ATF Seeks Input to Simplify Firearms Disability Relief Certification Form
Published Date: 11/17/2025
Notice
Summary
The ATF is updating a form that helps states certify when someone’s gun rights are restored after a disability. This affects people involved in state relief programs and aims to make the process clearer and easier, with a 30-day comment period ending December 17, 2025. No big costs are expected, but your feedback can help improve the form and reduce hassle.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
States must certify to get NICS grants
State, local, and tribal governments must use ATF Form 3210.12 to certify that they have qualifying relief-from-disabilities programs in order to qualify for NICS Improvement Act grants. The collection is expected to involve 50 respondents, takes an estimated 15 minutes per respondent, is filed once annually, and the notice solicits comments through December 17, 2025.
Enables applicants to seek relief from firearms disability
To qualify for a grant, a state official must certify that the state has a program letting people adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to an institution apply for relief from a firearms disability. That certification process uses ATF Form 3210.12 and is part of the NICS Improvement Act-related requirements.
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