Today's ATF Webinar on Final Rule 2021R-05F

Of note:

Remove and replace regulatory definitions of “firearm frame or receiver”
and “frame or receiver” because the current regulations fail to capture the
full meaning of those terms.

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Well, ATF is correct. Their previous definitions were outdated the day they were written and it wasn't until the last two years that a judge pointed out that inconsistency. Hence, the new definition.

• Clarify the meaning of “firearm” and “gunsmith.”

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Basically added that gunsmithing includes marking serial numbers on firearms.

• Provide definitions of terms such as “complete weapon,” “complete muffler
or silencer device,” “multi-piece frame or receiver,” “privately made
firearm,” and “readily” for purposes of clarity given advancements in
firearms technology.

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Not necessarily a bad thing to have it actually in print vs what some ATF employee guess it could be.

 The Department also amended ATF’s regulations on marking and recordkeeping
that are necessary to implement these definitions.

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FFL's can no longer destroy 4473's after twenty years and must retain all of them until the FFL goes out of business.


Final Rule 2021R-05F - Definition of Frame or Receiver and Identification of Firearms
https://www.atf.gov/firearms/docs/g...rame-or-receiver”-and-identification/download