding, tracking, and tracing ghost guns, and an April 19, 2019, DHS intelligence assessment that repeated the warning that ghost guns pose an urgent and evolving threat to the homeland, particularly in the hands of ideologically motivated lone wolf actors. H.R. Frequency of Response: There will be a recurring response for all currently existing 13,595 licensed manufactures and licensed importers. See 28 U.S.C. Terrorists and other bad actors may seek to exploit the availability of these weapons for dangerous ends. H.R. The frame or receiver of any such weapon; C. Any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; or D. Any destructive device. Ann. Taskandpurpose.com (Nov. 18, 2020), https://taskandpurpose.com/military-tech/modular-handgun-system-fielding/ (Sig Sauer delivered its 200,000th P320 variant pistol to the military despite the obstacles posed by the novel coronavirus). Paper forms over 20 years of age may be stored at a separate warehouse, which shall be considered part of the business premises for this purpose and subject to inspection under this part. Prior to passage of the GCA, the Federal Firearms Act of 1938 (FFA) regulated all firearm parts. 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. section 45-6-209(b)(1)(C),(H); Tex. 71. As the Supreme Court stated in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570, 626-27 n.26 (2008), presumptively lawful regulatory measures include those imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms. See also United States v. Marzzarella, 614 F.3d 85, 99 (3d Cir. 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, Moreover, without any markings, they are nearly impossible to trace. 601 et seq.). (4) Size and depth of markings. See Cal. 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. The following are nonexclusive examples that illustrate this definition: (a) Firearm muffler or silencer frame or receiver. section 56-12-9(A)(3); N.C. Gen. Stat. Basically, according to the definition set forth by the ATF it is not a pistol, not a rifle and not under the jurisdiction of the NFA therefore it classifies as an other firearm. The caliber and type of projectile is not factored into the classification. However, the cost, capabilities, and availability of 3D printers are quickly improving. regulatory information on FederalRegister.gov with the objective of [78] See 111 Cong. ATF would also continue to consider the same factors when classifying firearms (see Section I.A of the preamble). See, e.g., United States v. Powell, 467 F. Supp. and services, go to In addition, if ATF cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, ATF may not be able to consider your comment. 5845(m). 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. For example, often PMFs resemble commercially manufactured firearms, or incorporate parts from commercially manufactured firearms bearing that manufacturer's name, so some firearms suspected of being PMFs were entered into eTrace using a commercial manufacturer's name rather than as one privately made by an individual. A Proposed Rule by the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau on 05/21/2021. See 50 FR 26702 (June 28, 1985). 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. 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. 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. Mich. 1994) (If Defendants believe that machinegun conversion kits are not in and of themselves `weapons' under 921(a)(3), they forget that that section clearly envisions machineguns as weapons.); United States v. Drasen, 845 F.2d 731, 736-37 (7th Cir. Antique firearm. 902(i). 18 U.S.C. Any such part identified with a serial number shall be presumed, absent an official determination by the Director or other reliable evidence to the contrary, to be a frame or receiver. 1988) (rejecting argument that a collection of rifle parts cannot be a weapon). The term suspected PMF is used because of the difficulty of getting law enforcement officials to uniformly enter PMF trace information into ATF's electronic tracing system (eTrace), resulting in reporting inconsistencies of PMFs involved in crime. You need not respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number from OMB. In 478.50(a), add the phrase or as otherwise provided in 478.129 after at the licensed premises served by such warehouse. The OFR/GPO partnership is committed to presenting accurate and reliable A Description of, and Where Feasible, an Estimate of the Number of Small Entities to Which the Proposed Rule Will Apply, 4. As explained in that ruling, whether the end product is to become a complete weapon or device, or a frame or receiver to be disposed of separately, firearms that are actively awaiting materials, parts, or equipment repair to be completed are still considered to be actively in the manufacturing process. section 44-1625(C)(5); Colo. Rev. at 924(l) (stealing a firearm which is moving in or has moved in interstate commerce); and id. section 14-160.2; N.D. The serial number identified on each part of a weapon defined as a frame or receiver must be the same number, but must not duplicate any serial number(s) placed by the licensee on any other firearm. Because this proposed rule affects different populations in different ways, the analysis for the IRFA has been broken up by provision. Copies of this proposed rule and the comments received in response to it will be available through the Federal eRulemaking portal, at www.regulations.gov (search for ATF 2021R-05), and for public inspection by appointment during normal business hours at: ATF Reading Room, Room 1E-063, 99 New York Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20226; telephone: (202) 648-8740. The proposed new regulatory definition of frame or receiver would be a multi-part definition added to 27 Start Printed Page 27727CFR 478.11 and 479.11 (referencing section 478.11). section 510/5(a); Ind. Code section 9.41.140; W. Va. Code section 18.2-311.1; Wis. Stat. Licensed importers must identify imported firearms within the period prescribed in 478.112. For purposes of this section, the terms legible and legibly mean that the identification markings use exclusively Roman letters (e.g., A, a, B, b, C, c) and Arabic numerals (e.g., 1, 2, 3), or solely Arabic numerals, and may include a hyphen, and the terms conspicuous and conspicuously mean that the identification markings are capable of being easily seen with normal handling of the firearm and unobstructed by other markings when the complete weapon is assembled. 