New Legislation Prohibits Fed From Requiring Race Be Disclosed When Buying Firearms

Black & Poe Introduce the FIREARM Act: Legislation prohibits the federal government from requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed when purchasing a firearm.

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Washington, D.C. –-(Ammoland.com)- Today, Reps. Diane Black (R-TN-06) and Ted Poe (R-TX-02) introduced the FIREARM (Freedom From Intrusive Regulatory Enforcement of Arbitrary Registration Mandates) Act – legislation to prohibit the federal government from requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with the purchase of a firearm.

In 2012, AmmoLand Shooting Sports News was first to report the Obama Administration quietly began requiring the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to record firearms purchasers’ race and ethnicity.

“This requirement by the ATF is highly intrusive and unnecessary,” said Congressman Black.

“Failing to adhere to this requirement by not checking all of the correct boxes on the 4473 Form is considered an ATF violation that can be so severe as to result in the gun dealer being shut down for having incomplete purchaser forms. This is causing a headache for many firearms retailers and this commonsense legislation would simply stop the federal government from requiring businesses and consumers to comply with this ‘race and ethnicity standard.’”

“Washington bureaucrats have no business requiring citizens who are lawfully purchasing firearms to disclose their race or ethnicity,” said Congressman Poe. “Under this rule, both gun dealers and purchasers face the threat of federal prosecution for not disclosing race or ethnicity on a form. This is an intrusive and unnecessary requirement. As long as the gun is purchased lawfully, race or ethnicity should be irrelevant.”

The ATF’s justification for this requirement stems from a “race and ethnicity standard” devised by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) almost 20 years ago. According to the OMB, the 4473 Form was to be updated by ATF by 2003; however, there is no federal law requiring this administrative directive.

Why, almost 10 years later, is the federal government requiring gun store owners and purchasers to record race and ethnicity?  Failing to adhere to this requirement — if the boxes are left blank — can result in the ATF shutting down the business for having incomplete purchaser forms.

Additional Information: Bill Text of the Firearm Act

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Eric

But I want to known as supreme genius.
Race , no I’m too slow.

EricX

What, no “European-American” or “Irish-American” option?
I want my hyphen too, damnit!
As one gov’t official told my grandfather, “You’re not white, you’re Irish”.

Janek

@TEX re: Civilized society – Socialism is for people who can’t handle ‘Personal freedom’ and ‘Personal freedom’ is for people who can’t handle ‘nanny state’ government running their lives ‘cradle to grave’.

TEX

I guess the african born muslim scum wants to know how many ‘young black men’ can’t own firearms because of previous felony convictions. The problem with most ‘young black men’ is they can’t function in a civilized society !

DJ

I think ALL persons buying a firearm should answer question 10.b ( Race ) as Black or African American. After all, the earliest fossils of our ancestors were found in Africa. There is nothing on the 4473 that states how many generations can have passed, since leaving Africa, to still qualify as “African American”.

Janek

Does this mean there will never be an ‘affirmative action’ gun ownership program? LOL