{"description":"Documents matching 'machine gun' and from Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","count":52,"total_pages":3,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bagencies%5D%5B%5D=alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau&conditions%5Bterm%5D=machine+gun&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Revising Machine Gun Definition in Response to Supreme Court Decision","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") is amending Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations in response to the Supreme Court's decision in Garland v. Cargill. The Supreme Court held that ATF exceeded its statutory authority in its December 2018 final rule titled \"Bump-Stock-Type Devices\" by classifying a bump stock as a \"machine gun\" because a semi-automatic rifle equipped with a non-mechanical bump-stock-type device is not a \"machine gun\" under the National Firearms Act. Accordingly, ATF is removing from the three regulatory definitions of \"machine gun\" the two sentences that incorporated bump stocks into those definitions.","document_number":"2026-08926","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/06/2026-08926/revising-machine-gun-definition-in-response-to-supreme-court-decision","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-06/pdf/2026-08926.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08926.pdf?1777985130","publication_date":"2026-05-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"designed and intended, for use in converting a weapon into a <span class=\"match\">machine</span> <span class=\"match\">gun</span>, and any combination of parts from which a <span class=\"match\">machine</span> <span class=\"match\">gun</span> can be assembled if such parts are in the possession or under the control of a person. \n The term shall also include the frame or receiver of any such weapon, any part designed and intended solely and exclusively, or combination of parts designed and intended, for use in converting a weapon into a <span class=\"match\">machine</span> <span class=\"match\">gun</span>, and any combination of parts from which a <span class=\"match\">machine</span> <span class=\"match\">gun</span> can be assembled if such parts are in the possession or under"},{"title":"Transferring Machine Guns Between Qualified Licensees","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") proposes amending Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations to update the procedure for transferring machine guns between qualified manufacturers, importers, or dealers. Specifically, the proposed rule would simplify the regulatory requirements for such machine gun transfers pursuant to requests to demonstrate firearms to a government entity or due to a licensee discontinuing business. The proposed changes would allow the implementing regulations to more closely mirror the statutory authority provided by the Gun Control Act.","document_number":"2026-08928","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/06/2026-08928/transferring-machine-guns-between-qualified-licensees","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-06/pdf/2026-08928.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08928.pdf?1777985130","publication_date":"2026-05-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"maintain an inventory of <span class=\"match\">machine</span> <span class=\"match\">guns</span> or must wait until there is a specific government contract or purchase order before manufacturing or importing a <span class=\"match\">machine</span> <span class=\"match\">gun</span>. Clearly, though, Congress did not intend for government entities to wait until after a specific need arises to manufacture or import <span class=\"match\">machine</span> <span class=\"match\">guns</span>, particularly when such government entities typically do not manufacture or import their own <span class=\"match\">machine</span> <span class=\"match\">guns</span>. The authority-of-government exemption is designed to ensure military and law enforcement agencies have enough <span class=\"match\">machine</span> <span class=\"match\">guns</span> for times of war or"},{"title":"Changes to National Firearms Act Tax Remittance Provisions","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") is amending Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations on the National Firearms Act (\"NFA\") to reflect statutory changes made to the NFA by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (\"OBBBA\"). Among other things, the OBBBA reduced the tax remittance rate for certain NFA firearms. This rule is necessary to make conforming changes to ensure that ATF's regulations are current and consistent with the statute.","document_number":"2026-09155","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/08/2026-09155/changes-to-national-firearms-act-tax-remittance-provisions","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-08/pdf/2026-09155.