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Clarifying Interstate Transportation of Firearms under the Gun Control Act

ATF-2026-0133-0001NPRM
Comments
2,339
Last activity Aug 3, 2026
Deadline
1 day
Closes Aug 5, 2026
Net supportiSupport minus oppose · campaigns included
+98%
+97% excluding campaigns
Document

Details

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Title
Clarifying Interstate Transportation of Firearms under the Gun Control Act
Posted
May 6, 2026
Comment period
May 6, 2026 – Aug 5, 2026
Agency
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)
FR Doc
2026-08916
CFR
27 CFR Part 478
Topics
View on regulations.gov ↗
Analysis

Overview

What the public is saying — stance, who's commenting, and the issues they raise.

Include campaigns
Analyzed 2,338 of 2,339 comments
100%· analysis in progress

Stance breakdown

+98%
Net support
Support2,302Oppose19Other17Not yet analyzed1
Aggregates include form-letter campaigns. Excluding them, net support is +97% across organic comments.

Who commented

Breakdown by commenter type.

Business
103
Individual
2,225
Government
2
Trade association
4
Advocacy
2
Other
2
Not yet analyzed
1

Comments over time

Weekly arrivals, stacked by stance.

Posted May 6, 2026Deadline Aug 5, 2026
May 4May 18Jun 1Jun 15Jun 29Jul 13Jul 27Aug 3
Support2,302Oppose19Other17

Support × commenter type

How each type splits across stance.

Support
Oppose
Other
Individual
98%
1%
1%
Business
100%
0%
0%
Trade association
100%
0%
0%
Government
100%
0%
0%
Advocacy
100%
0%
0%
Other
50%
0%
50%

Issues raised

The docket's canonical issues. Select one to browse its comments.

Support for proposed rule2,110
→
Legal certainty for interstate travel1,241
→
Interstate travel rights900
→
Support for rule adoption696
→
Safe travel for gun owners321
→
Firearm transportation requirements242
→
Safe harbor for travel activities208
→
Second amendment rights97
→
Freedom of movement76
→
Ease of transportation62
→

Position map

Who stands where on each issue?

Every non-silent position is backed by an excerpt from the comment.

3 organizations filed this week — visible to subscribers.
National Rifle Association
Trade associationSupport
Safe harbor for travel activities
Support for proposed rule
Second amendment rights
National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc.
Trade associationSupport
Safe harbor for travel activities
Support for proposed rule
Storage flexibility for travelers

48 organization-typed comments could not be identified.

Form letters

Campaigns

Organized form-letter drives, separated from organic one-off comments.

21%of comments arrived through 2 form-letter campaigns — 484 of 2,339 comments. 1,529 are organic, and 326 are still being processed for campaign detection.
Campaign484Organic1,529Not yet determined326
⚑
Support for RIN 1140-AA73 Rulemaking
Sponsor unknown
44218.9% of total
Support
⚑
Support Firearms Transportation Clarifications
Sponsor unknown
421.8% of total
Support
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