31. Frame or receiver. Rec. Written comments must be postmarked and electronic comments must be submitted on or before August 19, 2021. ATF Letter to Private Counsel #907010 (Mar. Ann. The application shall show that engraving, casting, or stamping (impressing) such a weapon as required by this section would be dangerous or impracticable, or that the requested period is reasonable and will not hinder the effective administration of this part. 41. Making this deletion would codify ATF Procedure 2020-1, which sets forth an alternative method of complying with 478.124(f) for non-over-the-counter firearm transactions. See, e.g., United States v. Hardin, 889 F.3d 945, 946 (8th Cir. To ensure traceability if the parts are separated, there would no longer be an option only to mark the FFL's name, city, and state on the slide or barrel. if Forms 4473 filed numerically and add in its place Address of nonlicensee; License No. at 182; see also Identification Markings Placed on Firearms, 66 FR 40597 (Aug. 3, 2001) (Firearms tracing is an integral part of Start Printed Page 27724any investigation involving the criminal use of firearms.); Blaustein Reich, Inc. v. Buckles, 220 F. Supp. 923(i), and regulated as a firearm, see 18 U.S.C. A frame or receiver is the primary structural component of a firearm to which fire control components are attached. In 479.103, at the end of the third sentence, add , except as provided in 479.102(b)(4).. 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. 922(i) (transporting or shipping stolen firearms in interstate or foreign commerce); id. The rule will go into effect on August 24, 2022; 120 days from the date of publication in the Federal Register. * * *, (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. Under the GCA and implementing regulations, the term firearm includes: (A) 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. 18 U.S.C. 35. To provide guidance on how the term readily is used to classify firearms, including frame or receiver parts kits or weapon parts kits sold with incomplete or unassembled frames or receivers, the NPRM adds this term to 27 CFR 478.11 and 479.11 and defined as a process that is fairly or reasonably efficient, quick, and easy, but not necessarily the most efficient, speedy, or easy process. It would further list factors relevant in making this determining to include: (a) Time, i.e., how long it takes to finish the process; (b) ease, i.e., how difficult it is to do so; (c) expertise, i.e., what knowledge and skills are required; (d) equipment, i.e., what tools are required; (e) availability, i.e., whether additional parts are required, and how easily they can be obtained; (f) expense, i.e., how much it costs; (g) scope, i.e., the extent to which the subject of the process must be changed to finish it; and (h) feasibility, i.e., whether the process would damage or destroy the subject of the process, or cause it to malfunction. ATF will carefully consider all comments, as appropriate, received on or before the closing date, and will give comments after that date the same consideration if practical to do so, but assurance of consideration cannot be given except as to comments received on or before the closing date. 3:27 pm. Commenters who do not want their name or other personal identifying information posted on the internet should submit comments by mail or facsimile, along with a separate cover sheet containing their personal identifying information. Any firearm (including any firearm with a matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition system) manufactured in or before 1898; and. 30. The depth of all markings required by this section is measured from the flat surface of the metal and not the peaks or ridges. Complete weapon. PMFs must be identified by placing on each part (or specific part(s) previously determined by the Director) of a weapon defined as a frame or receiver, the same serial number, but must not duplicate any serial number(s) placed by the licensee on any other firearm. To provide more clarity, this supplement to the definition would include a nonexclusive list of common weapons with a split/multi-piece frame or receiver configuration for which ATF has previously determined a specific part to be the frame or receiver. This fourth supplement would exclude from the definition of frame or receiver any frame or receiver that is destroyed. The Director may authorize other means of identification or period of time to identify firearms upon receipt of a letter application or Form 3311.4 from the licensee showing that such other identification or period is reasonable and will not hinder the effective administration of this part. Manufacturers of such parts kits must be licensed, abide by the marking and recordkeeping requirements, and pay Federal Firearms Excise Tax on their sales price. Return of the registered silencer to the registrant may likewise be accomplished by submission of an ATF Form 5 or by a letter from the FFL to the registrant that accompanies the silencer. This new definition then would set forth nonexclusive acceptable methods of destruction, which have been provided by ATF in past guidance.