Firearm Records Retention Periods
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- Title
- Firearm Records Retention Periods
- Posted
- May 6, 2026
- Comment period
- May 6, 2026 – Aug 5, 2026
- FR Doc
- 2026-08929
- CFR
- 27 CFR Part 478
- Topics
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Stance breakdown
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| Organization | Constitutionality of registration | Privacy and record retention | Record retention period length |
|---|
1 organization-typed comment could not be identified.
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- May 13, 2026Orange City GunsOpposeIndividual
The commenter opposes the proposed rule because they believe the retention periods (such as 20 or 30 years) are still too long and violate the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act of 1986. They argue that the rule fails to sufficiently protect gun owners' privacy and call for the shortest possible retention period, ideally zero years, to prevent the creation of a de facto federal registry.
Read comment → - May 12, 2026NRAOpposeIndividual
The commenter opposes the proposed rule because they believe the retention periods (such as 20 or 30 years) are still too long and violate the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act of 1986. They argue that the rule fails to sufficiently protect gun owners' privacy and call for the shortest possible retention period, ideally zero years, to prevent the creation of a de facto federal registry.
Read comment → - May 12, 2026NRAOpposeIndividual
The commenter opposes the proposed rule because they believe the retention periods (such as 20 or 30 years) are still too long and violate the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act of 1986. They argue that the rule fails to sufficiently protect gun owners' privacy and call for the shortest possible retention period, ideally zero years, to prevent the creation of a de facto federal registry.
Read comment → - May 12, 2026GOAOpposeIndividual
The commenter opposes the proposed rule because they believe the retention periods (such as 20 or 30 years) are still too long and violate the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act of 1986. They argue that the rule fails to sufficiently protect gun owners' privacy and call for the shortest possible retention period, ideally zero years, to prevent the creation of a de facto federal registry.
Read comment → - May 12, 2026GOAOpposeIndividual
The commenter opposes the proposed rule because they believe the retention periods (such as 20 or 30 years) are still too long and violate the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act of 1986. They argue that the rule fails to sufficiently protect gun owners' privacy and call for the shortest possible retention period, ideally zero years, to prevent the creation of a de facto federal registry.
Read comment → - May 12, 2026Gun Owners of AmericaOpposeIndividual
The commenter opposes the proposed rule because they believe the retention periods (such as 20 or 30 years) are still too long and violate the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act of 1986. They argue that the rule fails to sufficiently protect gun owners' privacy and call for the shortest possible retention period, ideally zero years, to prevent the creation of a de facto federal registry.
Read comment → - May 12, 2026XL Tactical LLCOpposeIndividual
The commenter opposes the proposed rule because they believe the retention periods (such as 20 or 30 years) are still too long and violate the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act of 1986. They argue that the rule fails to sufficiently protect gun owners' privacy and call for the shortest possible retention period, ideally zero years, to prevent the creation of a de facto federal registry.
Read comment → - May 12, 2026Hunter Creations LLCOpposeIndividual
The commenter opposes the proposed rule because they believe the retention periods (such as 20 or 30 years) are still too long and violate the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act of 1986. They argue that the rule fails to sufficiently protect gun owners' privacy and call for the shortest possible retention period, ideally zero years, to prevent the creation of a de facto federal registry.
Read comment → - May 12, 2026Gun Owners of AmericaOpposeIndividual
The commenter opposes the proposed rule because they believe the retention periods (such as 20 or 30 years) are still too long and violate the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act of 1986. They argue that the rule fails to sufficiently protect gun owners' privacy and call for the shortest possible retention period, ideally zero years, to prevent the creation of a de facto federal registry.
Read comment → - May 12, 2026GOAOpposeIndividual
The commenter opposes the proposed rule because they believe the retention periods (such as 20 or 30 years) are still too long and violate the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act of 1986. They argue that the rule fails to sufficiently protect gun owners' privacy and call for the shortest possible retention period, ideally zero years, to prevent the creation of a de facto federal registry.
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