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Firearms Publications

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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Report National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I: Appendix IO - Industry Overview [PDF - 4.53 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I:  Appendix IO - Industry Overview

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Report National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I: Appendix IR - Industry Regulation [PDF - 4.61 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I:  Appendix IR - Industry Regulation

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Report National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I: Appendix LRP - Laws, Regulations, and Policy [PDF - 213.31 KB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I: Appendix LRP - Laws, Regulations, and Policy

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Report National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I: Glossary of Terms [PDF - 2.35 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I: Glossary of Terms

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Report National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I: End Notes [PDF - 2.56 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I:  End Notes

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Report National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I - Part VIII [PDF - 1.81 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I - Part VIII:  FFL Inventory Losses

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Publication Fact Sheet - eTrace - FY2024 [PDF - 993.56 KB]

eTrace fact sheet for FY 2024.

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Publication Fact Sheet - National Tracing Center - FY2024 [PDF - 544.33 KB]

National Tracing Center fact sheet for FY 2024.

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Software eForm 4473 Download Application Download - Mac OS [ZIP - 121.95 MB]

eForm 4473 Download Application Download - Mac OS

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Regulatory State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Alabama [PDF - 130.12 KB]

State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Alabama 

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Regulatory State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Alaska [PDF - 159.76 KB]

State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Alaska

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Regulatory State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 American Samoa [PDF - 93.63 KB]

State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 American Samoa 

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Last Updated: December 2, 2025

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