[57]. if such forms filed numerically. This change would make clear that both the name and license number (not the address) of a licensee from whom firearms are received and to whom they are disposed are recorded in the AD Record. (h) Feasibility, i.e., whether the process would damage or destroy the subject of the process, or cause it to malfunction. From January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2020, there were approximately 23,906 suspected PMFs reported to ATF as having been recovered by law enforcement from potential crime scenes, including 325 homicides or attempted homicides, and that were attempted to be traced by ATF, broken down by year as follows:[18], It is, therefore, not unexpected that numerous Federal criminal cases have been brought by the Department to counter illegal trafficking in unserialized home-completed and assembled weapons, and possession of such weapons by prohibited persons. from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) over its inability to trace unmarked firearms that have been used in shootings and other crimes in recent years. Because it assists law enforcement in this manner, we find its preservation is not only a substantial but a compelling interest.). Rec. Licensed importers' records and licensed manufacturers' records of the sale or other disposition of firearms after December 15, 1968, shall be retained until business is discontinued, either on paper, or in an electronic alternative method approved by the Director, at the business premises readily accessible for inspection under this part. . See 18 U.S.C. 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, Firearm Frame or Receiver Felon Pleads Guilty in Federal Court in Maryland to Illegal Possession of a Ghost Gun Firearm and Ammunition, DOJ Office of Public Affairs (Sept. 22, 2020), https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/dc-felon-pleads-guilty-federal-court-maryland-illegal-possession-ghost-gun-firearm-and;; Ghost Gun and Machine Gun Conversion Device Dealer Pleads Guilty, DOJ Office of Public Affairs (Sept. 29, 2020), https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/ghost-gun-and-machine-gun-conversion-device-dealer-pleads-guilty;; Felon sentenced to more than five years in prison for arsenal of `ghost guns' and smuggled silencers, DOJ Office of Public Affairs (Oct. 9, 2020), https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/felon-sentenced-more-five-years-prison-arsenal-ghost-guns-and-smuggled-silencers;; Montgomery County Man Admits to Unlawfully Selling Ghost Guns, DOJ Office of Public Affairs (Nov. 5, 2020), https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndny/pr/montgomery-county-man-admits-unlawfully-selling-ghost-guns;; Drug Dealer Who Sold Ghost Guns, Silencers, and a Machinegun Sentenced to Thirty Years in Federal Prison, DOJ Office of Public Affairs (Nov. 6, 2020), https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/drug-dealer-who-sold-ghost-guns-silencers-and-machinegun-sentenced-thirty-years-federal;; Baltimore Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Federal Prison for Five Bank Robberies, Five Armed Robberies of Liquor Stores, and Related Firearms Charges, DOJ Office of Public Affairs (Nov. 12, 2020), https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/baltimore-man-sentenced-21-years-federal-prison-five-bank-robberies-five-armed-robberies;; Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 121/2 Years for Trafficking Methamphetamine and Weapons, Including `Ghost Guns,' Near Schools, DOJ Office of Public Affairs (Dec. 30, 2020), https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/philadelphia-man-sentenced-12-12-years-trafficking-methamphetamine-and-weapons;; Vineland Boys Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Offenses, Including Attempted Murder and Narcotics Trafficking, DOJ Office of Public Affairs (Jan. 22, 2021), https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/vineland-boys-gang-member-pleads-guilty-racketeering-offenses-including-attempted;; Burbank Man Arrested on Federal Complaint Alleging He Sold `Ghost Guns' Out of His Hookah Lounge, DOJ Office of Public Affairs (Jan. 29, 2021), https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/burbank-man-arrested-federal-complaint-alleging-he-sold-ghost-guns-out-his-hookah;; Saratoga County Man Admits to Unlawfully Selling Ghost Guns and Methamphetamine Distribution, DOJ Office of Public Affairs (Feb. 3, 2021), https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndny/pr/saratoga-county-man-admits-unlawfully-selling-ghost-guns-and-methamphetamine;; Orange County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Brokering Illegal Sales of `Ghost Guns,' Other Firearms, DOJ Office of Public Affairs (Feb. 8, 2021), https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/orange-county-man-sentenced-10-years-federal-prison-brokering-illegal-sales-ghost-guns. For this reason, manufacturers may wish to submit samples to ATF for classification of one or more particular components as the frame or receiver so that they need only mark a specific part or parts of a weapon, rather than all qualifying parts (see Section II.H.10 of the preamble) or obtain a marking variance (see Section II.H.6 of the preamble). This may result in no part of a firearm being regulated as a frame or receiver contrary to the requirements in the GCA that ensure tracing to solve crime and help prevent prohibited persons from coming into possession of weapons. (3) Adoption of identifying markings. 923(g)(1)(D); 27 CFR 478.125(f) (disposition records of a Federal firearms licensee's personal collection firearms must contain a complete description of the firearm); House Consideration and Passage of S.2414, 99th Cong., 2d Sess., 132 Cong. a. 921(a)(3) to include not only a weapon that will, is designed to, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile, but also the frame or receiver of any such weapon. Rev. 