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 |
|---|---|
| Regulatory | Application to Transport Interstate or to Temporarily Export Certain NFA Firearms - ATF Form 5320.20
This form is used to obtain permission to temporarily or permanently move your registered National Firearms Act (NFA) machine gun, short barreled rifle or shotgun, or destructive device interstate. Persons other than qualified federal firearms licensees (FFLs) or government agencies are required to obtain this permission. Published/Revised: |
| Regulatory | 2023 - January - All FFLs - Machinegun Dealer Sales Sample Letters
Open letter to the federal firearms licensee (FFL) community to advise on the restrictions and parameters of 18 U.S.C. § 922(o), which generally prohibits the possession or transfer of machineguns imported or manufactured after May 19, 1986, with limited exceptions. Published/Revised: |
| Report | December 2022 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results
December 2022 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results Published/Revised: |
| Regulatory | 2022 - December - All FFLs - Impact of Final Rule 2021-05F on Partially Complete Polymer 80, Lone Wolf, and Similar Semiautomatic Pistol Frames
ATF is issuing this open letter to assist the firearms industry and the public in understanding whether a “partially complete, disassembled, or nonfunctional” frame of a Polymer80, Lone Wolf, or similar semiautomatic, striker-fired pistol (sometimes generally referred to as “Glock-type” pistols) has reached a stage of manufacture such that it “may readily be completed, assembled, restored, or otherwise converted” to a functional frame, and is therefore classified as a “frame” or “firearm” in accordance with the final rule titled Definition of ‘Frame or Receiver’ and Identification of Firearms (Final Rule 2021R-05F), which became effective Aug. 24, 2022. Published/Revised: |
| Report | November 2022 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results
November 2022 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results Published/Revised: |
| Regulatory | Solicitud de Rastreo del Centro Nacional de Rastreos - Formulario 3312.1S - ATF Form 3312.1(S)
Este formulario es utilizado por los funcionarios federales, cuerpos de seguridad estatales y locales para solicitar a la ATF el rastreo de armas de fuego utilizadas o sospechosas de haber sido utilizadas en delitos. Published/Revised: |
| Report | October 2022 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results
Firearms Compliance Inspection Results for October 2022 Published/Revised: |
| Regulatory | 2022-01 - Electronic Storage of Forms 4473
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) authorizes an alternate method or procedure from the provisions of Title 27, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 478.121, 478.124, 478.129, and 27 CFR 479.131 that require Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) to retain the ATF Firearms Transaction Record, Form 4473 (5300.9) (Form 4473), in a paper format. Specifically, ATF authorizes FFLs to retain an electronic version of each ATF Form 4473 created pursuant to ATF Ruling 2016-2 (or subsequent ruling), instead of the paper format, provided the conditions set forth in this ruling are met. Additionally, ATF authorizes digital scanning and electronic retention of certain paper ATF Form 4473, provided the conditions set forth in this ruling are met. Published/Revised: |
| Report | September 2022 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results
September 2022 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results Published/Revised: |
| Regulatory | 2022 - September - All FFLs - Impact of Final Rule 2021-05F on Partially Complete AR-15/M-16 Type Receivers
ATF is issuing this open letter to further assist the firearms industry and the public in understanding whether a “partially complete, disassembled, or nonfunctional” receiver of an AR-15/M-16 variant weapon has reached a stage of manufacture such that it “may readily be completed, assembled, restored, or otherwise converted” to a functional receiver, and is therefore classified as a “frame or receiver” or “firearm” in accordance with the final rule titled “Definition of ‘Frame or Receiver’ and Identification of Firearms (Final Rule 2021R-05F), which became effective Aug. 24, 2022. Published/Revised: |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2021 - Age of Possessor - Firearms Recovered and Traced
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021. Published/Revised: |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2021- Categories Associated with Firearms Recovered and Traced
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021. Published/Revised: |
