National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc.
Trade associationSupport
Administrative burden reduction
Regulatory burden and cost
Repeal of youth handgun safety act notice
Removing Youth Handgun Safety Act Notice
ATF-2026-0166-0001NPRM
Comments
97
Last activity Jul 28, 2026
Deadline
3 days
Closes Aug 7, 2026
Net supportiSupport minus oppose · campaigns included
+80%
+80% excluding campaigns
Document
Details
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- Title
- Removing Youth Handgun Safety Act Notice
- Posted
- May 8, 2026
- Comment period
- May 8, 2026 – Aug 7, 2026
- FR Doc
- 2026-09165
- CFR
- 27 CFR Part 478
- Topics
Analysis
Overview
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Stance breakdown
+80%
Net support
Support87Oppose9Other1
Aggregates include form-letter campaigns. Excluding them, net support is +80% across organic comments.
Who commented
Breakdown by commenter type.
Business
8
Individual
86
Trade association
2
Other
1
Comments over time
Weekly arrivals, stacked by stance.
Posted May 8, 2026Deadline Aug 7, 2026
May 4May 18Jun 8Jun 22Jul 6Jul 20Jul 27
Support87Oppose9Other1
Support × commenter type
How each type splits across stance.
Support
Oppose
Other
Individual
90%
9%
1%
Business
100%
0%
0%
Trade association
100%
0%
0%
Other
0%
100%
0%
Issues raised
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Repeal of youth handgun safety act notice47
Administrative burden reduction30
Regulatory authority and scope27
Administrative burden on ffls26
Regulatory burden and cost22
Signage requirements8
Ineffectiveness of pamphlet requirement6
Public safety awareness requirements6
Constitutional rights requirements4
Gun safety education requirements2
Position map
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| Organization | Administrative burden reduction | Regulatory burden and cost | Repeal of youth handgun safety act notice |
|---|---|---|---|
National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. Trade associationSupport The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) supports the ATF's proposal to remove the requirement for federal firearm |
Comments
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- Jul 25, 2026Larry HunterOpposeIndividualRead comment →
- Jul 24, 2026Anonymous AnonymousSupportIndividual
An individual gun owner supports the proposed rule to remove the Youth Handgun Safety Act Notice, arguing that the ATF is overstepping its regulatory authority and should only enforce laws actually authorized by Congress.
Read comment → - Jul 20, 2026Andrew DeorioSupportIndividualRead comment →
- May 9, 2026Anonymous AnonymousSupportIndividualRead comment →