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Publications

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 Description Category
Regulatory 2018R–22F - Bump-Stock-Type-Devices - Dec. 26, 2018 [PDF - 425.03 KB]

The Department of Justice is amending the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives regulations to clarify that “bump fire” stocks, slide-fire devices, and devices with certain similar characteristics (“bump-stock-type devices”) are “machineguns” as defined by the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA) and Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA), because such devices allow a shooter of a semiautomatic firearm to initiate a continuous firing cycle with a single pull of the trigger.

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Firearms
Publication ATF O 2956.3A Reasonable Accommodations [PDF - 15.52 MB]

This order outlines procedures for providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or job applicants of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

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Workforce and Mission
Report Firearms Trace Data: Canada - 2012-2017 [PDF - 866.63 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1, 2012 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Caribbean - 2017 [PDF - 910.01 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Central America - 2017 [PDF - 899.4 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Mexico - 2012-2017 [PDF - 895 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1, 2012 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: New Hampshire - 2017 [PDF - 826.09 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2017 - Time-to-Crime - Firearms Sourced and Recovered [XLSX - 18.06 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: New Jersey - 2017 [PDF - 861.2 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: New Mexico - 2017 [PDF - 820.72 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Nevada - 2017 [PDF - 813.11 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: New York - 2017 [PDF - 817.35 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Ohio - 2017 [PDF - 757.98 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Oklahoma - 2017 [PDF - 817.31 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Oregon - 2017 [PDF - 813.08 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Pennsylvania - 2017 [PDF - 774.89 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2017 - Age of Possessor - Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 18.04 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2017 - Top Calibers Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 24.4 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Missouri - 2017 [PDF - 765.16 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Maine - 2017 [PDF - 804.68 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Maryland - 2017 [PDF - 768.34 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Massachusetts - 2017 [PDF - 779.95 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Louisiana - 2017 [PDF - 814.48 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Kentucky - 2017 [PDF - 771.11 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Kansas - 2017 [PDF - 812.02 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Firearms
Last Updated: January 15, 2026

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