Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

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 Firearms Trace Data: Kansas City, MO - 2019 [HTML]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations in Kansas City, MO. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2019, 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: Little Rock, AR - 2019 [HTML]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations in Little Rock, AR. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2019, 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: Los Angeles, CA - 2019 [HTML]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations in Los Angeles, CA. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2019, 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: Memphis, TN - 2019 [HTML]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations in Memphis, TN. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2019, 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: New York City, NY - 2019 [HTML]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations in New York City, NY. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2019, 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: San Francisco, CA - 2019 [HTML]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations in San Francisco, CA. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2019, 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: Springfield, MO - 2019 [HTML]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations in Springfield, MO. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2019, 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: St. Louis, MO - 2019 [HTML]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations in St. Louis, MO. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2019, 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: Stockton, CA - 2019 [HTML]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations in Stockton, CA. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2019, 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: Washington, DC - 2019 [HTML]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations in Washington, DC. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2019, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. 

Published/Revised:

Report April 2022 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results [XLSX - 12.87 KB]

April 2022 Firearms Compliance Inspection Results

Published/Revised:

Publication Overview of Final Rule 2021R-05F Definition of Frame or Receiver and Identification of Firearms [PDF - 2.62 MB]

Topics Covered: Definition of Firearm, Frame and Receiver, Privately Made Firearms (PMFs), Marking requirements, Recordkeeping requirements, Record retention, ATF Rulings/Procedure affected.  These are the broad topics, but they are all interrelated.  

Published/Revised:

Last Updated: December 2, 2025

ATF.gov

An official website of the U.S. Department of Justice

Looking for U.S. government information and services?
Visit USA.gov