Definition of pistol frame/receiver.

[Mike-Mike]

Definition of pistol frame/receiver.

I can't seem to find a definition in Federal or state law (MA).

Here is my question:

There are many people that build their own receiver or lower for legal reasons.

Is there any limitation on the simplicity of this part? Lets say a manufacture made a firearm and the frame was a 3" piece of 1/2" angle iron with two 1/4" holes drilled in it. Wouldn't it be genius? Anyone could build their own gun from home depot for less than a dollar and in about 5 minutes then order the rest of the parts online.

Am I missing something?

-Mike

 

[MisterHappy]

probably not

a gun does not have to be fancy to work. The Liberator pistol took longer to reload than to build!



I've heard that garden implements can be improved, with a bit of Yankee ingenuity

 

[MSant]

That's not far off an lc9 reciever