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.
| Document type | Title and Description |
|---|---|
| Regulatory | 1997 - June - National - All FFLs - Attorney General Brady Law Decision
The purpose of this letter is to address the Supreme Court's decision regarding that part of the Brady Handgun Control Act is unconstitutional. Published/Revised: |
| Regulatory | TD-391: Definitions for the Categories of Persons Prohibited from Receiving Firearms - 97-16900 - April 21, 1997
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is amending the regulations to provide definitions for the categories of persons prohibited from receiving or possessing firearms. The definitions will facilitate the implementation of the national instant criminal background check system (NICS) required under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act. Published/Revised: |
| Regulatory | TD-389: Residency Requirements for Persons Acquiring Firearms; Temporary Rule and Proposed Rule - 97-10242 - April 11, 1997
This temporary rule amends the regulations to provide for a firearms purchaser's affirmative statement of his or her State of residence on ATF Form 4473 (Firearms Transaction Record) and ATF Form 5300.35 (Statement of Intent to Obtain a Handgun) in acquiring a firearm from a federal firearms licensee. Published/Revised: |
| Regulatory | 1997-2 - Semiautomatic Firearms Resembling the Browning 1919A-4 and A-6 Machineguns
Whether a 1919 A-4 semiautomatic firearm and 1919 A-6 semiautomatic rifle are "portable" firearms subject to tax when sold by their importer or manufacturer pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 4181. Published/Revised: |
| Newsletter | August 1996 - Volume 1 - Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Newsletter
What's In This Issue: Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act; The Net; New Faces; Address Changes; Improving Firearms Security; Fingerprints; Letters of Authorization; Classification of Gas/Flare Guns With Anti-Personnel Ammunition as Destructive Devices; Processing Applications and Notices Associated With National Firearms Act Weapons Transactions; Multiple Sale Form; ATF Distribution Center; Gun Shows Published/Revised: |
| Regulatory | 1996-2 - Estate Sale Auctioneers and FFL Requirements
Auctioneers who regularly conduct consignment-type auctions of firearms, e.g., held every 1-2 months, on behalf of firearms owners where the auctioneer takes possession pursuant to a consignment contract with the owner of the firearms, giving the auctioneer authority to sell the firearms and providing for a commission to be paid upon such sale, are required to obtain a license as a dealer in firearms. Published/Revised: |
| Newsletter | September 1995 - Volume 1 - Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Newsletter
What's In This Issue: Streamlined Application Process; New Publications; New Faces; Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act Temporary Regulations; Firearms Theft; Restraining Orders; Law Enforcement Sales; Before You Move; Final Brady Regulations; Multiple Sales Reports; No Import Permits to ARMSCOR; Licensing Telephone; Change in Excise Tax Deposits; Going Out of Business; Restoration of Federal Firearms Privileges; The Net; Industry Meetings; Shot Show Published/Revised: |
| Regulatory | 1995-3 - 37/38mm Gas/Flare Guns with Anti-Personnel Ammunition are Defined as NFA Weapons
37/38 mm gas/flare guns possessed with cartridges containing wood pellets, rubber pellets or balls, or bean bags are classified as destructive devices for purposes of the Gun Control Act, 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44, and the National Firearms Act, 26 U.S.C. Chapter 53. Published/Revised: |
| Regulatory | 1994-2 - Striker 12 Shotgun Defined as NFA Weapon
The Striker-12/Streetsweeper shotgun has a bore of more than one-half inch in diameter and is not generally recognized as particularly suitable for sporting purposes. Therefore, it is classified as a destructive device for purposes of the National Firearms Act, 26 U.S.C. Chapter 53. Published/Revised: |
| Regulatory | 1994 - February - New Mexico - All FFLs - Implementation of Brady Law Requirements
The purpose of this open letter is to advise federal firearms licensees in New Mexico the requirements of the Brady Law. Published/Revised: |
| Regulatory | 1994-1 - USAS-12 Shotgun as NFA Weapon
The USAS-12 shotgun has a bore of more than one-half inch in diameter and is not generally recognized as particularly suitable for sporting purposes. Therefore, it is classified as a destructive device for purposes of the National Firearms Act, 26 U.S.C. Chapter 53. Published/Revised: |
| Newsletter | 1992 - Volume 1 - Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Newsletter
What's In This Issue: "Straw Purchases" of Firearms; Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax - History of the Pittman-Robertson Act; Payment of Excise Taxes by Gunsmiths; Registration for Tax-Free Sales; Customer's Tax Liability for Reloaded Ammunition; California - Law Change Advisory; Transfer or Duplication of Serial Numbers on National Firearms Act Firearms; Markings on Firearms; Storage of NFA Firearms; Reminder to NFA Weapons Licensees; Sales of Firearms to Law Enforcement Officers; ATF Hotline; ATF Western Region Reorganization; Supreme Court Rules on Thompson/Center Arms Case; Request for Assistance - New Castle Indiana Police Department Published/Revised: |
