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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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Newsletter 1992 - Volume 2 - Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Newsletter [PDF - 125.55 KB]

What's In This Issue: Manufacturer's Annual Report - Form 4483 A; Change of Address; Importation of Arms from Certain Countries; Firearms and Explosives Division Personnel Changes; Extension of Term on Import Permits; Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax; Firearms Sales to Canadian Citizens; Manufacture of "Any Other Weapon" Firearms; Renewal of Your License; List of Armor Piercing Ammunition; Interstate Transportation of Personally Owned Firearms

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Newsletter 1991 - Volume 1 - Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Newsletter [PDF - 931.89 KB]

What's In This Issue: Excise Tax; License Revocations; Multiple Sales Reports; Crime Control Act of 1990; Repairs of NFA Weapons; Discontinuance of Business - Chain Store Operations; Change or Correction of License; Transfers of National Firearms Act Firearms; Discontinuance of Operations as an NFA Dealer, Manufacturer, or Importer; Change in Business Structure as an NFA Dealer, Manufacturer or Importer; Bureau Headquarters Move; Compliance Inspection Program; FFL Lists; FFL Advisory

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Newsletter 1990 - Volume 1 - Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Newsletter [PDF - 584.73 KB]

What's In This Issue: Facsimile Transmitted Copies of Forms and Other Documents; FFL Toll-Free Information; Sales Agents; Falsified Federal Firearms Licenses; Out-of-State FFLs; Manufacturer's Annual Report - Form 4483-A; Letters to the Editor; Excise Tax; Thefts of Dealer's Records

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Newsletter 1990 - Volume 2 - Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Newsletter [PDF - 557.15 KB]

What's In This Issue: MP-83 and MP-22 Pistols; Significant Court Cases; Firearms and Explosives Division Personnel Changes; Compliance Inspection Problems; Certified Copies of Licenses; Excise Tax- Update; Gun Show Guidelines; Permit to Carry Concealed Weapons; Letters to the Editor; Special Tax Refunds; What is ITAR?

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Newsletter 1989 - Volume 2 - Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Newsletter [PDF - 186.88 KB]

What's In This Issue: Out-Of-State And Mail Order Sales; “Straw Purchases" Of Firearms; Firearms Transaction Records on Title II Transfers; ATF Distribution Center; Armor Piercing Ammunition – Update; Change of Control; Form 4473 Omissions and Discrepancies; Sales to Underaged Persons

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Newsletter July 1989 - Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Newsletter [PDF - 4.06 MB]

 ATF determines semiautomatic assault rifles cannot be imported into the United States.

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Newsletter July 1986 - Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Newsletter [PDF - 6.54 MB]

What's In This Issue: An Open Letter to Licensees and Others Concerned; President Signs New Gun Law; News You Can Use; Tracing Makes a Difference

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Regulatory 1985-10 - Surplus Military Frames or Receivers, Alone, Denied Importation [PDF - 31.73 KB]

Surplus military firearms frames or receivers alone not specifically classified as curios or relics by ATF will be denied importation.

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Regulatory 1985-2 - Importation of NFA Firearms as Sales Samples [PDF - 28.49 KB]

A National Firearms Act (NFA) firearm may not be imported for use as a sample for sales to law enforcement agencies if the firearm is a curio or relic unless it is established that the firearm is particularly suitable for use as a law enforcement weapon.

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Newsletter 1983 - Volume 2, Issue 2 - Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Newsletter [PDF - 255.94 KB]

What's In This Issue: Gun Shows Revisited; News You Can Use; Armed Forces Dual Residency Clarified; Licensee Q and A’s

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Newsletter 1983 - Volume 2, Issue 1 - Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Newsletter [PDF - 231.02 KB]

What's In This Issue: A Message to the FFL from Stephen Higgins - Director of ATF; Firearms License Streamlined; Licensee Q's and A's; Firearms Seminars Look Like a Hit; News You Can Use; New Organization - Office of Regulatory Enforcement; ATF Spotlights; ATF Reorganization

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Newsletter 1983 - Volume 1, Issue 2 - Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Newsletter [PDF - 181.68 KB]

What's In This Issue: The Director's Column; Curios, Relics Classification Expanded; Stolen Guns Threaten Everyone; Place of Business; For Your Customer; Tracing Works; Firearms Trace Results; News You Can Use; Toll-Free Service Available

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Last Updated: December 2, 2025

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