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Don’t let the Trump administration undermine law enforcement and public safety.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and the Department of Justice, backed by the gun industry and its lobbyists, have proposed a series of federal rules that would significantly weaken firearm regulations and increase the risk of gun violence nationwide.
If implemented, the new rules would roll back longstanding ATF safeguards, including by allowing online gun sales to be delivered by mail without in-person verification, weakening background check requirements, loosening restrictions on certain highly lethal firearms, and enabling the destruction of gun sales records that law enforcement relies on to solve crimes. One proposed rule explicitly acknowledges the stakes involved, warning that implementation could result in “mass casualty events.”
Our gun policy experts worked closely with our allies at Brady and Everytown to draft and submit public comments in opposition to ATF’s proposals.
GIFFORDS public comments in response to ATF’s proposed rules:
- Removing Youth Handgun Safety Act Notice Requirement
- Removing Law Enforcement Notice Requirement for the Most Dangerous Weapons
- Weakening Four Other National Firearms Act Regulations
- Weakening Four Firearm Import Regulations
- Weakening Verification for Transfers between Dealers
- Weakening Ammunition Import LimitsAllowing Certain Straw Purchases
- Removing Limits on Pistol Braces
- Allowing Carrying of Firearms on Common Carriers
- Undermining License Requirements for Gun Sellers
- Allowing the Destruction of Gun Sale Records
- Discriminating against Transgender People
- Exempting Permitholders from Background Checks
- Allowing the Most Dangerous Weapons Across State Lines
- Allowing Remote Gun Sales
- Providing Access to Those Who Should Not Have It
- Weakening Form 4473 and the Background Check System
- Allowing Irresponsible Gun Sales to Continue
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