Comment on FR Doc # 2026-09162

I am writing to OPPOSE proposed rule RIN 1140-AA93. The proposed exemptions for Foreign Trade Zoness & Customs Bonded Warehouses create significant regulatory blind spots. These gaps undermine international efforts to combat transnational gun trafficking, particularly from the US to Mexico, Haiti and across the Americas, enabling gun importers to use these warehouses to assemble or modify the guns before sending them to the market. Many importers circumvent rules by importing parts to be later assembled into a war gun, like popular AK-47 type weapons highly demanded by cartels and gangs. Overruling a standard import verification hampers the ability for the US and foriegn authorities to trace weapons used in violent crimes. Century Arms International specializes in AK-47 rifles that are highly desired by Mexican cartels that have been designated as terrorist organizations by the Trump administration. According to new data released by ATF to Stop US Arms to Mexico, from January 2024 through April 2026, Century Arms weapons accounted for more than a third of all firearms that were purchased in the United States, trafficked to Mexico and recovered within a year of their purchase. Among recently purchased and trafficked firearms, Century Arms accounted for more crime guns in Mexico than the five largest gunmakers combined. This rule was drafted by this company for their benefit. Enough corruption! ATF, do your job: protect the people living in the United States from gun violence. Close the loopholes that criminal organizations exploit to traffic guns, people and drugs across the Americas which this rule would clearly facilitate. Thank you for your consideration.