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 |
|---|---|
| Report | National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Gun Intelligence and Analysis - Volume II - Part V - Firearm Thefts
The NFCTA is a comprehensive report on firearms commerce and trafficking. The second volume focuses on data, information, and analysis relating to crime guns recovered by law enforcement during domestic and international investigations. Published/Revised: |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Canada - 2018-2023
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Canada with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2023, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. Published/Revised: |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Mexico - 2018-2023
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Mexico with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2023, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. Published/Revised: |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: The Caribbean - 2023
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in The Caribbean with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2023, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. Published/Revised: |
| Report | September 2024 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results
ATF is responsible for licensing persons engaged in manufacturing, importing, and dealing in firearms. ATF provides month-by-month firearms compliance inspection results as Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. Published/Revised: |
| Regulatory | Application and Permit for Permanent Exportation of Firearms - ATF Form 5320.9 (Form 9)
This form is used to obtain approval to permanently export a National Firearms Act (NFA) firearm and claim exemption from transfer tax. State Department export approval is required prior to ATF Form 9 being approved. Published/Revised: |
| Regulatory | 2024 - September - New Mexico - All FFLs - N.M. Stat. Ann. § 30-7-7.3
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is committed to helping federal firearms licensees (FFLs) successfully comply with their legal obligations. This letter alerts you to a new firearms law enacted in the State of New Mexico, to aid you in complying with state and federal law. Published/Revised: |
| Report | August 2024 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results
ATF is responsible for licensing persons engaged in manufacturing, importing, and dealing in firearms. ATF provides month-by-month firearms compliance inspection results as Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. Published/Revised: |
| Publication | Reference Guide - Federal Firearms Laws
A quick reference guide to federal firearms laws. Published/Revised: |
| Regulatory | 2023 - November - All FFLs - Solvent Trap Devices
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) recently examined devices commonly marketed as “solvent traps” and has determined that some of them are “firearm silencers” as defined in the Gun Control Act (GCA) and as defined in the National Firearms Act (NFA). Published/Revised: |
| Regulatory | ATF Industry Circular 1975-1: Pen Guns Classified as Firearms
This circular announces the reclassification of small caliber weapons (such as pen guns) ostensibly designed to expel only tear gas, similar substances or pyrotechnic signals, which may be converted to expel a projectile by means of an explosive, as firearms. Published/Revised: |
| Regulatory | Release and Receipt of Imported Firearms, Ammunition and Defense Articles - ATF Form 5330.3C (Form 6A)
This form is used to obtain a release from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and notify ATF of actual importation of defense articles imported pursuant to an approved ATF Form 6. Published/Revised: |
