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Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022-Criteria for National Instant Criminal Background Check System (“NICS”) Background Checks of Firearm Handlers

Federal Register published "Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022-Criteria for National Instant Criminal Background Check System (“NICS”) Background Checks of Firearm Handlers" on 2026-10-27. First seen on Kresmion 2026-10-26 18:24 UTC.

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Publisher: Federal Register
Agency: Justice Department
Source: Federal Register
Kind: Federal Register: final rule
Jurisdiction: United States
Topics: Enforcement
Importance: Headline, the top of three tiers Kresmion sets by fixed rules from the source's own fields
Published (source time): 2026-10-27 (the source gives a date only)
First seen on Kresmion: 2026-10-26 18:24 UTC

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The publisher's summary

The United States Department of Justice ("Department") is amending several of its regulations pertaining to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System ("NICS" or "system") of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") to authorize Federal Firearm Licensees ("FFLs" or "licensees") to use NICS for purposes of voluntarily conducting employment background checks relating to certain current or prospective FFL employees. This final rule describes in more detail how, upon its effective date, FFLs will be able to conduct "firearm handler background checks" ("FHCs") of "eligible employees."

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Federal Register document

Document number: 2026-21920
Document type: Rule
Significant: Yes
Public inspection: Filed for public inspection 2026-10-26 12:45 UTC, published 2026-10-27
Status: Published

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