NSSF said the Firearm Handler Check final rule appears in the Federal Register today, taking effect 30 days from tomorrow, so every federal firearms licensee may run FBI NICS verifications on current workers and applicants. NICS previously covered only people trying to buy guns. The association had sought that employee authority in the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, also winning serial-number checks against stolen-gun reports, and will notify members of later details.