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 | 2017 - February - South Dakota - Gold Card Concealed Pistol Permit and Enhanced Permit to Carry Concealed Pistol
The purpose of this letter is to advise South Dakota Federal Firearms Licensees regarding ATF's determination of the South Dakota's Gold Card Concealed Pistol Permit and Enhanced Permit to Carry a Concealed Pistol as alternatives to the background check. Published/Revised: |
| Regulatory | Fingerprint Card Instructions and Example - FD-258
This is a sample fingerprint card (FD-258) that is used when applying for a federal firearms license. This card can be order from the ATF Distribution Center online or by calling 703-870-7526 or 703-870-7528. Published/Revised: |
| Report | 2016 - Firearms Commerce Report
2016 - Firearms Commerce Report Published/Revised: |
| Regulatory | 2016-5 - Marking Variance for Government Defense Contractors
ATF authorizes an alternate method or procedure to the firearms marking requirements contained in title 27, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), sections 478.92 and 479.102. Specifically, ATF authorizes licensed manufacturers of certain destructive device munitions that are manufactured for and transferred to the U.S. Government (USG) to mark these destructive device munitions with sequential lot numbers, provided conditions set forth in this ruling are met. Published/Revised: |
| Regulatory | 2016-4 - Electronic Transmission of Form 6A Information to Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
ATF authorizes an alternate method or procedure in lieu of the method or procedure prescribed in the regulations that currently require an importer to submit to U.S. CBP an original, paper copy of ATF Form 6A, Release and Receipt of Imported Firearms, Ammunition and Implements of War (Form 6A), to import firearms, ammunition, and other defense articles. Published/Revised: |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Alabama - 2015
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2015. Published/Revised: |
| Publication | How to Conduct a Firearms Inventory - ATF P 5380.2
This publication provides guidelines on how to conduct a firearms inventory, dated July 2016. Published/Revised: |
| Regulatory | 2016 - June - West Virginia - All FFLs - HB4145
The purpose of this open letter is to provide guidance concerning West Virginia House Bill (HB) 4145 as it concerns the provisional licenses made eligible to West Virginia residents aged 18-20. Published/Revised: |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Wisconsin - 2015
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2015. Published/Revised: |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Pennsylvania - 2015
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2015. Published/Revised: |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Rhode Island - 2015
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2015. Published/Revised: |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Vermont - 2015
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2015. Published/Revised: |
