ATF to Review Definition of “Engaged in the Business” for FFLs

AmmoLand ^ | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

DOJ press release on April 7, 2025, included a review of Final Rule 2022R-17F, the definition of what it means to be “engaged in the business” of dealing in firearms. From the atf.gov:

“Today’s repeal of the Zero Tolerance Policy and the comprehensive review of stabilizing brace regulations and the definition of ‘engaged in the business’ marks a pivotal step toward restoring fairness and clarity in firearms regulation,” said Acting ATF Director Kash Patel. “We are committed to working with all stakeholders to ensure our policies are balanced, constitutional and protective of Americans’ Second Amendment rights.”

The leadership of the Biden administration, using the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), had proposed a radical restructuring of the definition of “engaged in the business” based on minor changes made in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA). The BSCA went into effect on June 25, 2022.

The BSCA made a minor change in the wording of the definition. The words were changed from  “with the principle objective of livelihood and profit” to “to predominantly earn a profit“. This minor wording change was used as a pretext by the Biden administration to radically change firearms law in the United States. From AmmoLand:

Some of the most radical changes proposed in the new ATF rule are to completely redefine “personal collection,” “personal collection of firearms,” “personal firearms collection,” and “hobby.”  Three of the long-term exceptions to “engaged in the business” have been:

a person who makes occasional sales, exchanges, or purchases of firearms for the enhancement of a personal collection or for a hobby, or who sells all or part of his personal collection of firearms;

The changes proposed by the “Final rule” change the exceptions above to exclude any that involved self-defense or selling a firearm for more

[gopno1]

I’m trying. I have a really good case. It’s here in Missouri as well. Just going to take some time and a lot of work.

[faithhopecharity]

1. “....shall not infringe...” 2A. we definitely need to get rid of bureaus and agencies that infringe on our liberties.

2. “I have carried a revolver; many of us do. They are the most innocent things in the world.” Samuel Clemmens (Mark Twain) who also cautioned against careless handling of supposedy-unloaded weapons