Right now, under policies from the Biden era, those records can be held indefinitely once a dealer goes out of business.
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GOA: ATF’s New Rule Holds Your Records For 60 Years!
BY Larry Z Published: May 11, 2026 { 3 comments }ATF Rolls Back Biden-Era Gun Rules in Sweeping 34-Policy Shift
BY Larry Z Published: April 30, 2026 { 15 comments }Supporters within the 2A space see this as a long-overdue correction. The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) called the move a strong first step, particularly highlighting the rollback of the pistol brace rule.
ATF eForm Blackout! What You Need to Know
BY Larry Z Published: December 23, 2025 { 1 comment }The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is rolling out major updates to its eForms system, and if you’re planning any NFA filings, the clock matters.
Congress Claps Back! Slaps New Shackles on ATF
BY Larry Z Published: July 15, 2025 { 7 comments }This bill doesn’t just slash at the roots of the ATF’s recent rulemaking spree—it openly rebukes the agency’s direction under the Biden administration.
ATF’s Tiahrt Violation Enables Media ‘Name and Shame’ Campaign
BY News Wire Published: March 4, 2024 { 6 comments }Despite the law’s clear and unambiguous language that information from the FTS is not subject to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request or any civil process, e.g., a subpoena, guess what the Biden administration just did?
ATF is Decisively Indecisive on Implementing Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
BY News Wire Published: January 4, 2024 { 2 comments }The Biden-Harris administration is cherry-picking the law to appease gun control advocates and ignoring portions of the law that actually keeps guns out of the hands of criminals.
GOA Just Leaked ATF’s Zero Tolerance Manual
BY News Wire Published: February 15, 2023 { 23 comments }GOA has uncovered a MASSIVE change in how the ATF is treating FFLs, watch Ben break down what’s happening, what’s changed from previous years, and potentially why the ATF is doing this now.
ATF Issues Open Letter to Crack Down on FFLs Selling Unserialized Frames, Receivers
BY News Wire Published: December 28, 2022 { 5 comments }“Today’s open letter is another important step in implementing the crucial public safety rule regarding privately made firearms, or Ghost Guns,” said ATF Director Steven Dettelbach.
ATF Director Using 18th Century Tech to Salvage Agency’s Shattered Reputation
BY News Wire Published: August 4, 2022 { 17 comments }Dettelbach had to reassure Joe, Kamala, Gabby and the others who put him in charge, that he was a real leader.
ASA and Prince Law Take Notice of Form 1 Suppressor Denials
BY Max Slowik Published: March 3, 2022 { 8 comments }According to multiple social media outlets, home gunsmiths looking to go through the legal process of building suppressors are being denied their applications by the ATF.









