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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 1999 - Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 1.11 MB]

1999 - Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report (AFMER)

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Report 1998 - Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 1.06 MB]

1998 - Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report (AFMER)

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Publication ATF Automation of Industry eForms - Helpful Hints for eForms Users [PDF - 483.25 KB]

ATF has provided helpful hints for eForms users.

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Regulatory Asset Forfeiture/Unclaimed Property Seized Asset Claim Form [PDF - 144.55 KB]

Use this form to submit a claim for a seized asset. All claim forms should be mailed to the Asset Forfeiture and Seized Property Division.

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Regulatory ATF Rul. 79-7 - Firearms Transaction Record [PDF - 24.1 KB]

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has been asked to state its position with regard to satisfactory identification of an unlicensed person intending to acquire a firearm from a licensee.

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Regulatory ATF Rul. 79-7 - Firearms Transaction Record [PDF - 24.1 KB]

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has been asked to state its position with regard to satisfactory identification of an unlicensed person intending to acquire a firearm from a licensee.

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Regulatory Rev. Rul. 69-309 - Importation by Members of the U.S. Armed Forces [PDF - 29.64 KB]

It has been found that a variation is necessary in the procedures which may be utilized by members of the U.S. Armed Forces returning to the United States who desire to import not more than three rifles or shotguns for their personal use, and not more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition therefor.

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Regulatory ATF Rul. 2008-2 - Aug. 25, 2008 [PDF - 22.47 KB]

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has received inquiries from members of the firearms industry about maintaining their required acquisition and disposition dealer’s records in computerized form rather than paper form.

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Regulatory ATF Rul. 2007- 4 - June 26, 2007 [PDF - 14.61 KB]

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has received inquiries from members of the firearms industry for whom ATF has approved a variance permitting the maintenance of required acquisition and disposition records on computer. Most of these variances require licensees to periodically print a hard copy of the record and store the printout as part of their permanent records. Licensees have asked ATF whether they may download this information to portable data storage devices instead of printing out the information.

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Regulatory Report of Firearms Transactions - ATF F 5300.5 [PDF - 617.59 KB]

Report of Firearms Transactions - ATF Form 5300.5

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Regulatory 1969-59 - Gun show Sales at Non-Licensed Premises [PDF - 42.13 KB]

Firearms or ammunition may not be sold at gun shows by a licensed dealer, but orders may be taken under specified conditions.

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Regulatory 2015 - May - Kentucky - Guidance on Alternative Permit Procedures That Comply With Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act [PDF - 62.49 KB]

The purpose of this letter is to provide clarification and guidance on alternative permit procedures that comply with the Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act (Brady law) for firearms transfers to unlicensed persons in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. This open letter supersedes the 2006 Open Letter to All Kentucky Federal Firearms Licensees with respect to alternatives to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) background check.

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Last Updated: December 2, 2025

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