Comment on FR Doc # 2026-09159
Clinton HallSupportIndividual
Summary: The commenter supports the proposed rule to define "willfully" for firearms violations, arguing that the current zero-tolerance enforcement policy unfairly penalizes law-abiding Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) for honest clerical errors. They advocate for a standard that protects good-faith actors from license revocation due to non-criminal mistakes.
I strongly support this proposed rule. ATF's zero-tolerance enforcement policy has caused serious harm to law-abiding gun dealers and their communities. My local gun shop, where I have been a customer for over a decade, was threatened with license revocation over a paperwork error that had no criminal intent whatsoever" or "As an FFL myself, I live in constant fear that an honest clerical mistake — a transposed digit, a missed checkbox — could cost me the license I built my business around" or "The loss of local FFLs to zero-tolerance enforcement has reduced access to firearms and services in my community. The legal standard of willfulness exists to protect good-faith actors. I urge ATF to finalize this rule and end the zero-tolerance policy permanently. RIN 1140-AA88.