# 2026-08917: No 'Delivery' If You Clutch Your Gun on the Greyhound Ride

2026-08917, Clarifying Delivery to a Common or Contract Carrier When Transporting Firearms, is a Federal Register proposed rule from Justice Department, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau published 2026-05-06, effective Comments must be submitted in writing, and must be submitted on or before (or, if mailed, must be postmarked on or before) August 4, 2026. Commenters should be aware that the federal e-rulemaking portal comment system will not accept comments after midnight Eastern Time on the last day of the comment period.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-11).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-08917
- Title: Clarifying Delivery to a Common or Contract Carrier When Transporting Firearms
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: Justice Department; Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau
- Citation: 91 FR 24395
- Published: 2026-05-06
- Effective: Comments must be submitted in writing, and must be submitted on or before (or, if mailed, must be postmarked on or before) August 4, 2026. Commenters should be aware that the federal e-rulemaking portal comment system will not accept comments after midnight Eastern Time on the last day of the comment period.
- Comments close: 2026-08-04
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 1140-AA84
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

No 'Delivery' If You Clutch Your Gun on the Greyhound Ride

## Summary

If you’re traveling with a firearm or ammo on a bus, train, or plane and you keep it with you the whole time, you’re not considered to have ‘delivered’ it to the carrier. This change clears up confusion about who’s responsible during travel and affects anyone carrying firearms on common or contract carriers. You’ve got until August 4, 2026, to share your thoughts—no fees or extra costs involved!

## Abstract

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") proposes amending Department of Justice ("Department") regulations to clarify that, for purposes of the Gun Control Act of 1968, a person who travels aboard a common or contract carrier while in possession of a firearm or ammunition is not considered to have "delivered" or "caused to be delivered" said firearm or ammunition to the common or contract carrier, provided that the person possesses and maintains direct control over the firearm or ammunition for the duration of the trip.

## Effects PRIA read

- Keeping Your Firearm Onboard Is Not a 'Delivery': benefit, medium. If you travel on a common or contract carrier (for example, an airline or intercity bus) and you keep a firearm or ammunition on your person or in baggage under your immediate control for the entire trip, ATF says you are not treated as having "delivered" it to the carrier under 18 U.S.C. 922(e). T…
- Taxis, Rideshares, and Metro Trains Aren't 'Carriers' Here: benefit, low. ATF proposes that for purposes of 18 U.S.C. 922(e), public or private for-hire vehicles (like taxis, limousines, and rideshares) and municipal or regional mass transit vehicles (including ones that cross state lines) are not "common or contract carriers" when passengers cannot deliver firearms into…
- Checked Baggage Still Triggers Notice Requirements: cost, low. ATF reiterates that if you relinquish control of a suitcase or other baggage that contains a firearm or ammunition (for example, by checking it with an airline), that constitutes a "delivery" under 18 U.S.C. 922(e) and the individual must provide the required written notice to the carrier before tr…
- Federal 922(e) Rules Don’t Replace Other Laws: cost, low. ATF says that compliance with 18 U.S.C. 922(e) is separate from other federal, state, or local rules that limit carrying firearms on certain transport modes (for example, aircraft rules at 49 U.S.C. 46505 or state bans on firearms aboard buses). You could comply with 922(e) but still be barred by o…

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## Sources
- [2026-08917 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/06/2026-08917/clarifying-delivery-to-a-common-or-contract-carrier-when-transporting-firearms)
- [2026-08917 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-06/pdf/2026-08917.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-08917 (as of 2026-06-11).