Comment on FR Doc # 2026-08918
Clinton HallSupportIndividual
Summary: A North Carolina Concealed Handgun Permit holder supports the proposed rule to allow permit substitution for background checks. The commenter argues that permit holders have already undergone rigorous vetting and that redundant NICS checks are unnecessary and treat them as suspects.
I am a North Carolina Concealed Handgun Permit holder writing in strong support of this proposed rule. Obtaining my CHP required a full FBI fingerprint check and a thorough review of my disqualifying history — a more rigorous process than a standard NICS check. [Add your perspective — e.g., "I have held my CHP for X years and purchase firearms regularly. Being forced through a redundant NICS check every time treats me as a suspect despite my verified status" or "As an FFL, I support reducing duplicative background check requirements for thoroughly vetted permit holders."] Congress authorized permit substitution for exactly this reason. I urge ATF to finalize this rule. RIN 1140-AA85.