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09155.pdf?1778157914","publication_date":"2026-05-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"2025, the OBBBA became law. Public Law 119-21. Section 70436 of the OBBBA amended 26 U.S.C. 5811(a) to require that the transfer tax for all firearms regulated under the NFA, other than <span class=\"match\">machine</span> <span class=\"match\">guns</span> and destructive devices, be reduced to $0. Similarly, this section amended 26 U.S.C. 5821(a) to require that the making tax for all NFA firearms, except <span class=\"match\">machine</span> <span class=\"match\">guns</span> and destructive devices, also be reduced to $0. Accordingly, ATF is amending 27 CFR 479.61, 479.62, 479.81, 479.82, and 479.84 to reflect the changes to the statute and to make minor agency"},{"title":"Joint Registration for Spouses Under the National Firearms Act","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") proposes amending Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations to authorize spouses to file a joint application to make, transfer or receive, and register a firearm under the National Firearms Act (\"NFA\"). If the joint application is approved, both spouses would have a joint right to make or possess the firearm(s), and transferring the firearm(s) between the registered spouses would not constitute a further transfer within the meaning of the NFA, thus not requiring a transfer application.","document_number":"2026-09154","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/08/2026-09154/joint-registration-for-spouses-under-the-national-firearms-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-08/pdf/2026-09154.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09154.pdf?1778157914","publication_date":"2026-05-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":" [\n https://perma.cc/H7ME-P24X \n ]; National <span class=\"match\">Gun</span> Trusts, \n National Firearms Act NFA <span class=\"match\">Gun</span> Trust, https://www.nationalguntrusts.com/products/buy-nfa-<span class=\"match\">gun</span>-trust \n [\n https://perma.cc/CU93-852E \n ]; <span class=\"match\">Gun</span> Trusts Guru, \n 50-State ATF 41F Compliant NFA <span class=\"match\">Gun</span> Trusts, https://www.guntrustguru.com/ \n [\n https://perma.cc/YT4D-LD3L \n ]; Texas <span class=\"match\">Gun</span> Trust, \n https://www.texas-<span class=\"match\">gun</span>-trust.com/ \n [\n https://perma.cc/39UQ-XG7C \n ]; Silencer Shop, \n Single Shot NFA <span class=\"match\">Gun</span> Trust, https://www.silencershop.com/single-shot-nfa-<span class=\"match\">gun</span>-trust.html \n [\n https://perma.cc/QH7U-NSH4 \n ]"},{"title":"Allowing Makers To Adopt Certain Markings for National Firearms Act Firearms","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") proposes amending Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations to allow persons making National Firearms Act (\"NFA\") firearms to adopt certain markings previously placed on the firearm to comply with NFA marking requirements.","document_number":"2026-08915","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/06/2026-08915/allowing-makers-to-adopt-certain-markings-for-national-firearms-act-firearms","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-06/pdf/2026-08915.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08915.pdf?1777985128","publication_date":"2026-05-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"licensed retailer, and then to the first unlicensed purchaser.\n \n \n Moreover, the number of NFA firearms, excluding <span class=\"match\">machine</span> <span class=\"match\">gun</span> conversion devices, that are recovered from a crime scene is a very small subset of the overall firearms traced. In FY25, for example, the total number of firearms traces was 654,879, and of those, 3,195 were coded as NFA firearms; specifically, 196 destructive devices, 1,512 <span class=\"match\">machine</span> <span class=\"match\">guns</span> (excluding <span class=\"match\">machine</span> <span class=\"match\">gun</span> conversion devices), and 1,487 silencers. As a result, even if an NFA firearm is made by adopting the existing markings"},{"title":"Interstate Transport and Temporary Export of National Firearms Act Firearms","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") proposes amending Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations for transporting firearms registered under the National Firearms Act (\"NFA\") in interstate or foreign commerce. ATF proposes to no longer require that persons transporting certain NFA firearms within the United States for short-term purposes (365 days or fewer) submit notice to ATF and await approval before transporting; and that persons transporting certain NFA firearms within the United States for long-term purposes (more than 365 days) or for permanent relocation would no longer have to await approval after submitting notice before transporting.","document_number":"2026-09161","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/08/2026-09161/interstate-transport-and-temporary-export-of-national-firearms-act-firearms","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-08/pdf/2026-09161.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09161.pdf?1778157915","publication_date":"2026-05-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"Export Control Act pertaining to permanently importing defense articles and services and the Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act.\n \n \n \n The GCA generally makes it unlawful for an individual to transport in interstate or foreign commerce any destructive device,\n 3 \n \n <span class=\"match\">machine</span> <span class=\"match\">gun</span>,\n 4 \n \n short-barreled shotgun,\n 5 \n \n or short-barreled rifle \n 6 \n \n (“affected NFA firearms”) if not specifically authorized to do so by the Attorney General, consistent with public safety and necessity. 