Washington Can an FFL serialize a homebuilt gun?

[scottnorthwest]

And if they could, how would one go about it, I really miss building stuff. Would they issue serial number after background but before it is built?

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[Koda]

Youd have to call around till you found an FFL willing to order one for you then serialize it then run your BGC then sell it to you.
Not likely...

 

[Knebel]

No. It has to be a Licensed Manufacturer. Not a dealer. I used ADR tactical in Springfield. Its a gunsmith service... no BGC. But only if there is nothing else on the frame... I had to scrap a G17 and a G43 frame cause I did my own serial completely legal. Now, the government ows me 200 bucks for having scrapped the frames that were completely fine, and I can't find replacements. Nobody wants to send an 80% even to ADR for them to engrave it, as its "importing". So stupid.

 

[Koda]

But only if there is nothing else on the frame... I had to scrap a G17 and a G43 frame cause I did my own serial completely legal.

Is that from back when the legal advice allowed individuals to serialize their own 80% builds? When HB2005 passed I wondered how this would affect older builds that were privately serialized.

 

[arakboss]

And if they could, how would one go about it, I really miss building stuff. Would they issue serial number after background but before it is built?

Yes. I would have them serialize it before it's considered a firearm. Contact ADR Tactical for more advice on how to get this done.

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[User 1234]

Isn't OP asking about Washington?

 

[arakboss]

Isn't OP asking about Washington?

I failed to notice that.

 

[40nascar]

I know in the People's Republic of Kalifornia they imposed serialization on 80%er builds. But they allowed the builder to do the work themselves. By (their) law that information must then be reported to the Cal-Doj firearms unit.
Maybe it is similar in Wa.?

 

[40nascar]

And if they could, how would one go about it, I really miss building stuff. Would they issue serial number after background but before it is built?

The most important question is: Are you trying to home build a firearm configuration that was banned?
If you can't buy an AR receiver now, I would assume you can't build an 80%er AR receiver either.

The other side of the coin is that Washington state doesn't maintain a registration base, or firearms to it's owner (California does and did) so there is not a way for them to have a paper trail on when and where you acquired said firearm.
And correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Washington's AW ban didn't effect current owners on the date of its signing. It just prohibits FFL's from sales or transfers from that date forward.

 

[Caveman Jim]

The GOV has been making new criminals with gun control policies since 1934.
Let that sink in…

 

[40nascar]

The GOV has been making new criminals with gun control policies since 1934.
Let that sink in…

Wisdom and discretion can go a long way in avoiding trouble with reasonable people. With that as a starting point, how much tyranny are the Citizens willing to put up with? In California., Washington, New York and Illinois - apparently a lot.
In Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Arkansas ( just to name a few) very little.

 

[Knebel]

ADR Tactical is great. I was actually just there yesterday

Its a simple gun smithing service. Pay, have the number lasered in, go home. You need no ID or anything...