4 months ago a retired ATF agent (Dan O’Kelly) stated that by definition of the ATF that even a 100% finished AR15 lower is not a firearm or a receiver because it only contains 2 of the 4 components required buy their definition of a receiver or firearm to be defined as such it must have all 4 so why are we required to go through an FFL to buy a finished or striped lower when it is not a firearm? It’s on YouTube gunguytv I believe is the blog I found it informative but I wanted to understand more.
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There was a criminal case in California concerning AR lowers. The ATF ended up dropping all charges once the defense attorney brought up the fact that an AR lower does not meet the ATF's definition of a receiver.
With that being said, I would not go playing with fire. The ATF is well known for making things up as they go.
Well, I don't know about some random YouTube vid but here's the alphabet co definition:
https://www.atf.gov/firearms/firearms-guides-importation-verification-firearms-ammunition-gun-control-act-definitions#:~:text=The%20term%20%E2%80%9CFirearm%E2%80%9D%20means%3A,Any%20destructive%20device.