18 U.S.C. 922(a)(4). Transportation in interstate commerce includes"},{"title":"Removing CLEO Notification Under the National Firearms Act","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") proposes amending Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations to remove the requirement that a copy of all applications to make or transfer a firearm subject to the National Firearms Act, and the specified form for responsible persons, as applicable, be forwarded to the chief law enforcement officer of the locality in which the applicant/transferee or responsible person is located.","document_number":"2026-08912","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/06/2026-08912/removing-cleo-notification-under-the-national-firearms-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-06/pdf/2026-08912.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08912.pdf?1777985127","publication_date":"2026-05-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"Department issued an NPRM in 2013 titled, “<span class=\"match\">Machine</span> <span class=\"match\">Guns</span>, Destructive Devices and Certain Other Firearms; Background Checks for Responsible Persons of a Corporation, Trust or Other Legal Entity With Respect To Making or Transferring a Firearm,” to extend NFA requirements, including CLEO certifications, to responsible persons of legal entities. \n See \n 78 FR 55014, 55016-17 (Sept. 9, 2013).\n \n \n \n 6 \n  The term “NFA firearm” means firearms and other weapons to which the NFA applies—specifically, <span class=\"match\">machine</span> <span class=\"match\">guns</span>, shotguns having a barrel or barrels of less"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection of eComments Requested; Request for Restricted 922(o) Machine Gun (National Firearms Act)-ATF Form 5320.24","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Department of Justice (DOJ), will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed information collection (IC) is also being published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.","document_number":"2023-07958","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/04/17/2023-07958/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-ecollection-of-ecomments-requested-request-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-04-17/pdf/2023-07958.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-07958.pdf?1681476319","publication_date":"2023-04-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"permitting electronic submission of responses.\n \n Overview of This Information Collection \n \n 1. \n Type of Information Collection \n (check justification or form 83): New information collection.\n \n \n 2. \n The Title of the Form/Collection: \n Request for Restricted 922(o) <span class=\"match\">Machine</span> <span class=\"match\">Gun</span> (National Firearms Act).\n \n \n 3. \n The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: \n \n \n Form number (if applicable): \n ATF Form 5320.24.\n \n \n Component: \n Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S"},{"title":"Importing Dual-Use Frames, Receivers, or Barrels","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") proposes amending Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations to clarify that federal firearms licensees (\"FFLs\") may lawfully import frames, receivers, or barrels that may be used on both sporting and non-sporting firearms (\"dual-use frames, receivers, or barrels\") if, at the time imported, there is an identified firearm sporting configuration for the frame, receiver, or barrel. Further, once the frame, receiver, or barrel is in the United States, a dual-use frame, receiver, or barrel may be used to assemble a sporting, non- sporting, or National Firearms Act (\"NFA\") firearm, provided assembling such firearm complies with other federal firearms laws.","document_number":"2026-09163","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/08/2026-09163/importing-dual-use-frames-receivers-or-barrels","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-08/pdf/2026-09163.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09163.pdf?1778157916","publication_date":"2026-05-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"in for scientific or research purposes, a statement describing such purpose; or \n (B) If a firearm or ammunition for competition or training pursuant to 10 U.S.C. chapter 401, a statement describing such intended use; or \n (C) If an unserviceable firearm (other than a <span class=\"match\">machine</span> <span class=\"match\">gun</span>) being imported as a curio or museum piece, a description of how it was rendered unserviceable and an explanation of why it is a curio or museum piece; or \n (D) If a firearm other than a surplus military firearm, of a type that does not fall within the definition of a firearm"},{"title":"Firearm Activities in Foreign Trade Zones, Customs-Bonded Warehouses","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") proposes amending the definition of \"importation\" in the implementing regulations for the Gun Control Act (\"GCA\") and the National Firearms Act (\"NFA\"). Specifically, the rule proposes to create an exclusion from the GCA and NFA's import requirements for items brought into a customs-bonded warehouse (\"CBW\") (in addition to the existing exclusion for a foreign-trade zone (\"FTZ\")). The proposed modification to the definition would also remove the condition that items may be brought into FTZs and CBWs only \"for storage.