The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) on July 3 indicated it would further roll back laws and rules on guns, proposing to reduce fingerprinting requirements on applications for certain types of firearms.
Since April, the ATF has moved to trim a number of federal firearms rules, including ending the previous administration’s pistol brace rule, rules around background checks at gun shows and online marketplaces, and others.
On July 3, the federal agency said it is proposing “amending regulatory requirements to submit fingerprints and photographs with firearms applications” to register items or firearms under the National Firearms Act. Those firearms and components include suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns, among others that require ATF approval….