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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 Firearms Trace Data: Kansas - 2012 [PDF - 1.23 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2012.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: Virginia - 2012 [PDF - 11.16 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2012.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: District of Columbia - 2012 [PDF - 1.37 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2012.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2013 - Firearm Types Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 16.18 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2013.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2012 - Firearm Types Recovered and Traced [PDF - 75.03 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2012

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Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2013 - Categories Associated with Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 32.78 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2013.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2013 - Top Calibers Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 24.32 KB]

Information from the 2013 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes the firearms sourced and recovered in the United States and territories, sorted by the top calibers.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2012 - Categories Associated with Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 55.94 KB]

Information from the 2012 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes categories associated with firearms recovered and traced in the United States and territories.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2012 - Number of Firearms Sourced and Recovered [XLSX - 49.48 KB]

This is an Excel spreadsheet containing a source and recovery states for firearms that have been traced and recovered in the U.S. and territories from Jan. 1, 2014 to Dec. 31, 2012.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2013 - Age of Possessor - Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 17.73 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2013.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2012 - Age of Possessor - Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 15.21 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2012.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2012 - Top Calibers Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 47.42 KB]

Information from the 2012 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes the firearms sourced and recovered in the United States and territories, sorted by the top calibers.

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Last Updated: December 2, 2025

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