Comments on ATF’s New “Frame or Receiver” Rule Now Open Ammoland Inc. Posted on IMG NRA-ILA U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- On May 21, ATF published a new proposed rule in the Federal Register entitled While the Justice Department has focused on the impact that this new rule would have on privately made firearms, and the proposed rule would destroy that unique aspect of American freedom, the proposal goes well beyond privately made firearms. The proposed rule would create new definitions for the terms “firearm frame or receiver,” “frame or receiver,” “firearm,” “gunsmith,” “complete weapon,” “complete muffler or silencer device,” “privately made firearm,” and “readily.” The new definitions make it possible for firearms to have more than one “frame or receiver.” A conclusion that is both at odds with the controlling federal statute and could disrupt the entire industry.