Comment on FR Doc # 2026-08929
Anonymous AnonymousOpposeIndividual
Summary: The commenter opposes the proposed firearm records retention period, arguing that it creates a de-facto registry that violates the Second Amendment. They claim there is no historical precedent for such a registry under the Bruen test and express concern that the records could be abused by the government.
Congress has not given the ATF the power to create a proxy registry of firearm records that could be abused by an anti-freedom and anti-2A administration to terrorize law-abiding gun owners just as they did J-6ers. Additionally, there is no historical precedent under the Supreme Court’s Bruen test for a firearm registry, so the rule as it stands clearly violates the 2nd Amendment. ATF should bring the amount of time records are held to 0 years or justify under the Bruen standard which historical precedent gives it the power to enforce a law requiring a de-facto registry.