Firearms Law Alerts Archives

[Proposed Rule] Implementation of Public Law 103-322, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994

FFL-BRO LawWatch detected a firearms-industry legal update. Status: Proposed Rule Jurisdiction: Federal Effective date: Not detected Comment deadline: Not detected Source: View original source Summary This temporary rule implements the provisions of Public Law 103-322, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. These regulations implement the law by restricting the manufacture, transfer, […]

[Proposed Rule] Machine Guns, Destructive Devices and Certain Other Firearms; Background Checks for Responsible Persons of a Corporation, Trust or Other Legal Entity With Respect To Making or Transferring a Firearm

FFL-BRO LawWatch detected a firearms-industry legal update. Status: Proposed Rule Jurisdiction: Federal Effective date: Not detected Comment deadline: Not detected Source: View original source Summary The Department of Justice proposes amending Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) regulations that concern the making or transferring of a firearm under the National Firearms Act (NFA). […]

[Final Rule] Commerce in Firearms and Ammunition-Reporting Theft or Loss of Firearms in Transit (2007R-9P)

FFL-BRO LawWatch detected a firearms-industry legal update. Status: Final Rule Jurisdiction: Federal Effective date: Not detected Comment deadline: Not detected Source: View original source Summary The Department of Justice is amending the regulations of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) concerning the statutory reporting requirement for firearms that have been stolen or […]

[Final Rule] Machineguns, Destructive Devices and Certain Other Firearms; Background Checks for Responsible Persons of a Trust or Legal Entity With Respect To Making or Transferring a Firearm

FFL-BRO LawWatch detected a firearms-industry legal update. Status: Final Rule Jurisdiction: Federal Effective date: Not detected Comment deadline: Not detected Source: View original source Summary The Department of Justice is amending the regulations of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) regarding the making or transferring of a firearm under the National Firearms […]

[Proposed Rule] Definition of “Frame or Receiver” and Identification of Firearms

FFL-BRO LawWatch detected a firearms-industry legal update. Status: Proposed Rule Jurisdiction: Federal Effective date: Not detected Comment deadline: Not detected Source: View original source Summary The Department of Justice ("Department") proposes amending Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") regulations to provide new regulatory definitions of "firearm frame or receiver" and "frame or receiver" […]

[Rulemaking] Definition of “Frame or Receiver” and Identification of Firearms

FFL-BRO LawWatch detected a firearms-industry legal update. Status: Rulemaking Jurisdiction: Federal Effective date: Not detected Comment deadline: Not detected Source: View original source Summary The Department of Justice ("Department") is amending Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") regulations to remove and replace the regulatory definitions of "firearm frame or receiver" and "frame or […]

[Proposed Rule] Definition of “Engaged in the Business” as a Dealer in Firearms

FFL-BRO LawWatch detected a firearms-industry legal update. Status: Proposed Rule Jurisdiction: Federal Effective date: June 25, 2022 Comment deadline: Not detected Source: View original source Summary The Department of Justice ("Department") proposes amending Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") regulations to implement the provisions of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act ("BSCA"), effective June […]

[Final Rule] Definition of “Engaged in the Business” as a Dealer in Firearms

FFL-BRO LawWatch detected a firearms-industry legal update. Status: Final Rule Jurisdiction: Federal Effective date: Not detected Comment deadline: Not detected Source: View original source Summary The Department of Justice ("Department") is amending Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") regulations to implement the provisions of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act that broaden the definition […]

[Proposed Rule] Revising Non-Over-the-Counter Firearms Transaction Requirements

FFL-BRO LawWatch detected a firearms-industry legal update. Status: Proposed Rule Jurisdiction: Federal Effective date: Not detected Comment deadline: Not detected Source: View original source Summary Federal law permits federal firearms licensees ("FFLs") to transfer firearms to a person residing in the same state but who does not appear in person. These are "non-over-the-counter" ("NOTC") sales. […]

[Proposed Rule] Firearms Electronic Record-Keeping

FFL-BRO LawWatch detected a firearms-industry legal update. Status: Proposed Rule Jurisdiction: Federal Effective date: Not detected Comment deadline: Not detected Source: View original source Summary The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") proposes amending Department of Justice ("Department") regulations to authorize federal firearms licensees ("FFLs" or "licensees") to generate, maintain, and store records […]