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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: South Dakota - 2018 [PDF - 824.54 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2018.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: Puerto Rico - 2018 [PDF - 818.83 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2018.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: Pennsylvania - 2018 [PDF - 775.17 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2018.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: Oregon - 2018 [PDF - 813.45 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2018.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: Oklahoma - 2018 [PDF - 819.94 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2018.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: Ohio - 2018 [PDF - 759.18 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2018.

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Report Firearms Trace Data: Central America - 2018 [PDF - 899.94 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Central America with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2018, 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 - 2018 [PDF - 911.54 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in the Caribbean with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2018, 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 - 2013-2018 [PDF - 867.58 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Canada with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1, 2013 - Dec. 31, 2018, 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 - 2017 - Number of Firearms Sourced and Recovered [XLSX - 125.84 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Regulatory Application and Permit for Importation of Firearms, Ammunition and Defense Articles - ATF Form 6 - Part II (5330.3B) [PDF - 301.51 KB]

This form is used to apply to permanently import firearms, ammunition and implements of war. For use by active duty military members only.

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Regulatory Report of Multiple Sale or Other Disposition of Pistols and Revolvers - ATF Form 3310.4 [PDF - 976.47 KB]

This form documents certain sales or other dispositions of handguns for law enforcement purposes. The information is used to determine if the buyer (transferee) is involved in an unlawful activity.

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Last Updated: December 2, 2025

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