# Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau

1 document across 1 day of the archive, 1 of them final rules. The five most recent days are below.

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## Dates this agency has set that have not yet arrived

| Date | Offset | What | Document | Agency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | +17d | Takes effect | [Application for Relief From Disabilities Imposed by Federal Laws With Respect to the Acquisition, Receipt, Transfer, Shipment, Transportation, or Possession of Firearms](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/20/2026-16981/application-for-relief-from-disabilities-imposed-by-federal-laws-with-respect-to-the-acquisition) | Justice Department · Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau · Office of the Attorney General |

## 20 August 2026 — 1 document

[the whole issue for this day](https://downstream.sh/daily/2026-08-20.md)

> The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives published a rule establishing criteria for granting relief from federal firearms disabilities. — via Downstream, https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau/#s-2026-08-20

*Machine-written by `claude-haiku-4-5-20251001` from the documents below.*

### Application for Relief From Disabilities Imposed by Federal Laws With Respect to the Acquisition, Receipt, Transfer, Shipment, Transportation, or Possession of Firearms

*Rule · significant under E.O. 12866* — Justice Department · Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau · Office of the Attorney General

The Department of Justice ("the Department") is implementing criteria to guide determinations for granting relief from disabilities imposed by federal laws with respect to the acquisition, receipt, transfer, shipment, transportation, or possession of firearms. The criteria are designed to ensure that the fundamental right of the people to keep and bear arms is not unduly infringed, that those people granted relief are not likely to act in a manner dangerous to public safety, and that granting such relief would not be contrary to the public interest.

- **Takes effect** 21 September 2026 (in 17 days)

91 FR 54054 · FR Doc. 2026-16981 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-20/pdf/2026-16981.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/20/2026-16981/application-for-relief-from-disabilities-imposed-by-federal-laws-with-respect-to-the-acquisition)

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```
Using the Downstream MCP server at mcp.downstream.sh, call whats_new_since with agency "Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau" since 2026-08-20, then summarise what changed and list every deadline it created.
```

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