\" The proposed rule does not exempt merchandise from any applicable customs requirements.","document_number":"2026-09162","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/08/2026-09162/firearm-activities-in-foreign-trade-zones-customs-bonded-warehouses","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-08/pdf/2026-09162.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09162.pdf?1778157915","publication_date":"2026-05-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"except that a firearm, firearm barrel, or ammunition brought into a foreign-trade zone or customs-bonded warehouse is not imported for purposes of this part until the item is removed from such a facility into the United States or any possession thereof.\n \n \n \n \n PART 479—<span class=\"match\">MACHINE</span> <span class=\"match\">GUNS</span>, DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, AND CERTAIN OTHER FIREARMS \n \n 3. The authority citation for part 479 continues to read as follows: \n \n Authority: \n 26 U.S.C. 5801-5822; 26 U.S.C. 7801; 26 U.S.C. 7805. \n \n 4. Amend § 479.11 by revising the definition of “Importation”, including"},{"title":"Fingerprint and Photograph Requirements for Firearms Applications","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") proposes amending regulatory requirements to submit fingerprints and photographs with firearms applications. Currently, applicants must submit 2\" x 2\" passport-style photographs and either one or two fingerprint cards, depending on the application type. ATF proposes that all applicants, whether individuals or responsible persons (\"RPs\") for entity applicants, could instead submit a copy of a photo ID, and that individuals and Gun Control Act RPs would submit just one fingerprint card. RPs under the National Firearms Act would submit one fingerprint card only if needed to facilitate a background check.","document_number":"2026-13587","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/06/2026-13587/fingerprint-and-photograph-requirements-for-firearms-applications","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-06/pdf/2026-13587.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13587.pdf?1782996322","publication_date":"2026-07-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"regulations pertaining to matters within ATF's jurisdiction, including under the NFA, GCA, and Title XI of the Organized Crime Control Act. ATF's jurisdiction also includes the Arms Export Control Act and the Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act.\n \n \n \n The NFA applies to <span class=\"match\">machine</span> <span class=\"match\">guns</span>; shotguns having a barrel or barrels of less than 18 inches in length; rifles having a barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length; weapons made from a rifle or shotgun with an overall length of less than 26 inches or with a barrel or barrels of less than 16 or"},{"title":"Conforming Change for Approving a Making Application","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") is amending Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations to require that a National Instant Criminal Background Check System background check be performed as part of the approval process to make a National Firearms Act (\"NFA\") firearm. ATF already conducts such background checks as part of its processing and this amendment to the regulation simply ensures that the regulations addressing NFA processes are consistent with the statutory requirements.","document_number":"2026-08931","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/06/2026-08931/conforming-change-for-approving-a-making-application","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-06/pdf/2026-08931.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08931.pdf?1777985130","publication_date":"2026-05-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"NFA, <span class=\"match\">Gun</span> Control Act, and Title XI of the Organized Crime Control Act. ATF's jurisdiction also includes those portions of sec. 38 of the Arms Export Control Act pertaining to permanently importing defense articles and services and the Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act.\n \n \n The regulations in 27 CFR part 479 contain procedural and substantive requirements for importing, making, exporting, transferring, taxing, identifying, registering, and dealing in <span class=\"match\">machine</span> <span class=\"match\">guns</span>, destructive devices, and certain other firearms. The NFA applies to <span class=\"match\">machine</span> guns"},{"title":"Definition of “Engaged in the Business” as a Dealer in Firearms","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Justice (\"Department\") is amending Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") regulations to implement the provisions of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act that broaden the definition of when a person is considered \"engaged in the business\" (\"EIB\") as a dealer in firearms other than a gunsmith or pawnbroker. This final rule incorporates the BSCA's definitions of \"predominantly earn a profit\" (\"PEP\") and \"terrorism,\" and amends the regulatory definitions of \"principal objective of livelihood and profit\" and \"engaged in the business\" to ensure each conforms with the BSCA's statutory changes and can be relied upon by the public. The rule also clarifies what it means for a person to be \"engaged in the business\" of dealing in firearms and to have the intent to \"predominantly earn a profit\" from the sale or disposition of firearms. In addition, it clarifies the term \"dealer\" and defines the term \"responsible person.