Comment on FR Doc # 2026-08932
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Summary: The commenter opposes the proposal to select biological sex on ATF forms, arguing that it is an overreach of authority that does not contribute to the ATF's mission of public safety. They contend that the agency lacks the authority to adjudicate sex and that the collection of this data is a waste of resources.
Selecting Biological Sex on ATF Forms, as proposed, is a blatant overreach of state power, ATF mission creep, a waste of resources, gross negligence of scientific consensus on biology, and a violation of established case law. For these reasons, and more, this proposal must be summarily rejected as it is not a legitimate, necessary, or productive regulatory action.
Most obviously, why is it the business of the ATF what sex a gun owner was assigned at birth? What benefit does that actually confer onto public safety? The mission statement of the ATF is “… protects American communities from violent crime driven by the illegal use of firearms, explosives, and acts of arson”, how does the enforced collection of sex assigned at birth contribute to that goal? Congress authorizes the ATF to have the authority to determine whether or not someone is prohibited from possessing firearms, not to adjudicate the validity of one’s sex.