Firearms Publications Library
ATF occasionally issues publications to inform the industries it regulates and the general public about the laws and regulations administered and enforced by ATF. These include guidebooks, newsletters, brochures, studies, and reports.
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 1987-1-Revoking 68 Obsolete ATF Rulings (397.42 KB) |
Periodic review of outstanding rulings reflect the that the following list of rulings are obsolete because of expiration or changes to current laws and regulations. | Firearms |
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1987-2--Revoking 44 obsolete ATF Rulings (259.39 KB) |
Periodic review of outstanding rulings reflect the that the following list of rulings are obsolete because of expiration or changes to current laws and regulations. | Firearms |
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1968-28-Importation of Firearms, Ammunition and Implements of War (2.18 MB) |
This circular announces the transfer of the Arms Import Control Program from the Secretary of State to the Secretary of the Treasury. | Firearms |
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1970-14-Importation of Firearms, Ammunition and Implements of War (3.19 MB) |
This circular announces the issuance of a new Treasury Department regulation, Part 180 of Title 26, Code of Federal Regulations, entitled Importation of Arms, Ammunition and Implements of War. | Firearms |
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1975-1-Pen Guns Classified as Firearms (901.65 KB) |
This circular announces the reclassification of small caliber weapons (such as pen guns) ostensibly designed to expel only tear gas, similar substances or pyrotechnic signals, which may be converted to expel a projectile by means of an explosive, as firearms. | Firearms |
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ATF Industry Circular 1985-2: Importation of National Firearms Act Curio and Relic Firearms (690.73 KB) |
This circular provides information concerning the importation of National Firearms Act (NFA) firearms for use as a sample for sales to law enforcement agencies when such firearms have been determined to be curios or relics. | Firearms |
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1985-11-Surplus Military Firearms Frames or Receivers (652.36 KB) |
This circular announces that ATF will allow the importation of surplus military curio or relic firearms that were previously prohibited from importation by 18 U.S.C. section 925(d)(3). | Firearms |
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1986-8-Curio and Relic Updates (1.17 MB) |
This circular announces an addition of firearms that have been classified as curios and relics during the period January 1985 through March 1986. | Firearms |
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1986-15-Armor Piercing Ammunition (840.42 KB) |
This circular announces that the President signed Public Law 99-408, on August 28, 1986. This law regulates the manufacture, importation and sale of armor piercing ammunition. | Firearms |
 0819-ffl-list.txt (10.74 MB) | Firearms |