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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 Firearms Trace Data: Wyoming - 2020 [HTML]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Wyoming with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020, 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: Canada - 2015-2020 [HTML]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Canada with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020, 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: The Caribbean - 2020 [HTML]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in the Caribbean with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020, 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: Mexico - 2015-2020 [HTML]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Mexico with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020, 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: Central America - 2020 [HTML]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Central America with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020, 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: United States and Territories - 2020 - FFL Theft/Loss Reports Matching Firearms Subsequently Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 15.47 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2020 - Firearm Types Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 20.03 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2020 - Time-to-Crime - Firearms Sourced and Recovered [XLSX - 129.77 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2020 - Time-to-Crime - Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 17.6 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2020 - Number of Firearms Sourced and Recovered [XLSX - 29.48 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2020 - Age of Possessor - Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 17.9 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020.

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Regulatory 2021 - July - Texas - All FFLs - House Bill 957 [PDF - 219.77 KB]

The passage of Texas House Bill 957 (HB957), with an effective date of September 1, 2021, has generated questions from industry members as to how this state law may affect them while engaged in a firearms business activity. HB957 claims to exempt silencers (also known as suppressors) that are manufactured in Texas, and which remain in Texas, from Federal firearms laws and regulations, including the federal registration requirements. However, because HB957 directly conflicts with federal firearms laws and regulations, federal law supersedes HB957. In summary, all provisions of the Gun Control Act (GCA) and the National Firearms Act (NFA), including their corresponding regulations, continue to apply to FFLs and other persons in Texas.

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Last Updated: December 2, 2025

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