Making a gun at home now requires a background check

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) now requires a background check for anyone applying to make a firearm at home. This change makes the rules for homemade guns consistent with existing laws for buying guns.

Before this change, someone could apply to make a firearm at home without a background check, even though the ATF already ran these checks as part of its internal process. This rule closes that loophole. It means that anyone wanting to build a gun for personal use will now face the same scrutiny as someone buying one from a licensed dealer.