Comment on FR Doc # 2026-09163

U.S. Air Force veteran supporting expanded import rules for dual-use frames, receivers, and barrels. Restrictive import policies artificially limit consumer choice while favoring domestic manufacturers without competitive justification. American consumers benefit from broader market availability — price competition, innovation, accessibility. Many dual-use components serve lawful sporting, defensive, and professional purposes. Categorically excluding them based on foreign origin lacks statutory grounding and distorts market dynamics toward protected incumbents. This rollback aligns trade policy with Second Amendment implementation. Citizens deserve access to arms and components regardless of manufacturing geography, provided safety and tracing standards are maintained. Economic freedom and constitutional rights reinforce one another. Limiting supply without demonstrated security necessity serves neither objective. Support finalization.