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Posted: 12/28/2013 9:21:26 AM EDT
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First off...everyone else in my house is sick, so I'm stuck with nothing useful to do other than browse ARFCOM and overthink some things.
That being said, after filing a couple paper Form 1s earlier this year, I submitted two more this week using EForms. During some of my browsing, I finally read the thread about the digital stamps allegedly being illegal (because they're not adhesive). When reading the Prince Law article that was linked, I ran across something else that raised my questions. The following is an excerpt from their article, with the bold portions seeming to be their quotes from the most recent (at that time) ATF EForms bulletin: 6. The proper way to identify the manufacturer of a firearm. For those who will simply be modifying an existing weapon: If you are modifying an existing firearm, typically a standard configuration rifle into a short barreled rifle, the form requires the name of the original manufacturer of the firearm. When submitting an eForm 1, on the line item screen, a window for the entry of manufacturer is opened after clicking the Add Firearm button. At this point, the applicant would enter a short version of the manufacturer’s name to bring up a list of names for selection of the manufacturer from the list. Select the correct manufacturer and proceed to the description screen. You may note that the manufacturer code field also populates. We issue a code to a manufacturer. While the original manufacturer information is captured, the applicant is the maker and registrant for purposes of the NFA and must mark the firearm. For those who will be make their own item. If you are creating the firearm yourself, such as a silencer or a short barreled rifle (when finishing a receiver that is not yet a firearm), there is no original manufacturer. Because of the large number of makers (which includes filings by trusts), we do not issue a specific code to each maker. Instead, we use a generic code of FMI to denote a Form 1 registration. Thus, when submitting an eForm 1 where there is no original manufacturer, on the line item screen, a window for the entry of manufacturer is opened after clicking the Add Firearm button. At this point, the applicant should click the “By Manufacturer Code’ button and enter FMI as the manufacturer code and click Verify. The applicant will then select the United States as the country of manufacture and proceed to the description screen. Please note that ‘FORM 1 REGISTRATION’ will appear as the name of the maker on the PDF of the eForm 1. Again, the applicant is the maker and registrant for purposes of the NFA and must mark the firearm. I was curious how those of you that we're building SBRs from a stripped lower had filled this out? I know on mine I saw the drop down and chose the manufacturer of the lower, and did not choose FMI as the code. I followed that same thought process on my paper forms. Did those of you that built your own from a receiver, and have been approved, use the drop down to choose the manufacturer, or did you go the FMI route? When I print my form, I do see the one I chose listed as manufacturer (and not seeing a field for maker anywhere, just my trust as applicant). On an unrelated note, I don't see the info I input for 4h on the form...although I do know a lot of you leave it blank in the first place). |
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Got it. I was thinking "not yet a firearm" as in "other" on the 4473. Quoted:
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When finishing a receiver that isn't yet a firearm means 80% lowers and the like. A regular stripped lower is a firearm already and has an original manufacturer. Got it. I was thinking "not yet a firearm" as in "other" on the 4473. I think the correct way to describe a stripped lower is "other firearm" as opposed to "pistol firearm" or "rifle firearm" that should be a bit more clarifying.  the "other" by itself is confusing...and ENGLISH grammar and punctuation is VERY important....(I learned that in 8th grade....every rule has an exception, )
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