Final Rule - 2021R-05F

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

Can a non-licensee acquire an unfinished firearm frame or receiver (i.e. does not meet the definition of a firearm frame or receiver under the final rule), components, tools, jigs, etc. from an unrelated company, and legally make a PMF?

Are manufactures required to mark weapon part kits? If so, what should licensees record as the “type” in the A&D record and ATF Form 4473?

Does an unfinished frame or receiver that the seller/transferor packages with an internet address for obtaining equipment or instructions to make a firearm “frame or receiver” meet the definition of a firearm?

Do I need to be licensed as a manufacturer if I acquire used firearms on which I will perform a manufacturing process (e.g. cerakote) for subsequent sale or distribution?

How do federal firearms licensees (FFLs) mark newly made, remanufactured, or imported firearms that are for sale or distribution?

What are the licensing and marking requirements for a FFL to purchase new firearms from a licensed manufacturer (i.e. firearms never transferred to other than a licensee) and perform a manufacturing process for the purposes of sales and distribution?

May licensed manufacturers manufacturing firearms before the effective date of the final rule continue marking these frames or receivers (depending on the firearm) in the same manner after the effective date of the final rule?

How must licensees mark silencers that have different attachment methods?

Are firearms that were made prior to the Gun Control Act of 1968 required to be marked with a serial number by a licensee?

Can a Type 01 FFL accept a firearm from a non-licensee, mount a scope and return the firearm to the original owner on the same day without recording the firearm into the acquisition and disposition (A&D) record and completing an ATF Form 4473?

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