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.

Title Description Category
ffl_type_by_state_03-10-2022.pdf (478.34 KB) Firearms
Silencer Destruction Diagram (407.49 KB)

To meet the requirement for removal from GCA and NFA provisions, ATF has previously explained that acceptable methods of destruction include completely melting, shredding, or crushing the firearm silencer. View more information on how to properly destroy a silencer.

Firearms
inspection_results_worksheet_march_2022.xlsx (12.91 KB)

Firearms Compliance Inspection Results

Firearms
RIA - Final Rule 2021R-05F - Definition of "Frame or Receiver" and Identification of Firearms (1.04 MB)

Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis of Final Rule 2021R-05F, Definition of “Frame or Receiver” and Identification of Firearms

Firearms
0422-ffl-list.txt (11.19 MB)

Complete federal firearms licensee list (.txt) for April 2022.

Firearms
0422-ffl-list.xlsx (11.65 MB)

Complete federal firearms licensee list (.xlsx) for April 2022. 

Firearms
0422-ffl-list-northern-mariana-islands.txt (1.08 KB) Firearms
0422-ffl-list-maryland.txt (114.37 KB) Firearms
0422-ffl-list-massachusetts.txt (88.52 KB) Firearms
0422-ffl-list-michigan.txt (354.67 KB) Firearms
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