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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 Notice 33P (274 KB) | Rules of Practice in Explosives License and Permit Proceedings (2007-5P); Revisions Reflecting Changes Consistent With the Homeland Security Act of 2002. - Comments on this notice of proposed rulemaking are due on or before January 5, 2015. To submit a comment electronically, use the http://www.regulations.gov for Notice No. ATF 33P. To submit comments by mail or fax, see the instructions included within the notice. To view all comments and documents associated with this rulemaking, go to Notice No. ATF 33P | Explosives | Report |
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Notice 32N — Delegation Order — Authority to Facilitate Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (134 KB) |
This order delegates the authority to exercise the authorities and responsibilities committed to the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) under the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, Public Law 110–180 (NIAA). This authority is to establish and enforce the criteria that applicable Federal departments and agencies and states use to create qualifying relief from firearms disabilities programs, to make decisions as to whether applicable Federal departments and agencies and states have properly implemented and certified relief from firearms disabilities programs under the NIAA, and to make any related determinations under the NIAA regarding such relief from firearms disabilities programs. | Firearms | Report |
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Notice 3 — The Gang Resistance Education and Training Program (G.R.E.A.T): Availability of Financial Assistance, Criteria, and Application Procedure (165 KB) |
Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) intends to enter into cooperative agreements with State and local law enforcement agencies to assist them in providing the Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) Program to school students. This notice also sets forth the intended funding priorities and criteria, as well as the application procedures that ATF will use to select, and award Federal funds to, State and local law enforcement agencies to deliver the G.R.E.A.T. Program. | Resource Center | Report |
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Notice 26A (150 KB) | Separation Distances of Ammonium Nitrate and Blasting Agents from Explosives or Blasting Agents;(Comment Period closes 12/15/2010) | Explosives | Report |
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Notice 22P (175 KB) |
Implementation of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 Regarding Trafficking in Contraband Cigarettes or Smokeless Tobacco - Comments are due on or before October 26, 2010. To submit a comment electronically, use http://www.regulations.gov. To submit comments by mail or fax, please see the instructions included within the notice. To view all comments and documents associated with this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov and enter Notice No. 22P. | Alcohol & Tobacco | 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 |
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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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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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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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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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north_dakota_6.5.2025_508_compliance.pdf (73 KB) | 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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north_carolina_6.5.2025_508_compliance.pdf (80 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_carolina_10.24.2024_508_compliance.pdf (72 KB) | Asset Forfeiture | Report | |
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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 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 - State Report (2496 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report | Firearms | Report |
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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 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 - State Report (7473 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report | Firearms | Report |
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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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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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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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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 |