Final Rule - 2021R-05F

Answers to frequently asked questions regarding Final Rule - 2021R-05F.

The final rule provides that licensees who acquire privately made firearms (PMFs) may have PMFs engraved on-the-spot by another person under their direct supervision. What does “under direct supervision” mean?

Some PMFs do not have a metal plate inserted into the frame or receiver or, if they do, the plates are not large enough to accommodate the serial number as required under the amended regulations. Is there a variance for those situations?

Is a licensee required to mark a privately made firearm (PMF) it receives solely to temporarily hold for an individual (e.g., for storage)?

Who is responsible for the cost of marking a privately made firearm (PMF)?

Are federal firearms licensees (FFLs) required to notify ATF when they mark a privately made firearm (PMF)? How do PMF marking requirements help solve crimes?

Are licensees required to mark privately made firearms (PMFs) when they facilitate private party PMF transfers?

Is a gunsmith who marks privately made firearms (PMFs) as part of a marking service for other federal firearms licensees (FFLs) required to enter those PMFs into his/her A&D record?

Are licensees required to report on the Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Exportation Report (AFMER) those PMFs the licensee marks?

Are companies that are engaged in the business of selling weapon parts kits required to be licensed as a manufacturer and to mark those weapon parts kits?

Do partially completed or so-called 80% AR-15 type lower receivers meet the definition of “frame or receiver” if they are stand-alone items without serial numbers (i.e. not included within a parts kit)?

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