For models of firearms in which multiple parts provide such housing or structure, the part or parts that the Director of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has determined are a frame or receiver constitute the frame or receiver. …a part of a firearm that, when the complete weapon is assembled, is visible from the exterior and provides housing or a structure designed to hold or integrate one or more fire control components, even if pins or other attachments are required to connect those components to the housing or structure. An amendment was later introduced to clear up this language and now a receiver is defined as: Originally written more broadly, the first iteration of Illinois’ “ghost gun” ban would have inadvertently banned the very popular Sig Sauer P320. The frame or receiver is what needs the serial number. Manufacturers have a 07 federal license, importers have a 08 license, and dealers usually have a 01 license.
That means most of your average gun shops won’t be able to engrave serial numbers. Only federally licensed firearm manufacturers and importers may engrave your homemade firearm. Illinois law Regulating Home Made Firearms
If you are an FFL, I’d recommend reading the full text as there are things you need to know which aren’t pertinent to the average gun owner and thus were excluded from this article. This article is written for the average gun owner. If you wish to read the full text of the Illinois ghost gun ban, you can read HB4383 on the ILGA website. After we discuss the law, I’ll also answer some of the frequently asked questions I’ve seen while surfing the interweb gun groups. We truly are guilty until proven innocent. The letter of the law then becomes your defense in court. Also, this seems like an appropriate time to remind you that one may be arrested for any reason or no reason at all. This is simply my lay-man opinion as I see it. Please understand that I am not a lawyer and nothing here should be considered legal advice. We’ll start this article by explaining the law as written. So let’s discuss the Illinois ghost gun ban which recently was signed into law by Governor Pritzker.
We see this tactic time and time again, giving a class of firearm a scary name in an attempt to demonize the item and woo support for the ban.
These homemade firearms have been deemed “Ghost Guns” by the civilian disarmament advocates who nibble away at our rights. Homemade firearms are rarely used in violent crime, thus the reality is the Illinois government wants to be able to track what guns we own, and has mandated that homemade firearms need to be serialized and recorded. After over 240 years of these United States, Governor Pritzker and other Illinois politicians have decided that now homemade firearms need to be heavily restricted. Americans have enjoyed the freedom to make their own firearms since before the Declaration of Independence was signed.
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