For those who weren't already aware, Maryland passed a bill this year to regulate what they are calling "Untraceable Firearms", including Personally Made Firearms. (https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0387)
This does not specifically discuss 80% frames/receivers, but broadly captures anything that can be "readily be machined, completed, or converted to a functional frame/receiver" as needing to be treated as a frame/receiver and additionally anything that is considered a frame or receiver must be marked with serialization markings that comply with the ATF rules that went into effect on 24 August. All such existing components must be compliant by 1 March 2023 and any subsequent materials will need to be marked within 30 days of reaching this state. I think they also require these items to be registered after serialization.
Now, I think the ATF ruling that Maryland is tying this to has some court cases tied to it already. I'm curious what happens if the court cases deem that those ATF rulings are not legally enforceable, does that have an impact on this MD bill?
This does not specifically discuss 80% frames/receivers, but broadly captures anything that can be "readily be machined, completed, or converted to a functional frame/receiver" as needing to be treated as a frame/receiver and additionally anything that is considered a frame or receiver must be marked with serialization markings that comply with the ATF rules that went into effect on 24 August. All such existing components must be compliant by 1 March 2023 and any subsequent materials will need to be marked within 30 days of reaching this state. I think they also require these items to be registered after serialization.
Now, I think the ATF ruling that Maryland is tying this to has some court cases tied to it already. I'm curious what happens if the court cases deem that those ATF rulings are not legally enforceable, does that have an impact on this MD bill?
