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.
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 NFCTA Volume IV - Part II – Firearm Thefts and Losses Updates and New Analysis (382 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Protecting America from Trafficked Firearms - Volume Four | Firearms | Report |
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NFCTA Volume IV - Part III – Crime Gun Tracing Updates and New Analysis (924 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Protecting America from Trafficked Firearms - Volume Four | Firearms | Report |
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NFCTA Volume IV - Part IV – Firearm Trafficking Investigations (1017 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Protecting America from Trafficked Firearms - Volume Four | Firearms | Report |
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NFCTA Volume IV - Part IX – Final Recommendations (268 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Protecting America from Trafficked Firearms - Volume Four | Firearms | Report |
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NFCTA Volume IV - Part V – PMF Updates and New Analysis (501 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Protecting America from Trafficked Firearms - Volume Four | Firearms | Report |
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NFCTA Volume IV - Part VI – NIBIN Updates and New Analysis (386 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Protecting America from Trafficked Firearms - Volume Four | Firearms | Report |
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NFCTA Volume IV - Part VII – Firearm Commerce, Crime Guns, and the Southwest Border (1304 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Protecting America from Trafficked Firearms - Volume Four | Firearms | Report |
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NFCTA Volume IV - Part VIII – Updates to Previous Recommendations (340 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Protecting America from Trafficked Firearms - Volume Four | Firearms | Report |
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NIBIN Newsletter - March 2015 (413 KB) |
At the June 2014 NIBIN User Congress in Phoenix, AZ, the NIBIN Program presented information on three major infrastructure upgrades that were in the works. | Firearms | Newsletter |
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NIBIN Newsletter - September 2014 (458 KB) |
In this issue: Update - NIBIN Security System and Upgrades; Entering Confirmed and Unconfirmed Hits in IBIS; and Backlogs - The Big "What if..." | Firearms | Newsletter |
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nics_act_list.7-7-21_0.pdf (155 KB) |
The NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (NIAA) requires states, as a condition of grant eligibility, to establish procedures to allow persons with disabilities relating to mental health (i.e., prohibiting mental health adjudications or involuntary commitments to a mental institution) to obtain relief from such disabilities for purposes of firearms eligibility. The 33 states in this list have qualified relief of disability programs, under 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(d)(4), (g)(4), that ATF has approved. | Firearms | Guide |
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North Carolina - State Report (7473 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report | Firearms | Report |
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North Carolina Firearms Statutes and Codes (1061 KB) |
From the 35th Edition of State Laws and Published Ordinances - Firearms (ATF P 5300.5) | Firearms | Guide |
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North Carolina Firearms Trace Data – 2014 (1977 KB) |
This brochure contains trace data related information from January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014. | About ATF | Report |
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North Dakota - State Report (2496 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report | Firearms | Report |
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North Dakota Firearms Statutes and Codes (433 KB) |
From the 34th Edition of State Laws and Published Ordinances - Firearms (ATF P 5300.5) | Firearms | Guide |
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North Dakota Firearms Trace Data - 2014 (1600 KB) | This brochure contains trace data related information from January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014. | About ATF | Report |
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north_carolina_10.24.2024_508_compliance.pdf (72 KB) | Asset Forfeiture | Report | |
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north_carolina_5.8.2025_508_compliance.pdf (73 KB) |
Location of Abandoned/Unclaimed Property by State for 4/8/2025 | Asset Forfeiture | Report |
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north_dakota_5.8.2025_508_compliance.pdf (72 KB) |
Location of Abandoned/Unclaimed Property by State for 4/8/2025 | Asset Forfeiture | Report |
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Northern Mariana Islands - State Report - Territories (2697 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report | Firearms | Report |
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Northern Mariana Islands Firearms Statutes and Codes (392 KB) |
From the 34th Edition of State Laws and Published Ordinances - Firearms (ATF P 5300.5) | Firearms | Guide |
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Norwood, MA - State Report - Addendum City Report (3901 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report | Firearms | Report |
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Notice 2014R-15N - ATF Framework for Determining Whether Certain Projectiles are Primarily Intended for Sporting Purposes (444 KB) |
ATF Framework for Determining Whether Certain Projectiles are ‘Primarily Intended for Sporting Purposes’ Within the Meaning of 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(17)(C). Comments are due on or before March 16, 2015. | Resource Center | Report |
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Notice 2014R-50N – Granting of Relief; Federal Firearms Privileges (194 KB) |
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC), has been granted relief from the disabilities imposed by Federal laws by the Director of ATF with respect to the acquisition, receipt, transfer, shipment, transportation, or possession of firearms. | Firearms | Report |