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ATF is alerting the public to a scam involving fraudulent phone calls from individuals claiming to be “ATF Officers” or “Agents.” These scammers, using phone numbers appearing to originate from Martinsburg, West Virginia, are instructing victims to purchase Apple gift cards in amounts of $500 or $1,000 to “clear a red flag” from their accounts. Victims are then asked to provide gift card numbers to the callers.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) has determined that federal firearms licensees (FFLs) may lawfully import “dual-use” firearm barrels—barrels that may be used on both sporting and non-sporting firearms—under 18 U.S.C. § 925(d)(3) if, at the time imported, there is an identified firearm sporting configuration for the barrel.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) authorizes the importation of certain marking rounds (“training rounds”) because these training rounds do not meet the definition of “ammunition” as defined by the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA), 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(17)(A). These items are not designed for offensive and defensive combat and are not “designed for use in any firearm.” Similarly, training rounds are not regulated by the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) because they are not designed for use in any “firearm” as defined in the permanent importation regulations implementing that statute.
ATF is publishing the 2025 List of Explosive Materials, as required by law.
ATF has published the latest versions of the Firearms Trace Data Reports for Canada, The Caribbean, Central America and Mexico.