18 U.S.C. § 926 — Rules and regulations

(a) The Attorney General may only make rules necessary to carry out this chapter of gun laws. Three examples are listed. First, when two licensed dealers do business together, one must give the other a certified copy of their own license. Second, the Attorney General can charge a licensee a reasonable fee to get certified copies of that person's license. Third, rules can require dealers to safely receive and store firearms that people give up or that get seized. This covers firearms tied to certain disqualifications under section 922(d)(8) or (g)(8). After the Firearm Owners' Protection Act became law, new limits apply. No rule may force gun records to be sent to, or stored at, a government facility. This includes facilities run by the federal government, a state, or a local government. No rule may create a system that registers firearms, their owners, or their sales. This section does not change the Secretary's power to look into where a firearm went during a criminal investigation. (b) Before making any rule, the Attorney General must give the public at least ninety days' notice. Interested people must get a chance for a hearing. (c) The Attorney General cannot make rules for black powder buyers who qualify for the exemption in section 845(a)(5). These buyers cannot be forced to sign affidavits or forms proving they qualify.