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 | National Tracing Center (NTC) Trace Request - ATF Form 3312.1
This form is used by federal, state and local law enforcement officials to request that the ATF trace firearms used or suspected to have been used in crimes. Published/Revised: |
| Publication | Bump Stock Destruction Instructions
For destruction, regardless of manufacturer or model, a bump stock must be made incapable of being readily restored to its intended function by, e.g., crushing, melting or shredding the bump stock. The bump stock must be completely severed in each area indicated by the red line. Published/Revised: |
| Regulatory | 2009 - January - All FFLs - Reporting Theft or Loss of Firearms From Inventory
The purpose of this open letter is to reminder Federal firearms licensees of their responsibility in reporting any theft or loss of firearms from their inventory to ATF. Published/Revised: |
| Regulatory | 2018R–22F - Bump-Stock-Type-Devices - Dec. 26, 2018
The Department of Justice is amending the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives regulations to clarify that “bump fire” stocks, slide-fire devices, and devices with certain similar characteristics (“bump-stock-type devices”) are “machineguns” as defined by the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA) and Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA), because such devices allow a shooter of a semiautomatic firearm to initiate a continuous firing cycle with a single pull of the trigger. Published/Revised: |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Canada - 2012-2017
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1, 2012 - Dec. 31, 2017. Published/Revised: |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Caribbean - 2017
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017. Published/Revised: |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Central America - 2017
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017. Published/Revised: |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Mexico - 2012-2017
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1, 2012 - Dec. 31, 2017. Published/Revised: |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: New Hampshire - 2017
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017. Published/Revised: |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2017 - Time-to-Crime - Firearms Sourced and Recovered
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017. Published/Revised: |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: New Jersey - 2017
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017. Published/Revised: |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: New Mexico - 2017
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017. Published/Revised: |
