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Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022-Criteria for National Instant Criminal Background Check System (“NICS”) Background Checks of Firearm Handlers
Final rule · Federal Register document 2026-21920
- Published
- 10/27/2026
- Effective
- 11/27/2026
- Pages
- 17
Summary
Final rule.
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."
Details
- Type
- Final rule
- Agencies
- Justice Department
- Docket
- Docket No. FBI-159; AG Order No. 7257-2026
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1110-AA35
- CFR parts
- 28 CFR 25
- Significant under E.O. 12866
- Yes
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure, Arms and munitions, Computer technology, Privacy, Security measures, Telecommunications
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Source: Office of the Federal Register, via the Federal Register API · Last updated 10/27/2026