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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 July 2024 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results [XLSX - 12.87 KB]

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.

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Publication Fact Sheet - Firearms and Ammunition Technology Division (FATD) - FY2023 [PDF - 966.86 KB]

PDF version of the FATD fact sheet for fiscal year 2023. ATF’s Firearms and Ammunition Technology Division is the federal government’s technical expert on classifying firearms and ammunition under federal statutes and regulations.

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Report May 2024 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results [XLSX - 12.86 KB]

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.

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Publication Outreach Training Materials - FAIR Trade Group Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference: NFA 922(o) Presentation [PDF - 745.82 KB]

Outreach training materials from the FAIR Trade Group Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference. This PDF includes information on 922(o) restricted machineguns.

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Publication Outreach Training Materials - FAIR Trade Group Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference: EIB Final Rule (ORA) [PDF - 430.37 KB]

Outreach training materials from the FAIR Trade Group Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference. This PDF includes information on the definition of “Engaged in the Business” as a dealer in firearms.

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Publication Outreach Training Materials - FAIR Trade Group Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference: eForms Basics and Common Pitfalls (FESD) [PDF - 270.46 KB]

Outreach training materials from the FAIR Trade Group Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference. This PDF includes information on eForms basics and common pitfalls.

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Publication Outreach Training Materials - FAIR Trade Group Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference: eForm NFA Processing Changes (NFAD) [PDF - 534.73 KB]

Outreach training materials from the FAIR Trade Group Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference. This PDF includes information on eForm NFA processing changes.

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Publication Outreach Training Materials - FAIR Trade Group Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference: Marking Requirements, Gunsmithing Rules [PDF - 1.3 MB]

Outreach training materials from the FAIR Trade Group Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference. This PDF includes information on marking requirements, and gunsmithing rules.

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Publication Outreach Training Materials - FAIR Trade Group Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference: DOD Contractor Inspections (FO) [PDF - 989.56 KB]

Outreach training materials from the FAIR Trade Group Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference. This PDF includes information on the DOD contractor inspection process.

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Regulatory 2024 - July - Wyoming - All FFLs - State Restoration of Rights & Federal Court Prohibition [PDF - 152.02 KB]

The purpose of this letter is to advise Wyoming federal firearm licensees that a person convicted in a federal court (of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year) remains subject to the federal prohibition on shipment, transportation, receipt, and possession of firearms and ammunition, despite the issuance of a Restoration of Rights Certificate (under state law) by the State of Wyoming.

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Report June 2024 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results [XLSX - 12.86 KB]

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.

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Publication Safety and Security for Firearm Owners - ATF P 5300.22 [PDF - 493.56 KB]

The purpose of firearm safety is to eliminate or minimize the risks of unintentional damage, injury or death caused by improper possession, storage, or handling of a firearm. Firearm owners should handle the firearm safely and protect themselves and the public from the theft, loss or misuse of their firearm. Last updated July 2024.

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Last Updated: December 2, 2025

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