\" These clarifications and definitions assist persons in understanding when they are required to have a license to deal in firearms. Consistent with the Gun Control Act (\"GCA\") and existing regulations, the rule also defines the term \"personal collection\" to clarify when persons are not \"engaged in the business\" because they make only occasional sales to enhance a personal collection or for a hobby, or if the firearms they sell are all or part of a personal collection. This rule further addresses the procedures that former licensees, and responsible persons acting on behalf of such licensees, must follow when they liquidate business inventory upon revocation or other termination of their license. Finally, the rule clarifies that a licensee transferring a firearm to another licensee must do so by following the verification and recordkeeping procedures in the regulations, rather than by using a Firearms Transaction Record, ATF Form 4473.","document_number":"2024-07838","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/19/2024-07838/definition-of-engaged-in-the-business-as-a-dealer-in-firearms","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-19/pdf/2024-07838.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-07838.pdf?1713444333","publication_date":"2024-04-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"and at <span class=\"match\">gun</span> shows, and that the loophole that allows legal purchase of firearms at <span class=\"match\">gun</span> shows is a tragedy. A licensee commented with the following example from his 20 years of selling firearms: “[t]here are 100s of <span class=\"match\">guns</span> sold at every <span class=\"match\">gun</span> show with no background check whatsoever. I see the same dealers at every show with tables full of <span class=\"match\">guns</span> selling to anyone with cash. I have had people who were denied in the NICS background check [I had conducted,] only to see them walk out with a <span class=\"match\">gun</span>. I beg of you to change the law to where EVERYONE at <span class=\"match\">gun</span> shows"},{"title":"Export Control Reform-Conforming References to Department of Commerce","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") is amending Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations to make administrative and technical clarifying revisions. These revisions add conforming references to the Department of Commerce in the relevant processes, and respond to regulatory changes already made by the Departments of Commerce and State that have effectively divided export and temporary import controls between those two agencies. The revisions also make minor technical amendments to punctuation for better clarity.","document_number":"2026-08927","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/06/2026-08927/export-control-reform-conforming-references-to-department-of-commerce","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-06/pdf/2026-08927.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08927.pdf?1777985130","publication_date":"2026-05-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"specifically to close the parenthetical phrase that ends after the citation “18 U.S.C. 921(a)(3),” and to change the term “Customs” to the term “Customs and Border Protection” and its subsequent abbreviation, to conform with that agency's preference. \n B. 27 CFR Part 479, <span class=\"match\">Machine</span> <span class=\"match\">Guns</span>, Destructive Devices, and Certain Other Firearms \n This direct final rule also amends the requirements at § 479.122(b), on exporting firearms caliber .22 or larger, by adding a conforming reference to the Department of Commerce—“other authorization from” in addition to"},{"title":"Clarifying Special (Occupational) Tax Payments Per Business Activity","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") proposes amending Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations to clarify that a person engaged in the business of dealing, importing, or manufacturing firearms regulated under the National Firearms Act must pay a special (occupational) tax (\"SOT\") for each business activity conducted at the same location. However, they are not required to pay a tax for each license they have at that location if the licenses are for the same type of business activity. The rule proposes clarifying that licensees pay one SOT per business activity (manufacturing, importing, or dealing).","document_number":"2026-08923","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/06/2026-08923/clarifying-special-occupational-tax-payments-per-business-activity","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-06/pdf/2026-08923.