Gun sellers no longer have to tell buyers about youth handgun safety laws

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives wants to remove a rule requiring gun sellers to post signs and give written notices about youth handgun safety laws. If this rule is finalized, gun stores will no longer have to inform customers about these specific laws when selling handguns.

For decades, federal law has required gun sellers to inform buyers about laws designed to keep handguns out of the hands of minors. This proposed change removes a key point of contact where that information is delivered. It means fewer people will be directly reminded of these specific safety provisions at the point of sale.