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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 National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I - Part IV [PDF - 1.81 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I - Part IV:  Firearms Imported into the United States

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Report National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I - Part III [PDF - 2.64 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I - Part III:  Firearms Exported from the United States

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Report National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I - Part II [PDF - 3.85 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I - Part II:  Privately Made Firearms

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Report National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I - Part I [PDF - 4.86 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I - Part I:Licensed Manufacturing of Firearms and Ammunition in the United States

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Report National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I - Foreword [PDF - 3.47 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I - Foreword

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Publication Fact Sheet - National Tracing Center - FY2024 [PDF - 544.33 KB]

National Tracing Center fact sheet for FY 2024.

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Publication Fact Sheet - eTrace - FY2024 [PDF - 993.56 KB]

eTrace fact sheet for FY 2024.

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Software eForm 4473 Download Application Download - Mac OS [ZIP - 121.95 MB]

eForm 4473 Download Application Download - Mac OS

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Regulatory State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Wyoming [PDF - 92.37 KB]

State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Wyoming 

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Regulatory State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Wisconsin [PDF - 125.02 KB]

State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Wisconsin 

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Regulatory State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 West Virginia [PDF - 222.92 KB]

State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 West Virginia 

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Regulatory State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Washington [PDF - 201.46 KB]

State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Washington 

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Last Updated: December 2, 2025

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