This is from the ATF website:
Gun Control Act Definitions
Define: Firearm
Defined Under: 18 U.S.C., § 921(a)(3)
This section is intended to provide basic guidance in understanding firearm terminology. Please bear in mind that these illustrations do not necessarily depict importable firearms.
The term “Firearm” means:
Any weapon (including a starter gun) which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive;
B. The frame or receiver of any such weapon;
--- This is per the ATF
Gun Control Act Definitions
Define: Firearm
Defined Under: 18 U.S.C., § 921(a)(3)
This section is intended to provide basic guidance in understanding firearm terminology. Please bear in mind that these illustrations do not necessarily depict importable firearms.
The term “Firearm” means:
Any weapon (including a starter gun) which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive;
B. The frame or receiver of any such weapon;
C. Any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; or
D. Any destructive device.
Firearm Frame or Receiver
That part of a firearm which provides housing for the hammer, bolt or breechblock, and firing mechanism, and which is usually threaded at its forward portion to receive the barrel, is considered a firearm per 27 CFR § 478.11.
So, Am I to be led that an AR lower reciever is not a firearm?
ReplyDeleteyes, just in atf is so angry they bite railroad ties and spit 8 pt nuts and bolts, this was recently discovered by attorneys.but everyone has been under the erroneous idea that ar lowers is a firearm .but by definition it fails. not readily converted to fire ,no bolt ,no barrel attachment .you can put in a fully loaded magazine into your lower but it will not fire ever .and they cant change the law ( legally).has to go back to congress/senate
DeleteDoes this mean that if I put a piece of pipe strapped to a wooden board and then put a bullet in the pipe, and then put a piece ofmetal against the bullet with a hole in it, and then used a nail andhammer to set off the bullet, the board and pipe would be a firearm?
ReplyDeleteHello Jenny,
DeleteWhile you pose a great question, I posted this info because some of my readers were asking me what constitutes a firearm? Since this comes straight from the BATF website, I frankly don't know how the "authorities" would "interpret" something like you're describing. Since the definition says, "Any weapon (including a starter gun) which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive" -- it's possible that law enforcement may say that what you describe is a "firearm." Keep in mind that "homemade-firearms" are confiscated in prisons and coming across the border all the time.
I hope this helps. Thanks for visiting my blog.
Tom
Im waiting for plasma energy blasters with a touch screen "trigger" as there will be no "projectile" and no "mechanical trigger"
ReplyDeleteSo we can all have blasters, as they are not a "firearm"