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DOJ/ATF RIN: 1140-AA78 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: ●Firearms Transactions and Straw Purchases 
Abstract:

This proposes to amend ATF regulations to codify the interpretation of "straw purchase" (i.e., when an individual falsely claims to be the actual buyer of a firearm but is in fact acquiring on behalf of another in exchange for something of value) to provide clarity as to when a firearm transfer is unlawful. The rule will codify the legal distinctions between unlawful straw purchases and lawful third-party transfers.

 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 27 CFR 478.105   
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a)    18 U.S.C. 847    18 U.S.C. 921-931    44 U.S.C. 3504(h)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Marlyn Annette Butler
Regulations Writer
Department of Justice
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
99 New York Ave. NE,
Washington, DC 20226
Phone:202 648-7070
Email: ora@atf.gov