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1. Removing CLEO Notification Under the National Firearms Act (ATF-2026-0004)
Docket: ATF-2026-0004 | RIN: RIN 1140-AA65 | Comment Deadline:
JULY 6, 2026 — URGENT
🚨 GRNC POSITION: STRONG SUPPORT — URGENT DEADLINE
Submit your comment here:
https://www.regulations.gov/document/ATF-2026-0007-0001
Example personalized comment (modify before submitting):
I am a law-abiding North Carolina resident and NFA owner writing to strongly support this proposed rule. I have personally experienced delays in NFA processing due to CLEO notification requirements in my county. This extra-statutory requirement has no basis in the National Firearms Act and has been used to chill lawful ownership. I urge ATF to finalize this rule without delay and remove this unwarranted barrier from the NFA process. [Add your personal experience with NFA transfers or local CLEO posture here.]
2. Joint Registration for Spouses Under the National Firearms Act (ATF-2026-0336)
Docket: ATF-2026-0336 | RIN: RIN 1140-AB00 | Comment Deadline:
JULY 7, 2026 — URGENT
🚨 GRNC POSITION: STRONG SUPPORT — URGENT DEADLINE
Submit your comment here:
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ATF-2026-0336
Example personalized comment (modify before submitting):
As a married NFA item owner in North Carolina, I strongly support this proposed rule. My spouse and I share a household and the current prohibition on joint registration creates unnecessary legal ambiguity around access to our lawfully registered items. Both spouses passing full NFA background checks is the right approach. I urge ATF to finalize this rule promptly. [Add your own situation — e.g., ‘my spouse and I both shoot competitively’ or ‘we share home defense responsibilities.’]
3. Allowing Makers To Adopt Certain Markings for NFA Firearms (ATF-2026-0005)
Docket: ATF-2026-0005 | RIN: RIN 1140-AA70 | Comment Deadline:
July 6, 2026
✔ GRNC POSITION: SUPPORT — SUBMIT COMMENTS
Submit your comment here:
https://www.regulations.gov/document/ATF-2026-0005-0001
Example personalized comment (modify before submitting):
I support this proposed rule because the current rigid marking mandates impose unnecessary costs on law-abiding NFA makers without improving traceability or public safety. As someone who [has built an NFA item on a Form 1 / operates a small FFL / follows NFA compliance closely], I can attest that flexible marking standards that still uniquely identify an item and its maker fully serve the statutory purpose of the NFA. I urge ATF to finalize this rule. [Personalize: describe your experience as a maker, collector, or compliance-minded owner.]
4. Clarifying Delivery to a Common or Contract Carrier (ATF-2026-0007)
Docket: ATF-2026-0007 | RIN: RIN 1140-AA84 | Comment Deadline:
August 4, 2026
✔ GRNC POSITION: SUPPORT — SUBMIT COMMENTS\
Submit your comment here:
https://www.regulations.gov/document/ATF-2026-0004-0001
Example personalized comment (modify before submitting):
I write in support of this proposed rule. The current ambiguity in carrier transport regulations has created real uncertainty for me as a law-abiding gun owner. [Describe a specific experience — e.g., ‘I was unsure of my obligations when checking my firearm on a flight to visit family’ or ‘I regularly ship firearms for gunsmithing and the lack of clarity is a constant compliance concern.’] Clear rules protect law-abiding citizens. I urge ATF to finalize this proposal.
5. Clarifying Exceptions to the Brady Act Background Check Requirement (ATF-2026-0008)
Docket: ATF-2026-0008 | RIN: RIN 1140-AA85 | Comment Deadline:
August 4, 2026
✔ GRNC POSITION: STRONG SUPPORT — COMMENT NOW
Submit your comment here:
https://www.regulations.gov/document/ATF-2026-0008-0001
Example personalized comment (modify before submitting):
I am a North Carolina Concealed Handgun Permit holder writing in strong support of this proposed rule. My CHP required a thorough FBI fingerprint check and disqualifier review — a more rigorous process than a standard NICS check. Being required to submit to a redundant NICS check at every firearm purchase treats me as a suspect despite having already been thoroughly vetted. I urge ATF to finalize this rule and recognize qualifying state permits as valid Brady Act substitutes. [Add: how long you’ve held your CHP, how often you purchase firearms, your view on redundant checks.]
