The rule, which was posted in the Federal Register in April, will address the proliferation of these un-serialized firearms in several ways. “The Justice Department will continue to do everything within its power to protect our communities from violent crime and put an end to the plague of gun violence.” I am grateful to the professionals across the Department who worked tirelessly to get this important rule finalized and implemented, and who did so in a way that respects the rights of law-abiding Americans. And it will help reduce the number of untraceable firearms flooding our communities. It will help to ensure that law enforcement officers can retrieve the information they need to solve crimes. This rule will make it harder for criminals and other prohibited persons to obtain untraceable guns. And anyone could sell or buy these guns without a background check. “These guns have often been sold as build-your-own kits that contain all or almost all of the parts needed to quickly build an unmarked gun. “Last year, the Justice Department committed to modernizing our regulations to address the proliferation of ‘ghost guns’ that law enforcement officers across the country have increasingly recovered from crime scenes,” said Attorney General Merrick B.
This rule will help curb the proliferation of “ghost guns,” which are often assembled from kits, do not contain serial numbers, and are sold without background checks, making them difficult to trace and easy to acquire by criminals.
The new rule modernizes the definition of a firearm and makes clear that parts kits that are readily convertible to functional weapons, or functional “frames” or “receivers” of weapons, are subject to the same regulations as traditional firearms. Today, the Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) “Frame or Receiver” Final Rule goes into effect.
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