It's not clear to me whether they are saying that the slide/upper *is* a receiver (in addition to the frame/lower), or just that the ATF reserves the right to identify any of the parts that house fire control components as *the* receiver for the gun.
This is all damned confusing. Which no doubt is intentional.
"He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself."
Fri May 07, 2021 8:40 pm
danoh
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(A) the term “firearm” does not include the frame or receiver of any such weapon;
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