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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 ffl_type_by_state_10-10-19.pdf (43.89 KB) | Firearms | |
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Federal Firearms Licensee Newsletter - 2019 (318.64 KB) |
What's in This Issue: ATF Personnel Changes; Electronic Storage of ATF Form 4473s; ATF Procedure 2017-1; ATF Form 5; ATF For 4473: Clarification on Disqualifiers Related to Military Service; Electronic Signatures on ATF Forms; NFA Forms Common Errors; ATF FFL Alert System; Replacement Copies of NFA Tax Paid Transfer Forms; FFL Renewals, Updated Form 7 and much more. | Firearms |
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Minnesota-Oct2019-NICS Background Check Prior to Firearm Transfer to Non-Licensee with Valid Minnesota Permit to Carry (435.49 KB) |
All Minnesota Federal Firearms Licensees are required to conduct a NICS background check prior to the transfer of a firearm to a non-licensee even if that person presents a valid Minnesota Permit to Carry. | Firearms |
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1968-368 - Classification of the Spitfire Carbine (238.57 KB) |
This ruling clarifies that the Spitfire Carbine, manufactured by the Spitfire Manufacturing Co. is a firearm that comes within the purview of the National Firearms Act. | Firearms |
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1961-203 - Classification of a hand gun (260.01 KB) |
This ruling clarifies that a handgun of the Luger or semi-automatic Mauser type, having a barrel less than 16 inches in length with an attachable shoulder stock is a firearm that comes within the purview of the National Firearms Act. | Firearms |
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1961-45 - Classification of a hand gun (227.5 KB) |
This ruling clarifies that a hand gun of the Luger or semi-automatic Mauser type and the Fiala Arms and Equipment Company .22 caliber pistol, having a barrel less than 16 inches in length with an attachable shoulder stock is held to be a short-barreled rifle that comes under the purview of the National Firearms Act. | Firearms |
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1959-341 - Classification of the Dardick Handgun (95.25 KB) |
This ruling clarifies that the Dardick Handgun, by inserting the basic mechanism into a one piece rifle unit, the gun becomes a .22 caliber rifle with a barrel of over 16 inches. The Dardick Handgun is not a firearm within the purview of the NFA; however; it is subject to the Federal Firearms Act. | Firearms |
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1959-340 - Classification of Unique Model L (85.24 KB) |
This ruling clarifies that the Unique, Model L, pistol and rifle attachment, a combination pistol and rifle is not a firearm within the purview of the National Firearms Act’; however, it is subject to the Federal Firearms Act. | Firearms |
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1958-417 - Classification of the U.S. Army M14 (90.61 KB) |
This ruling clarifies that the M14 "rifle" which operates either fully automatically or semi-automatically on a selective basis, is a basic design and function of a “machinegun” as defined in Section 5848(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, and, accordingly, subject to the provisions of the NFA. | Firearms |
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1957-34 - Classification of a 4-inch diameter barrel extension (230.15 KB) |
Classification of a 4-inch diameter barrel extension | Firearms |