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Removing Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached Stabilizing Braces

ATF-2026-0335-0001NPRM
Comments
305
Last activity Aug 3, 2026
Deadline
1 day
Closes Aug 5, 2026
Net supportiSupport minus oppose · campaigns included
+89%
+89% excluding campaigns
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Details

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Title
Removing Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached Stabilizing Braces
Posted
May 6, 2026
Comment period
May 6, 2026 – Aug 5, 2026
Agency
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)
FR Doc
2026-08930
CFR
27 CFR Parts 478 and 479
Topics
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Analysis

Overview

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

Include campaigns
Analyzed 303 of 305 comments
99%· analysis in progress

Stance breakdown

+89%
Net support
Support283Oppose14Other6Not yet analyzed2
Aggregates include form-letter campaigns. Excluding them, net support is +89% across organic comments.

Who commented

Breakdown by commenter type.

Business
1
Individual
299
Trade association
1
Advocacy
1
Other
1
Not yet analyzed
2

Comments over time

Weekly arrivals, stacked by stance.

Posted May 6, 2026Deadline Aug 5, 2026
May 4May 18Jun 1Jun 15Jun 29Jul 13Jul 27Aug 3
Support283Oppose14Other6

Support × commenter type

How each type splits across stance.

Support
Oppose
Other
Individual
94%
4%
2%
Business
100%
0%
0%
Trade association
100%
0%
0%
Advocacy
0%
100%
0%
Other
0%
0%
100%

Issues raised

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Reversal of stabilizing brace rule84
→
Support for rule finalization82
→
Regulatory clarity and consistency70
→
Clarity of language51
→
Remove brace rule44
→
Regulatory burden reduction42
→
Remove factoring criteria34
→
Firearm stabilizing brace criteria32
→
Second amendment rights30
→
Remove stabilizing brace rule28
→

Position map

Who stands where on each issue?

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

Gun Owners of America
AdvocacyOppose
Reversal of stabilizing brace rule
Second amendment rights
National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc.
Trade associationSupport
Reversal of stabilizing brace rule
Regulatory burden reduction
Remove factoring criteria
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