The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives sent guidance to federal firearms licensees outlining how industry members can conduct transactions in a compliant manner that will satisfy social distancing orders.

Retailers with federal firearms licenses reached out to the ATF requesting the guidance on whether they could confirm a customer’s identity and permit as well as process his or her documents through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, accept payment, and deliver firearms or ammunition to customers in settings that kept both the dealer and customer safe during the coronavirus pandemic.