{"id":3148,"date":"2026-07-09T16:10:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T16:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3148"},"modified":"2026-07-09T16:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T16:10:07","slug":"anti-2a-groups-just-bullied-atf-into-keeping-difficult-process-for-gun-transfers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3148","title":{"rendered":"Anti-2A Groups Just Bullied ATF Into Keeping Difficult Process For Gun Transfers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p>The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) withdrew a proposal Wednesday that would have eased transfers between Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs), citing \u201csignificant adverse comments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3146\">Editor Daily Rundown: Graham Platner Suspends Maine Senate Bid After Sexual Assault Allegation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ATF formally proposed a rule for \u201cLicensee \u2018eZ Check\u2019 Verification for Transfers on May 6 after announcing plans to revise or shelve nearly three dozen regulations as part of a review ordered by President Donald Trump in February 2025. The agency sought to permit the use of \u201ceZ Check\u201d system, which allowed a dealer to verify the validity of another dealer when transferring firearms, citing the advanced technology many FFLs use, but anti-Second Amendment groups complained about the plans to revise the cumbersome process currently in effect. <strong>(RELATED: Gun-Rights Group Rips \u2018Unacceptable\u2019 Rule Proposed By Trump Admin\u2019s ATF)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cATF stated that if significant adverse comments were received by June 5 the rule would not take effect, and ATF would publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register,\u201d ATF said as it announced its withdrawal of the proposed rule in a Wednesday post on X. \u201cATF has subsequently received significant adverse comments on this direct final rule and is therefore withdrawing the rule.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The anti-Second Amendment group Everytown for Gun Safety, backed by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, submitted a letter alongside Brady United and Giffords seeking to maintain the old rule while also claiming it would increase \u201cfraudulent\u201d transfers,<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis rule has significant loopholes that would increase the risk of fraudulent shipments of firearms, risking the prospect of criminals and\/or traffickers finding it easier to obtain guns,\u201d the groups claimed. \u201cWe write to express strong concerns that this rule would increase the risk of fraudulent transfers to transferees who are able to obtain and use an unwitting FFL\u2019s license number.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are clear deficiencies with this direct final rule, including a lack of safeguards to help ensure that transferees are the FFLs they claim to be, no requirement that the transferee provide a mailing address that matches the FFL mailing address listed in eZ Check, and inadequate assurances that a fraudulent transferee cannot attempt to have firearms shipped to a mailing address different than the mailing address associated with the FFL license number provided,\u201d the groups added. \u201cFurther, ATF is proposing to finalize this rule before fully considering or even completing the comment period for other recently announced regulatory changes that would intersect with this rule and potentially exacerbate the risk of illicit firearms trafficking.\u201d <strong>(RELATED: Democrat Devises Another Trojan Horse To Strangle Gun Store Owners)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The old method for transfers between dealers involved the receiver providing a certified copy of their FFL to the sender, who could verify the validity of the license via eZ Check, which has been in place since 2002. In May, ATF proposed allowing the use of eZ Check itself as a means to verify the license, siting the advanced technology used by many FFLs.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven though the system was originally designed as a means to verify that a license copy was valid, it can also be used to verify that a licensee has a current and valid license without needing to compare the system information to a copy,\u201d ATF said in its May announcement about the proposal. \u201cBecause this system has been widely available, and because a high number of FFLs use modern technologies to conduct their business, ATF is amending \u00a7\u2009478.94 to allow transferor licensees to verify that a transferee FFL has a current and valid license through the FFL eZ Check system without first obtaining a certified copy of the license.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3144\">Meta To Shell Out Billions For New AI Data Center Outside US<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe transferor FFL would need only the transferee\u2019s FFL number to confirm that the transferee\u2019s license is active,\u201d ATF continued. \u201cUnder this rule, the license number, expiration date, and address verified through FFL eZ Check must match the information the transferee provides at the time of the transaction. ATF is not removing the option to verify a transferee\u2019s license by obtaining a certified copy, so licensees can elect either method to comply with the regulation\u2019s verification requirements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The National Shooting Sports Foundation referred the Daily Caller News Foundation to its comments submitted on the proposed rule.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cATF\u2019s amendment to 27 C.F.R. \u00a7478.94 is precisely the sort of regulatory update that is needed to ensure that the Gun Control Act\u2019s (\u2018GCA\u2019) regulatory framework keeps pace with and takes advantage of modern technology,\u201d NSSF wrote in its letter. \u201cCurrently this regulation requires that a licensee obtain a certified copy of any transferee licensee\u2019s federal firearms license before transferring a firearm, as part of the license and identity verification process.\u201d <strong>(RELATED: Gun-Rights Group Rips \u2018Unacceptable\u2019 Rule Proposed By Trump Admin\u2019s ATF)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis requirement has remained unchanged since 1988 \u2013 well before the commercial adoption of the internet,\u201d NSSF continued. \u201cSince this time however, computer and network technology have advanced by leaps and bounds, to the point where businesses all but require these systems in order to survive. Whereas in 1988, the technology did not exist to provide licensees with a central directory of active licenses in order to verify status prior to a transfer, such technology is now ubiquitous, and should be exploited to streamline and strengthen the license verification process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The National Rifle Association did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation about ATF\u2019s withdrawal of the proposed rule.<\/p>\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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