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. This provision is crucial in light of advances in technology that allow unlicensed persons easily to produce firearms at home from parts ordered online, or by using 3D printers or personally owned or leased equipment. The columns may be in a different order than the specified format provided they contain all required information. (a) Each licensed manufacturer shall record the name of the manufacturer(s), importer(s) (if any) and/or privately made firearm (if privately made in the United States), type, model, caliber or gauge, and serial number(s) of each firearm manufactured or otherwise acquired (including a frame or receiver to be disposed of separately), the date of such manufacture 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. Rev. Therefore, no actions were deemed necessary under the provisions of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, Public Law 104-4, 109 Stat. developer tools pages. Once a privately made firearm is identified by the licensee in accordance with section 478.92(a)(2), the licensee shall update the record of acquisition entry with the identifying information. It would further make clear that [f]rames or receivers of different weapons that are combined to create a similar weapon each retain their respective classifications as frames or receivers provided they retain their original design and configuration., This supplement to the general definition addresses one of the core problems of the current definition of firearm frame or receiver; namely, that a majority of firearms now use a split or modular design in which more than one part houses a different fire control component and/or incorporates a striker instead of a hammer. 11 section 1459; Fla. Stat. [27] Each request would be submitted in writing or on an ATF form executed under the penalties of perjury with a complete and accurate description of the item, the name and address of the manufacturer or importer thereof, and a sample of such item for examination along with any instructions, guides, templates, jigs, equipment, tools, or marketing materials that are made available to the purchaser or recipient of the item. Stat. Likewise, the absence of identifying firearm information on multiple sales forms and theft/loss reports makes it more difficult for ATF to identify firearms traffickers and thieves. General Definition of Frame or Receiver, 2. corresponding official PDF file on govinfo.gov. The term shall not include a firearm identified and registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record pursuant to chapter 53, title 26, United States Code, or any firearm made before October 22, 1968 (unless remanufactured after that date). at 922(u) (stealing a firearm that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce from the person or premises of an FFL); id. 7801(a)(2); 28 U.S.C. See United States v. Smith, 642 F.2d 1179, 1182 (9th Cir. Rev. With respect to polymer firearms, including those that are produced using additive manufacturing (also known as 3D printing), the method of marking would typically require the licensee to embed (or use pre-existing) metal serial number plates within the plastic to ensure they cannot be worn away during normal use. This proposed rule would affect a one-time number of responses of 12,088 responses (6,044 respondents * 2 responses). 340, 343 (Ct. Cl. Since it began issuing firearm classifications under the GCA and NFA in private letter rulings and for criminal investigations, ATF has considered a variety of factors when examining firearms, including: (a) Which component the manufacturer intended to be the frame or receiver; (b) which component the firearms industry commonly considers to be the frame or receiver with respect to the same or similar firearms; (c) how the component fits within the overall design of the firearm when assembled; (d) the design and function of the fire control components to be housed, such as the hammer, bolt or breechblock, and firing mechanism; (e) whether the component could permanently, conspicuously, and legibly be identified with a serial number and other markings in a manner not susceptible of being readily obliterated, altered, or removed, in accordance with regulations; (f) whether classifying the particular component is consistent with the legislative intent of the GCA and implementing regulations; and (g) whether classifying the component as the frame or receiver is consistent with ATF's prior classifications. This could potentially pose an enforcement issue that may not be resolved for years if not decades. section 571.050; Mont. [45] Should the current definition remain in place and courts continue to interpret it such that no part or parts of most firearms are defined as the frame or receiver, these unserialized parts, easily purchased and assembled to create functioning firearms, would be untraceable, thereby putting the public at risk. at 924(m) (stealing a firearm from a licensee). See, e.g., Abramski v. United States, 573 U.S. 169 (2014); Marshall v. Commonwealth, 822 S.E.2d 389 (Va. App. a. Destructive device. These markup elements allow the user to see how the document follows the This rule does not require individuals to mark their personal firearms. Even though neither the upper nor the lower portion of a split/multi-piece receiver firearm alone falls within the precise wording of the regulatory definition, ATF has for many years interpreted the regulatory definition using these factors as a guide in determining which portion of a weapon model is a firearm frame or receiver. The application shall show that engraving, casting, or stamping (impressing) such a weapon as required by this section would be dangerous or impracticable, or that the requested time period is reasonable and will not hinder the effective administration. 926(a); 26 U.S.C. Handguns that are 3D printed are also subject to the registration and taxation requirements of the NFA if they have a smooth bore and are capable of being concealed on the person, thereby falling within the definition of any other weapon. See 26 U.S.C. 5812; 26 U.S.C. 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