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The criteria are designed to ensure that the fundamental right of the people to keep and bear arms is not unduly infringed, that those people granted relief are not likely to act in a manner dangerous to public safety, and that granting such relief would not be contrary to the public interest.","action":"Final rule.","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"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Attorney General"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2026/08/20/2026-16981.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"478","title":27},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"0","title":28},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"25","title":28},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"107","title":28}],"citation":"91 FR 54054","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This rule is effective September 21, 2026. 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