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08923.pdf?1777985129","publication_date":"2026-05-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"to the Director to issue regulations pertaining to matters within ATF's jurisdiction, including under the NFA, <span class=\"match\">Gun</span> Control Act, and Title XI of the Organized Crime Control Act. ATF's jurisdiction also includes those portions of sec. 38 of the Arms Export Control Act pertaining to permanently importing defense articles and services and the Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act.\n \n \n Firearms subject to NFA provisions include <span class=\"match\">machine</span> <span class=\"match\">guns</span>, a shotgun having a barrel or barrels of less than 18 inches in length, a rifle having a barrel or barrels of less"},{"title":"Selecting Biological Sex on ATF Forms","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") proposes amending Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations to make clear that when individuals complete ATF forms for firearms or explosives, they should select their biological sex under the question on \"sex.\"","document_number":"2026-08932","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/06/2026-08932/selecting-biological-sex-on-atf-forms","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-06/pdf/2026-08932.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08932.pdf?1777985130","publication_date":"2026-05-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"either male or female and does not include the concept of gender identity. Individuals completing forms required by this part should select their biological sex. Each form must be executed under penalties of perjury, if the form or the regulation so provide.” \n \n PART 479—<span class=\"match\">MACHINE</span> <span class=\"match\">GUNS</span>, DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, AND CERTAIN OTHER FIREARMS \n \n 3. The authority citation for 27 CFR part 479 continues to read as follows: \n \n \n Authority: \n 26 U.S.C. 5801-5822; 26 U.S.C. 7801; 26 U.S.C. 7805. \n \n \n § 479.21 \n \n \n 4. In § 479.21, remove from paragraph (a) the fourth"},{"title":"Converting Temporary to Permanent Imports for Defense Articles","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") proposes to amend Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations regarding the permanent import provisions of the Arms Export Control Act (\"AECA\"). The proposed rule would allow importers to apply for ATF authorization to convert items imported temporarily-- under a Department of State (\"DOS\") authorization or under the entry clearance requirements for temporary imports in the Export Administration Regulations (\"EAR\") maintained by the Department of Commerce (\"DOC\")--to permanent imports in compliance with other applicable federal firearms laws, without having to export and then reimport the items.","document_number":"2026-09164","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/08/2026-09164/converting-temporary-to-permanent-imports-for-defense-articles","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-08/pdf/2026-09164.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09164.pdf?1778157916","publication_date":"2026-05-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"Importation).\n \n \n \n 3 \n  The GCA, NFA, and AECA use the older term “importation,” but in accord with the Plain Writing Act, ATF is updating its regulations to use the term “importing” instead. The two terms should be read as interchangeable.\n \n \n \n The NFA, which regulates <span class=\"match\">machine</span> <span class=\"match\">guns</span>, firearm silencers, destructive devices, and a narrower class of other firearms than does the GCA, \n see \n 26 U.S.C. 5845(a), further restricts the reasons for which the items under its purview may be imported, \n see \n 26 U.S.C. 5844. Like the GCA, the NFA does not define"},{"title":"Registering NFA Firearms That Fall Out of Government Contract","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") proposes amending Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations implementing a statutory exemption and a statutory authority to grant relief from certain National Firearms Act (\"NFA\") requirements to better distinguish between them. ATF also proposes to amend manufacturer registration requirements to include a provision granting relief to manufacturers from registering firearms they manufacture for the U.S. Government (\"USG\"). In conjunction with this, ATF is proposing a new provision permitting manufacturers to register such firearms \"late\"--after the existing regulatory window for registering manufactured firearms--if they fall out of USG contract.","document_number":"2026-13586","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/06/2026-13586/registering-nfa-firearms-that-fall-out-of-government-contract","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-06/pdf/2026-13586.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13586.pdf?1782996321","publication_date":"2026-07-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"Director to issue regulations pertaining to matters within ATF's jurisdiction, including under the NFA, <span class=\"match\">Gun</span> Control Act, and Title XI of the Organized Crime Control Act. ATF's jurisdiction also includes those portions of sec. 38 of the Arms Export Control Act pertaining to permanently importing defense articles and services and the Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act.