Final Rule - 2021R-05F

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

What is the timeframe for marking firearms under the final rule?

Are licensed manufacturers required to mark subparts or minor components, such as end caps of firearm muffler or silencer when transferred for further manufacturing or repair?

In the case of PMFs or manufactured, remanufactured, or imported firearms, may a licensee mark the barrel or slide with required markings if there is insufficient space on a firearm frame or receiver to accomplish marking requirements?

May a licensee copy a grandfathered firearm design, and manufacture and mark such firearms in accordance with 478.92 as it was written before it was amended by the final rule?

Does the final rule reclassify AR-15 uppers, and are they now required to be marked with a serial number?

What is “remanufacturing”?

Is a company that possesses both a manufacturer’s federal firearms license (FFL) and an importer’s FFL required to consolidate the records of both licensees?

May a licensee maintain multiple A&D records depending on the activity conducted (e.g. A&D records for retail, gunsmithing, manufacturing, NFA, etc.)?

Are licensees required to retain all ATF Forms 4473, regardless of whether or not a transfer occurred?

Does the final rule change how and where federal firearms licensees (FFLs) must retain their records?

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