AIM Act

The AIM Act (S 3212) removes numerous restrictions on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that have been included in annual appropriations bills since 2004. It eliminates limitations on sharing firearms trace data, prohibits requiring physical inventory checks of firearms dealers, removes the 24-hour destruction requirement for instant check records, and changes the standard for revoking firearms licenses from "willful" to "knowing" violations. These changes would primarily affect the ATF's operations, firearms dealers, and law enforcement agencies that use firearm trace data. The bill aims to modernize ATF procedures by removing outdated restrictions on how the agency collects, stores, and shares firearms-related information.