\n \n \n The NFA, at 26 U.S.C. 5845(a), defines “firearm” to include <span class=\"match\">machine</span> <span class=\"match\">guns</span>, a shotgun having a barrel or barrels of less than 18 inches in length, a rifle having a barrel or barrels"},{"title":"Removing Factoring Criteria for Firearms With Attached “Stabilizing Braces”","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") is proposing to amend Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations on firearms with attached stabilizing braces. Courts have found that ATF's revisions in the 2023 final rule on the same topic violated the Administrative Procedure Act. Several courts have enjoined, stayed, or vacated the final rule, which has rarely been in effect. ATF is therefore proposing to remove from the regulatory definitions of \"rifle\" the two paragraphs added by the 2023 final rule that defined the term \"designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder.\"","document_number":"2026-08930","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/06/2026-08930/removing-factoring-criteria-for-firearms-with-attached-stabilizing-braces","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-06/pdf/2026-08930.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08930.pdf?1777985130","publication_date":"2026-05-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"5841, 5845. Additionally, NFA firearms were generally subject to special making and transfer taxes. However, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act became law on July 4, 2025, and it amended the NFA to require that the making and transfer taxes for all NFA firearms, other than <span class=\"match\">machine</span> <span class=\"match\">guns</span> and destructive devices, be reduced to $0 effective January 1, 2026. A weapon classified as a “firearm” under only the GCA is not subject to transfer taxes or additional registration, even though it is still subject to record-keeping requirements, serialization, interstate"},{"title":"Definition of “Engaged in the Business” as a Dealer in Firearms","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Justice (\"Department\") proposes amending Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") regulations to implement the provisions of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (\"BSCA\"), effective June 25, 2022, that broaden the definition of when a person is considered \"engaged in the business\" as a dealer in firearms other than a gunsmith or pawnbroker. This proposed rule incorporates the BSCA's definition of \"predominantly earn a profit,\" creates a stand-alone definition of \"terrorism,\" and amends the definitions of \"principal objective of livelihood and profit\" and \"engaged in the business\" to ensure each conforms with the BSCA's statutory changes and can be relied upon by the public. The proposed rule also clarifies what it means for a person to be \"engaged in the business\" of dealing in firearms, and to have the intent to \"predominantly earn a profit\" from the sale or disposition of firearms. In addition, it clarifies the term \"dealer,\" including how that term applies to auctioneers, and defines the term \"responsible person.\" These proposed changes would assist persons in understanding when they are required to have a license to deal in firearms. Consistent with the Gun Control Act (\"GCA\") and existing regulations, the proposed rule also defines the term \"personal collection\" to clarify when persons are not \"engaged in the business\" because they make only occasional sales to enhance a personal collection, or for a hobby, or if the firearms they sell are all or part of a personal collection. This proposed rule further addresses the lawful ways in which former licensees, and responsible persons acting on behalf of such licensees, may liquidate business inventory upon revocation or other termination of their license. Finally, the proposed rule clarifies that a licensee transferring a firearm to another licensee must do so by following the verification and recordkeeping procedures instead of using a Firearms Transaction Record, ATF Form 4473.","document_number":"2023-19177","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/09/08/2023-19177/definition-of-engaged-in-the-business-as-a-dealer-in-firearms","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-09-08/pdf/2023-19177.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-19177.pdf?1694090715","publication_date":"2023-09-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"“fire-sale loophole.” \n See \n Dan McCue, \n Booker Bill Takes Aim at <span class=\"match\">Gun</span> Fire Sale Loophole, \n The Well News (Sept. 9, 2022), \n https://www.thewellnews.com/<span class=\"match\">guns</span>/booker-bill-takes-aim-at-<span class=\"match\">gun</span>-fire-sale-loophole/; \n Shira Toeplitz, \n Ackerman proposes <span class=\"match\">gun</span>-control bill to close `firesale loophole', \n Politico (Jan. 12, 2011), \n https://www.politico.com/blogs/on-congress/2011/01/ackerman-proposes-<span class=\"match\">gun</span>-control-bill-to-close-firesale-loophole-032289; \n Annie Linskey, \n Closed store is a source of <span class=\"match\">guns</span>, \n The Baltimore Sun (Apr. 15, 2008), \n https://www.baltimoresun"}]}