Going to post my comments first thing in the morning.
This news is important, and it could determine whether you remain a free citizen and lawful gun owner.
According to Ramsey, the ATF's proposed attack on home builds has only received a fraction of the number of comments on pistol braces.
This is extremely bad news because it means the ATF could get away with sneaking this devastating new rule under the radar.
We need your help to fight back against the recent rule proposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (BATF) on firearm serialization. **If this proposed arduous rule passes it will be nothing short of disastrous for the industry.** The proposed rule ATF 2021R-05 is over 100 pages long and chief among the problems is that it is confusing and creates a problem where there is none - - at the expense of law-abiding firearms owners.
Help us fight unnecessary bureaucracy and submit your comments today by following these simple steps. All submissions must be received by BATF August 19th – but don’t wait – make sure your voice is heard today!
We’ve made it easy, submit your comments in these easy steps:
1. Visit https://regulations.gov
2. Enter ATF 2021R-05 in the search bar
3. Click the “Comment” button on the proposed rule
4. Cut and paste the following text in the comment section:
The proposed rules relating to changing how firearm frames or receivers are defined create problems and should not be adopted. Chief among the problems is the confusion they create - the NPRM is over 100 pages long and explains a very complicated scheme of how to define a frame or receiver. This is completely unnecessary. Where there was once a simple definition that was sufficient for decades, there are now a hundred pages providing more than a handful of poorly defined grandfathered configurations, a loose statement about similar configurations, a requirement that new designs be submitted to ATF for classification, and the requirement to engrave not just one but multiple serial numbers on potentially multiple receivers in a single firearm. The problems that recently developed with the definition after decades of use don’t need a hundred pages of re-definition and multiple serial numbers to be solved.
Even the statute that ATF is charged with enforcing by Congress indicates that a firearm has only one frame or receiver, yet ATF now wants to declare there can be multiple receivers in a single firearm, and in turn require that multiple serial numbers be marked on these receivers. It’s clear these serial number markings on a single new firearm must match, but thereafter serialized parts may be exchanged allowing different serial numbers on the same firearm. Is there a controlling serial number for the firearm, and which receiver does that serial number reside on? Which number(s) will be relayed by police in trace, or is every number on a firearm traced? What happens when a firearm with multiple serialized components is repaired with a component that has a different serial number? This just scratches the surface on the confusion this proposed rule creates about the definition of a firearm frame or receiver.
ATF should drop this complicated scheme and find a simple way as suggested above to follow the law. ATF needs to develop a simple definition that people can understand - like a single characteristic of a single part that all firearms have, and which does not have to be sent to ATF for an official determination.
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I quickly perused, but didn't see this upthread. Apologies if I missed it. Sig sent out an email yesterday with this information ...
I made my comments back a while ago but really don't expect much to come from it. I'm fairly certain they're going to ignore everything that was written and the only thing that we will have done is given them our locations via IP address and isp. I guess those of you inclined to remain law abiding should probably start figuring out how you're going to get your barrels and upper receivers engraved
They will not ignore the comments. They will need to provide justification in light of the comments as to what they finally intend to do. This justification can then be reviewed by the court to determine if the law is actually being followed. If you don't point out all of the flaws then they will have an easier time justifying what they want to do and you can't bring up things left out of the comments.
It is very important to make comments and let them know about all possible reasons.
I made my comments back a while ago but really don't expect much to come from it. I'm fairly certain they're going to ignore everything that was written and the only thing that we will have done is given them our locations via IP address and isp. I guess those of you inclined to remain law abiding should probably start figuring out how you're going to get your barrels and upper receivers engraved
If you know the deadline date would you please share that with us rather than just provide a non-specific comment that it is approaching?Another reminder bump as the comment deadline approaches. Note that the comment count is not always in our favor, post if you haven't already..
the Soros, Bloomburg, Brady, Gifford, Mommy groups are still out there in force...
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Dear Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms,
I am writing in support of the ATF's proposed rule (Docket No. ATF 2021R-05) that would help stem the rise of ghost guns.
This proposed rule is a win for public safety and a loss for any criminals or extremists who wanted to buy untraceable guns with no background check and no questions asked. Ghost guns may be the scariest and fastest-growing gun safety threat in the country, allowing anyone to make an untraceable weapon in less than an hour. Additionally, they have emerged as a weapon of choice for violent criminals, gun traffickers, dangerous extremists, and other people legally prohibited from buying firearms. I urge the ATF to finalize this rule and protect public safety.
Sincerely,
Mae Mortel
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Dear Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms,
I am writing in support of the ATF's proposed rule (Docket No. ATF 2021R-05) that would help stem the rise of ghost guns.
This proposed rule is a win for public safety and a loss for any criminals or extremists who wanted to buy untraceable guns with no background check and no questions asked. Ghost guns may be the scariest and fastest-growing gun safety threat in the country, allowing anyone to make an untraceable weapon in less than an hour. Additionally, they have emerged as a weapon of choice for violent criminals, gun traffickers, dangerous extremists, and other people legally prohibited from buying firearms. I urge the ATF to finalize this rule and protect public safety.
Sincerely,
Leah Murphy
If you know the deadline date would you please share that with us rather than just provide a non-specific comment that it is approaching?
To be clear, comments on the NPRM on the definition of a receiver are due on or before August 19, 2021
https://www.atf.gov/rules-and-regulations/definition-frame-or-receiver
To be clear, comments on the NPRM on the definition of a receiver are due on or before August 19, 2021
https://www.atf.gov/rules-and-regulations/definition-frame-or-receiver
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