This bill directs the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to clarify Question 21.d on ATF Form 4473, the document used for firearm purchases, within 90 days of enactment. The clarification aims to better explain exceptions that allow people with expunged convictions, pardoned crimes, or restored rights to legally answer "no" to questions about prior convictions. The bill also requires the Comptroller General, Attorney General, and ATF Director to jointly review cases within six months where individuals may have been wrongly charged with lying on the form about prior convictions, and to determine whether federal funds from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act were used to bring those charges. The legislation affects people with criminal histories who have had their convictions expunged or rights restored and are trying to purchase firearms legally. No specific funding is allocated in this bill.
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