The government just made its own rules for approving new firearms consistent

The Justice Department's Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau updated its rules for approving applications to make certain items. This means the agency's internal procedures for these approvals are now aligned across different regulations.

Bureaucracies often have different rules for the same thing, depending on which part of the law you read. This change means the agency's staff will follow one clear process when reviewing applications to make regulated items. It removes a small point of friction for both the agency and applicants.