benton0311
Active Member
- Feb 26, 2011
- 358
Can FFL's serialize a firearm I made?
I don't believe they can.
Has it actually been established that they cannot imprint a serial number on a firearm? Not manufacture but serialize as a completely distinct function. A non-07 cannot manufacture a firearm, and an 07 can't manufacture a firearm that you already manufactured so clearly nobody can manufacture a firearm that's already been made. However, does the law actually say they can't issue a serial number?
We often tie manufacturing and serialization together as two inseparable functions because a manufacturer needs to serialize what they manufacture. In this case, the FFL isn't manufacturing anything, they're just issuing a serial number as directed by the state. The state could grant authority to almost any agency or business to issue a serial number for anything. This is not the manufacturer's serial number, just a serial number.
The state could decide that e-bikes should be registered as motorcycles and then require a VIN to be imprinted after a certain date to facilitate registration. The state could direct the specifications for the VIN for the e-bikes and authorize licensees to imprint and record the VIN. Substitute the words "serial number" with "state compliant ID number," does that change the dynamic?"
I was always under the impression that they could not serialize but then I started thinking more about it and am now questioning earlier assumptions.