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Old April 16, 2009, 04:29 PM   #8
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THE GUN CONTROL ACT OF 1968

TITLE 18, UNITED STATE CODE, CHAPTER 44

§ 921 Definitions.

(a) As used in this chapter—

(3) The term "firearm" means (A)any weapon (including a starter gun) which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive; (B) the frame or receiver of any such weapon; (C) any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; or (D) any destructive device. Such term does not include an antique firearm.

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TITLE 27 CFR CHAPTER II

PART 478—COMMERCE IN FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION

Subpart B – Definitions

§ 478.11 Meaning of terms.

(d) Gunsmith. A person who devotes time, attention, and labor to engaging in such activity as a regular course of trade or business with the principal objective of livelihood and profit, but such a term shall not include a person who makes occasional repairs of firearms or who occasionally fits special barrels, stocks, or trigger mechanisms to firearms;


Firearm frame or receiver. That 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.

Per 478.11(d), a person other than a licensed gunsmith may work on guns and gun parts.

Per 921(a)(3) and 478.11, the backstrap is not considered a "firearm" and can therefore be shipped across state lines to a non-licensee.
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