Comments
147
Awaiting comments
Deadline
54 days
Closes Aug 7, 2026
Net support
-7%
Support minus oppose · campaigns included
-7% excluding campaigns
Document
Details
The document's own metadata, straight from regulations.gov.
- Posted
- May 8, 2026
- Comment period
- May 8, 2026 – Aug 7, 2026
- Agency
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)
- FR Doc
- 2026-09182
- CFR
- 27 CFR Part 478
Analysis
Overview
What the public is saying — stance, who's commenting, and the issues they raise.
Analyzed 147 of 147 comments
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Stance breakdown
-7%
Net support
Support62Oppose73Other12
Showing organic comments only. With campaigns included, net support is -7%.
Who commented
Breakdown by commenter type, organic comments only.
Business
6
Individual
141
Comments over time
Weekly arrivals, stacked by stance, organic only.
Posted May 8, 2026Deadline Aug 7, 2026
Support62Oppose73Other12
Support × commenter type
How each type splits across stance.
Issues raised
The docket's canonical issues. Select one to filter the Explorer.
second amendment rights infringement44
→form 4473 and id requirements40
→form usability and complexity31
→modernization and administrative burden26
→electronic record keeping requirements9
→ffl section layout and size9
→medical cannabis protections8
→national registry concerns8
→agency existence and authority2
→
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