Comment on FR Doc # 2026-08918

As a Michigan Concealed Pistol License holder, I have an interest in clear and consistent standards for when my CPL qualifies as a Brady Act alternative. GOF litigation already compelled ATF to reinstate Brady Alternative status for Michigan CPL holders — this rule should codify and protect that status permanently. I support the proposed rule clarifying the standards for when a state-issued permit qualifies as an alternative to a NICS background check, and urge ATF to use this rulemaking to permanently codify Brady Alternative status for Michigan Concealed Pistol License holders . GOA's Gun Owners Foundation previously compelled ATF to reinstate Brady Alternative status for Michigan CPL holders after the Biden administration improperly revoked it. The current rule provides an opportunity to codify that outcome in binding regulatory text so that it cannot be administratively revoked again without notice-and-comment rulemaking. I urge ATF to include Michigan's CPL in any qualifying permit framework established by the final rule, and to specify clearly that ATF may not remove a state permit from qualifying status without a full rulemaking process. Law-abiding Michigan CPL holders who have undergone extensive background investigations to obtain their licenses should not face redundant federal background checks at the point of purchase. I urge ATF to finalize this rule with Michigan explicitly protected.