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Title 27, Code of Federal Regulations, section 478.11 defines a “firearm receiver” as, “[t]hat part of a firearm which provides housing for the hammer, bolt or
by notch656c 4y ago
Title 27, Code of Federal Regulations, section 478.11 defines a
“firearm receiver” as, “[t]hat 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.”
ATF has "regulated" that an AR-15 lower "receiver" is legally a "firearm receiver." Now show me where the "bolt or breechblock" is housed in the lower receiver. I promise you will not find it. They are basically making law.
- projektfu 4y agoTwo things: first, are you referring to a regulation and saying that another regulation is inconsistent? It seems that neither is making "law" in the sense of an act of Congress. It would be different if the law had its own definition. Second, your citation appears to be out of date and the current regulation defines "frame or receiver" differently.
- notch656c 4y agoATF acts are not congress acts. Brilliant statement. No one is saying ATF is congress, so by definition their act is not an act of congress. >Second, your citation appears to be out of date and the current regulation defines "frame or receiver" differently. At the time of US v Rowald there were pretty clear inconsistancies. If you're referring to recent changes there's barely been enough time to create a historical record as the judicial process is slow, so it seems kind of silly to constrain to only post-latest change examples.