6. Clarifying Interstate Transportation of Firearms Under the GCA (ATF-2026-0133)
Docket: ATF-2026-0133 | RIN: RIN 1140-AA73 | Comment Deadline:
August 4, 2026
✔ GRNC POSITION: STRONG SUPPORT — COMMENT NOW
Submit your comment here:
https://www.regulations.gov/document/ATF-2026-0133-0001
Example personalized comment (modify before submitting):
I strongly support this proposed rule. As a North Carolina gun owner who travels regularly through states with restrictive firearms laws, I live with the constant fear that a routine stop for gas or food could expose me to arrest in an anti-gun jurisdiction. [Add a specific experience if you have one — e.g., ‘I drove through New Jersey en route to a competition and was uncertain about my rights during a mandatory rest stop.’] FOPA was passed precisely to protect travelers like me, and this rule gives that protection real meaning. I urge ATF to finalize and strengthen this rule.
7. Firearms Transactions and Straw Purchases (ATF-2026-0013)
Docket: ATF-2026-0013 | RIN: RIN 1140-AA78 | Comment Deadline:
August 4, 2026
✔ GRNC POSITION: SUPPORT — SUBMIT COMMENTS
Submit your comment here:
https://www.regulations.gov/document/ATF-2026-0013-0001
Example personalized comment (modify before submitting):
I support this proposed rule. Purchasing a firearm as a gift for a family member is a cherished American tradition. [Add your own example — e.g., ‘I have purchased firearms as birthday gifts for my adult children’ or ‘my father bought me my first rifle as a Christmas gift.’] These transactions have nothing in common with illegal straw purchases and should not be treated as such. I urge ATF to finalize this rule and restore common sense to the definition of straw purchase.
8. Revising Regulations Defining ‘Engaged in the Business’ as a Dealer (ATF-2026-0074)
Docket: ATF-2026-0074 | RIN: RIN 1140-AB01 | Comment Deadline:
August 4, 2026
⚠ GRNC POSITION: CONDITIONAL SUPPORT — COMMENT WITH CARE
Submit your comment here:
https://www.regulations.gov/document/ATF-2026-0074-0001
Example personalized comment (modify before submitting):
I conditionally support this proposed rule and urge ATF to adopt clear, protective standards for private sellers of personal firearms. As a collector who occasionally sells firearms from my personal collection, [add your specific situation — e.g., ‘I have sold several inherited firearms from my father’s collection’ or ‘I regularly upgrade my personal carry firearms and sell the ones I replace’], the BSCA’s vague expansion of ‘engaged in the business’ has created real uncertainty for law-abiding citizens like me. I urge ATF to adopt robust safe harbors for personal collection sales and to ensure the final rule does not require background checks for private transfers between non-prohibited persons.
9. Removing Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Stabilizing Braces (ATF-2026-0335)
Docket: ATF-2026-0335 | RIN: RIN 1140-AA98 | Comment Deadline:
August 4, 2026
✔ GRNC POSITION: STRONG SUPPORT — COMMENT NOW
Submit your comment here:
https://www.regulations.gov/document/ATF-2026-0335-0001
Example personalized comment (modify before submitting):
I strongly support this proposed rule and urge ATF to immediately reverse the Biden-era stabilizing brace rule. I am one of the millions of law-abiding Americans who [owns a pistol with a stabilizing brace / purchased a brace-equipped pistol in reliance on ATF’s prior approval letters / is a disabled veteran for whom a brace provides genuine accessibility]. The 2023 rule threatened me with felony prosecution for possessing an accessory ATF itself had sanctioned for over a decade. The definition of ‘rifle’ is plain in the statute. I urge ATF to finalize this rule without any ambiguity that could be exploited by a future administration.
10. Selecting Biological Sex on ATF Forms (ATF-2026-0010)
Docket: ATF-2026-0010 | RIN: RIN 1140-AA64 | Comment Deadline:
August 4, 2026
✔ GRNC POSITION: SUPPORT — SUBMIT COMMENTS
Submit your comment here:
https://www.regulations.gov/document/ATF-2026-0010-0001
10. Defining ‘Willfully’ for Firearms Violations (ATF-2026-0265)
Docket: ATF-2026-0265 | RIN: RIN 1140-AA88 | Comment Deadline:
August 6, 2026
✔ GRNC POSITION: STRONG SUPPORT — COMMENT NOW
Submit your comment here:
https://www.regulations.gov/document/ATF-2026-0265-0001
Example personalized comment (modify before submitting):
I strongly support this proposed rule. ATF’s zero-tolerance enforcement policy has devastated law-abiding gun dealers in my community. [Add local specifics if you have them — e.g., ‘My local gun shop, where I have been a customer for 15 years, lost its FFL over a paperwork error with no criminal intent whatsoever.’ Or: ‘As an FFL myself, I live in constant fear that an honest clerical mistake could cost me my license.’] The legal standard of willfulness exists precisely to protect good-faith actors from punishment. I urge ATF to finalize this rule and end the zero-tolerance policy.
