FAQs

FAQs

Top 12 Frequently Asked Firearms Questions & Answers

ATF receives numerous telephone and electronic inquiries on a daily basis. In an effort to provide individuals with the most up-to-date information, ATF has compiled a list of the top 12 most frequently asked questions and provided answers to those questions. >> MORE

Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL)

National Firearms Act (NFA)

General Public
Collectors Firearms General
Conduct of Business—Licensees Machine Guns Firearms Technology
Curios & Relics Processing Times Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence (MCDV)
Gun Smith Short Barreled Rifles & Shotguns Non-Immigrant Aliens
Importing - Exporting Silencers Unlicensed Persons
Annual Firearms Manufacturing
and Exportation Report (AFMER)
(ATF F 5300.11)		 Semiautomatic Assault Weapons
And Large Capacity Ammunition
Feeding Devices (SAWS and LCAFDS)		 U.S. Government Sanctions on Russian Entities - ATF Import Permits Q&As
Licensing    
Manufacturers    
Multiple Sales of Certain Rifles    
Records Required    
ATF Form 4473 FAQs    

 
Last Reviewed September 22, 2016