On May 6 and 8, 2026, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) published the first tranche of new proposed and final rules to modernize its regulations governing firearms and ammunition. We will examine these changes in detail in a series of alerts...
Read MoreThis is the fourth post in a series of six by Jonathan Goldstein adapting a set of administrative comment letters submitted in response to recent ATF rulemakings. The posts are designed to make the central legal and policy arguments more accessible to a broader audience...
Read MoreThis is the third post in a series of six by Jonathan Goldstein adapting a set of administrative comment letters submitted in response to recent ATF rulemakings. The posts are designed to make the central legal and policy arguments more accessible to a broader audience...
Read MoreThis is the second post in a series of six by Jonathan Goldstein adapting a set of administrative comment letters submitted in response to recent ATF rulemakings. The posts are designed to make the central legal and policy arguments more accessible to a broader audience...
Read MoreThis is the first post in a series of six by Jonathan Goldstein adapting a set of administrative comment letters submitted in response to recent ATF rulemakings. The posts are designed to make the central legal and policy arguments more accessible to a broader audience...
Read MoreDel Schlangen is an independent researcher writing at the intersection of artificial intelligence, emerging technology, law, and national strategy. You can follow his work here or connect with him via e-mail. On April 29, 2026, the DOJ and ATF released thirty-four final and proposed rules...
Read MoreThis past week, I was asked a question I had never seriously considered: why did Congress choose “in or before 1898” as the cutoff date for defining an antique firearm? As I reached out to colleagues across the country, I quickly realized I was not...
Read MoreA new Working Paper by Del Schlangen entitled Congress Banned a Gun Registry; AI Inference May Render the Prohibition Obsolete is available. The paper’s abstract reads: Federal law prohibits the establishment of “any system of registration of firearms, firearms owners, or firearms transactions” under 18...
Read MoreAs part of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) “New Era of Reform” under the Trump Administration, the agency has announced its intent to publish a whopping 34 new proposed and final rules to modernize its regulations. Of these new rules, 33...
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