AIM Act

Key Points

• The bill repeals a rule that barred ATF from using firearms trace data to draw broad conclusions about gun crime, letting the agency analyze and use trace data more freely.
• It ends the requirement that instant background check records be destroyed within 24 hours, allowing them to be kept longer.
• Gun dealers would face more oversight: ATF could require physical inventory checks and inspect records more than once a year, and it becomes easier to revoke a dealer's license since the standard changes from 'willful' to 'knowing' violation.
• The public gains more access to gun trace information because the bill repeals a ban on using Freedom of Information Act requests to get data about arson, explosives, and firearm traces.
• Dealers who lose their license would no longer get a full new trial on appeal; courts would mostly review the evidence ATF already collected, speeding up the process for the government.