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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 2012 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 811.16 KB]

All federally licensed manufacturers of firearms and destructive devices (Federal Firearms License types 07 and 10) are required to submit a production report of manufacturing and export activity to ATF by April 1 of each year. ATF compiles the submitted data and releases it each January, with a one-year delay to comply with the Trade Secrets Act.

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Report 2010 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 555.66 KB]

All federally licensed manufacturers of firearms and destructive devices (Federal Firearms License types 07 and 10) are required to submit a production report of manufacturing and export activity to ATF by April 1 of each year. ATF compiles the submitted data and releases it each January, with a one-year delay to comply with the Trade Secrets Act.

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Report 2018 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 1.63 MB]

2018 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)

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Report 2016 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 1.28 MB]

2016 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)

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Report 2015 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 1.24 MB]

2015 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)

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Report 2013 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 907.63 KB]

2013 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)

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Report 2009 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 506.36 KB]

2009 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)

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Report 2008 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 392.35 KB]

2008 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)

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Report 2007 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 372.65 KB]

2007 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)

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Report 2018 - Firearms Commerce Report [PDF - 717.56 KB]

2018 - Firearms Commerce Report

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Report 2015 - Firearms Commerce Report [PDF - 1.04 MB]

This is the 2015 Annual Statistical Update on Firearms Commerce in the United States. (This publication has been updated to correct 2013 firearms manufactured total in Exhibit 1.)

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Report 2011 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 655.57 KB]

2011 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)

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Last Updated: December 2, 2025

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