Comments
3,787
Awaiting comments
Deadline
52 days
Closes Aug 5, 2026
Net support
-93%
Support minus oppose · campaigns included
-65% excluding campaigns
Document
Details
The document's own metadata, straight from regulations.gov.
- Posted
- May 6, 2026
- Comment period
- May 6, 2026 – Aug 5, 2026
- Agency
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)
- FR Doc
- 2026-08929
- CFR
- 27 CFR Part 478
Analysis
Overview
What the public is saying — stance, who's commenting, and the issues they raise.
Analyzed 2,624 of 3,787 comments
69%· analysis in progress
Stance breakdown
-93%
Net support
Support74Oppose2,511Other39Not yet analyzed1,163
Aggregates include form-letter campaigns. Excluding them, net support is -65% across organic comments.
Who commented
Breakdown by commenter type.
Business
2
Individual
2,613
Advocacy
3
Other
6
Not yet analyzed
1,163
Comments over time
Weekly arrivals, stacked by stance.
Posted May 6, 2026Deadline Aug 5, 2026
Support74Oppose2,511Other39
Support × commenter type
How each type splits across stance.
Issues raised
The docket's canonical issues. Select one to filter the Explorer.
Form letters
Campaigns
Organized form-letter drives, separated from organic one-off comments.
81%of comments arrived through a form-letter campaign — 3,056 of 3,787 comments. 623 are organic, and 108 are still being processed for campaign detection.
Campaign3,056Organic623Not yet determined108
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Oppose ATF Firearm Records Retention Rule
Organized by Gun Owners of America
3,05680.7% of total
Oppose
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