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 |
|---|---|
| Publication | Outreach Training Materials - FAIR Trade Group Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference: NFA 922(o) Presentation
Outreach training materials from the FAIR Trade Group Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference. This PDF includes information on 922(o) restricted machineguns. Published/Revised: |
| Publication | Outreach Training Materials - FAIR Trade Group Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference: EIB Final Rule (ORA)
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. Published/Revised: |
| Publication | Outreach Training Materials - FAIR Trade Group Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference: eForms Basics and Common Pitfalls (FESD)
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. Published/Revised: |
| Publication | Outreach Training Materials - FAIR Trade Group Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference: eForm NFA Processing Changes (NFAD)
Outreach training materials from the FAIR Trade Group Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference. This PDF includes information on eForm NFA processing changes. Published/Revised: |
| Publication | Outreach Training Materials - FAIR Trade Group Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference: Marking Requirements, Gunsmithing Rules
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. Published/Revised: |
| Publication | Outreach Training Materials - FAIR Trade Group Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference: DOD Contractor Inspections (FO)
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. Published/Revised: |
| Regulatory | 2024 - July - Wyoming - All FFLs - State Restoration of Rights & Federal Court Prohibition
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. Published/Revised: |
| Report | June 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 | Safety and Security for Firearm Owners - ATF P 5300.22
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. Published/Revised: |
| Regulatory | Engaging as a Business - Texas et al. v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives et al., 2:24-cv-00089-Z (N.D. Tex.)
Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (“Motion”) (ECF No. 16), filed May 9, 2024. Defendants filed their response (“Response”) (ECF No. 31) on May 14, 2024. Having reviewed the briefing and relevant law, the Court GRANTS the Motion. Defendants are hereby ENJOINED from enforcing the regulations — “Definition of ‘Engaged in the Business’ as a Dealer in Firearms” (hereinafter “Final Rule”) — published at 89 Fed. Reg. 28968 (April 19, 2024) (to be codified at 27 C.F.R. pt. 478) against Plaintiffs Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Utah, Jeffrey Tormey (“Tormey”), the Gun Owners of America, Inc. (“GOA”), the Gun Owners Foundation (“GOF”), the Tennessee Firearms Association (“TFA”), and the Virginia Citizens Defense League (“VCDL”) pending the resolution of this lawsuit. Published/Revised: |
| Report | May 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 | Misdemeanor Crimes of Domestic Violence and Federal Firearms Prohibitions - ATF I 3310.3
This guide covers persons who have been convicted in any court of a qualifying misdemeanor crime of domestic violence (MCDV) are generally prohibited under Federal law from receiving or possessing any firearm or ammunition in or affecting commerce. Published/Revised: |
