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ATF Registry Rule: Comment Now

admin · 2026-05-26T16:11:34.925Z

The ATF comment period on records retention is open right now, and it's the kind of thing that quietly closes before most people hear about it. "ATF's own 1985 rulemaking acknowledged that the law-enforcement value of firearms records drops sharply after 10–15 years. ATF also admitted to Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX) that the agency has no ability to link crime gun traces to actual prosecutions." So by ATF's own accounting, the data loses investigative value inside 15 years — but the proposal k...

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ATF Registry Rule: Comment Now

ATF's proposed rule would keep your Form 4473 purchase records on file for up to 60 years — 30 with the dealer, 30 more with ATF after it closes. The comment window is open now, and GOA has a model comment ready to submit.

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