11. Interstate Transport and Temporary Export of NFA Firearms (ATF-2026-0068)
Docket: ATF-2026-0068 | RIN: RIN 1140-AA89 | Comment Deadline:
August 6, 2026
✔ GRNC POSITION: SUPPORT — SUBMIT COMMENTS
Submit your comment here:
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ATF-2026-0068
Example personalized comment (modify before submitting):
I support this proposed rule. As a registered NFA owner, I have found the current advance-approval requirement for interstate travel to be burdensome and unnecessary. [Add your experience — e.g., ‘I own a registered suppressor and had to plan my travel to a hunting trip weeks in advance just to obtain ATF approval to cross state lines’ or ‘The processing delays made a spontaneous hunting trip with my lawfully registered SBR effectively impossible.’] I have already passed extensive federal background checks. I should not need advance government permission to travel with my lawful property. I urge ATF to finalize this rule and allow electronic proof of registration.
12. Removing Youth Handgun Safety Act Notice (ATF-2026-0166)
Docket: ATF-2026-0166 | RIN: RIN 1140-AA87 | Comment Deadline:
August 4, 2026
✔ GRNC POSITION: SUPPORT — SUBMIT COMMENTS
Submit your comment here:
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ATF-2026-0166
Example personalized comment (modify before submitting)
I support this proposed rule. ATF’s regulatory authority must be bounded by what Congress has actually authorized, and the GCA simply does not require FFLs to distribute paper YHSA notices with every handgun sale. [Add your perspective — e.g., ‘As an FFL, I support eliminating unfunded regulatory mandates that have no statutory basis’ or ‘As a gun owner who values constitutional government, I support ATF removing requirements it lacks authority to impose.’] The YHSA’s substantive provisions remain in effect. I urge ATF to finalize this rule.
13. Revising Definitions of ‘Adjudicated as a Mental Defective’ (ATF-2026-0337)
Docket: ATF-2026-0337 | RIN: RIN 1140-AB04 | Comment Deadline:
August 6, 2026
✔ GRNC POSITION: STRONG SUPPORT — COMMENT NOW
Submit your comment here:
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ATF-2026-0337
Example personalized comment (modify before submitting):
I strongly support this proposed rule. The abuse of the VA fiduciary assignment process to strip veterans of their Second Amendment rights is one of the most shameful firearms policy failures of recent decades. [Add personal connection if applicable — e.g., ‘I am a veteran who was nearly subjected to this disarmament’ or ‘I know a fellow veteran who lost his gun rights solely because the VA assigned a fiduciary to help manage his benefits check, despite no finding of dangerousness by any court.’] The GCA’s mental health prohibitor requires an individualized dangerousness finding, not an administrative determination about financial management. I urge ATF to finalize this rule and restore rights to those wrongfully disarmed.
14. Revising Firearms Transaction Record — Form 4473 (ATF-2026-0001)
Docket: ATF-2026-0001 | RIN: RIN 1140-AA82 | Comment Deadline:
August 6, 2026
✔ GRNC POSITION: SUPPORT — SUBMIT COMMENTS
Submit your comment here:
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ATF-2026-0001
Example personalized comment (modify before submitting):
I support the deregulatory and modernization elements of this proposed rule. [Add your perspective — e.g., ‘As an FFL, a clearer Form 4473 aligned with Real ID standards will reduce errors and compliance burden’ or ‘As a frequent firearms purchaser, the elimination of redundant NICS checks within a single purchase window is a welcome common-sense reform.’] I urge ATF to finalize these improvements while ensuring that NOTC transfer provisions do not impose new burdens on remote firearm purchases.
15. Revising Non-Over-the-Counter Firearms Transaction Requirements (ATF-2026-0266)
Docket: ATF-2026-0266 | RIN: RIN 1140-AB05 | Comment Deadline:
August 6, 2026
⚠ GRNC POSITION: CONDITIONAL SUPPORT — COMMENT WITH CARE
Submit your comment here:
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ATF-2026-0266
Example personalized comment (modify before submitting):
I conditionally support this proposed rule, subject to careful review of provisions affecting remote and online firearm purchases. [Add your situation — e.g., ‘I regularly purchase firearms from out-of-state dealers and have them transferred through my local FFL’ or ‘As an FFL who handles frequent NOTC transfers, clear rules benefit my customers and me.’] I support optional remote identity proofing and electronic CLEO notices, but I oppose any provisions that create additional delays or burdens specific to NOTC transfers. Online purchases are a lawful and important part of the firearms market, and I urge ATF to treat them accordingly.
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