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Firearms Open Letters

Title and Description
1998 - November - South Carolina - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law [PDF - 44.91 KB]

The purpose of this letter is to advise federal firearms licensees in South Carolina of their responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law.

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1998 - November - New Jersey - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law [PDF - 42.9 KB]

The purpose of this letter is to advise federal firearms licensees in New Jersey of their responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law.

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1998 - October - All FFLs - Pawnbroker Transactions [PDF - 29.24 KB]

The Omnibus Appropriations Act for 1999 provides that a pawnbroker may complete a NICS check when a firearm is offered as collateral for a loan, at the option of the dealer. ATF will be publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking setting forth the procedures pawnbrokers must follow if they wish to complete the optional NICS check at the time a firearm is offered for pawn.

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1998 - October - North Dakota - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law [PDF - 44.75 KB]

The purpose of this letter is to advise federal firearms licensees in North Dakota of their responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law.

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1998 - October - New Hampshire - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law [PDF - 93.12 KB]

The purpose of this letter is to advise federal firearms licensees in New Hampshire of their responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady Law.

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1998 - October - Vermont - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law [PDF - 637.13 KB]

The purpose of this letter is to advise federal firearms licensees in Vermont of their responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law.

 

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1998 - October - New Mexico - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law [PDF - 83.69 KB]

The purpose of this letter is to advise federal firearms licensees in New Mexico of their responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law.

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1997 - June - National - All FFLs - Attorney General Brady Law Decision [PDF - 24.8 KB]

The purpose of this letter is to address the Supreme Court's decision regarding that part of the Brady Handgun Control Act is unconstitutional.

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1994 - February - New Mexico - All FFLs - Implementation of Brady Law Requirements [PDF - 34.11 KB]

The purpose of this open letter is to advise federal firearms licensees in New Mexico the requirements of the Brady Law. 

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Last Updated: August 21, 2025

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