Comment on FR Doc # 2026-08930
Spencer PopeSupportIndividual
Summary: The commenter supports the removal of factoring criteria for firearms with stabilizing braces, arguing that the previous rule was an unlawful interpretation of the NFA. They advocate for a return to pre-2023 interpretations and believe any changes to the NFA should be handled by Congress rather than the ATF.
I am in full support of Removing Factoring Criteria for Firearms With Attached “Stabilizing Braces”. The rule was extremely confusing and was an unlawful reversal of established precedent set by ATF regarding enforcement of braced firearms. Imposing the threat of NFA non-compliance penalties on Americans all over the country for purchasing an item(s) that has been established as lawful for many years was an unlawful weaponization of the executive branch. If braced firearms are to fall under the purview of the NFA it is the responsibility of Congress to amend the NFA to fit that goal, not the enforcement agency to interpret the law to fit their own aims. I recognize the great lengths ATF is going to in order to right some of the wrongs of the past and commend Robert Cedaka, Robert Leinder, and all other leadership who are being forthright and bringing the agency into a new light. I wish to see the Removing Factoring Criteria for Firearms With Attached “Stabilizing Braces” enacted and the return to pre 2023 interpretation of braced fireams.