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ATF’s frame or receiver rule identifies the regulated housing or structure associated with a principal firing, breech, or sound-reduction component, depending on the firearm category. [1] The 2022 rule also addresses certain partially complete, disassembled, or nonfunctional articles when they meet its definition. [1] ATF distinguishes those articles from raw material that has not reached the specified manufacturing stage. [1] These are classification definitions for federal regulation and recordkeeping; a product label alone does not settle how the rule applies to a particular article. [1]
- 1. ATF: Summary of the frame or receiver ruleretrieved 2026-10-04
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This entry is one of 153 defined terms in the CalGunHub glossary of California and federal firearm-law vocabulary. The 11 core terms are short plain-English definitions; the extended terms are cited research drafts, labelled as drafts, with their statutory sources listed under each entry. Every definition here is informational only and is not legal advice.
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