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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.

Document Type Title and Description
Report September 2022 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results [XLSX - 12.78 KB]

September 2022 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results

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Regulatory 2022 - September - All FFLs - Impact of Final Rule 2021-05F on Partially Complete AR-15/M-16 Type Receivers [PDF - 1.01 MB]

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.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2021 - Age of Possessor - Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 18.22 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2021- Categories Associated with Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 31.03 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2021 - Top Calibers Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 25.35 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2021 - FFL Theft/Loss Reports Matching Firearms Subsequently Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 16.14 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2021 - Time-to-Crime - Firearms Sourced and Recovered [XLSX - 130.61 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2021 - Firearm Types Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 20.82 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2021 - Number of Firearms Sourced and Recovered [XLSX - 30.17 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2021- Time-to-Crime - Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 18.05 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: Alabama - 2021 [HTML]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Alabama with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. 

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Report Firearms Trace Data: Alaska - 2021 [HTML]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Alaska with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. 

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Last Updated: December 2, 2025

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