Publications Library

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.

Titlesort ascending Description Category Document Type
Congressional Budget Exhibits 2017 (428 KB) About ATF Report
Compliance Guidelines for Federal Explosives Licensees and Permittees (ATF P 5400.23) (286 KB)
This publication outlines and defines the compliance guidelines for federal explosive licensees and permittees, per the Federal explosives regulations at 27 CFR, Part 555.
Explosives Guide
Columbus, OH - State Report - Large Cities (2783 KB)

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

Firearms Report
Columbia, SC - State Report - Small City (2763 KB)

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

Firearms Report
colorado_10.24.2024_508_compliance.pdf (73 KB) Asset Forfeiture Report
Colorado Firearms Trace Data - 2014 (1569 KB) This brochure contains trace data related information from January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014. About ATF Report
Colorado Firearms Statutes and Codes (723 KB)

From the 34th Edition of State Laws and Published Ordinances - Firearms (ATF P 5300.5)

Firearms Guide
Colorado - State Report (3259 KB)

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Gun Intelligence and Analysis - Volume Two

Firearms Report
Cleveland, OH - State Report - Medium Cities (2851 KB)

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

Firearms Report
Cincinnati, OH - State Report - Medium Cities (3553 KB)

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

Firearms Report
Chicago IL - State report Mega City (2612 KB)

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

Firearms Report
Chattanooga, TN - State Report - Small City (2880 KB)

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

Firearms Report
Charlotte, NC - State Report - Large Cities (2703 KB)

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

Firearms Report
Categories Associated with Firearms Recovered and Traced in the United States and Territories - CY 2022 (32 KB)

This is an Excel spreadsheet containing a numerical list of how many firearms have been traced and recovered in the U.S. and territories between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022.

Resource Center Report
Categories Associated with Firearms Recovered and Traced in the United States and Territories (33 KB) About ATF Report
California Municipal Firearms Statutes and Codes - M through Z (2040 KB) Firearms Guide
California Municipal Firearms Statutes and Codes - A through L (1639 KB) Firearms Guide
California Firearms Trace Data – 2014 (1803 KB)

This brochure contains trace data related information from January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014.

About ATF Report
California Firearms Statutes and Codes (1386 KB)

From the 34th Edition of State Laws and Published Ordinances - Firearms (ATF P 5300.5)

Firearms Guide
California - State Report (2862 KB)

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Gun Intelligence and Analysis - Volume Two

Firearms Report
Bullets, Casings and You (ATF P 3315.2) (4216 KB) This brochure provides information about ATF's National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN).  With ATF’s NIBIN Program, State and local agencies receive technology that they could likely not afford on their own, as well as the capability to exchange investigative information with other jurisdictions. Firearms Guide
Buffalo, NY - State Report - Addendum City Report (2073 KB)

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

Firearms Report
Boston, MA - State Report - Addendum City Report (3285 KB)

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

Firearms Report
Bibb County, GA - State Report - Addendum City Report (3787 KB)

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

Firearms Report
Beaumont, TX - State Report - Addendum City Report (3992 KB)

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

Firearms Report
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