Comment on FR Doc # 2026-08929
Arizona Citizens Defense LeagueSupportIndividual
Summary: Christopher L Bennett, a private citizen, argues that the ATF should adopt the shortest possible records retention periods permitted by law. He expresses concern that long-term retention of firearm records violates privacy rights and could lead to the creation of a functional firearms registry.
To the Director of the ATF,
I would like to state that hey booze any changes to your arms record retention. Specifically:
1. ATF should adopt the shortest possible records retention period permitted by law.
2. ATF should not retain out-of-business dealer records for decades.
3. Records containing the personal information of lawful firearms purchasers should be destroyed as soon as legally permissible.
4.ATF must not use record retention rules to create or maintain a functional firearms registry.
5. Long-tem retention of Form 4473 and related dealer records raises serious privacy, statutory, and constitutional concerns.
6.Law-abiding gun owners should not have their personal information warehoused by the federal government for 20, 30, or 60 years.
This is a privacy issue and most likely violation of the second amendment other constitutional rights are not tracked and recorded and maintained in databases with the federal government for decades.
Sincerely,
Christopher L Bennett
United States citizen and AZ Registered Voter