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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 afmer_2023_final_report_summary_cover_sheet_508_1.pdf (203 KB) | Explosives | Report | |
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afmer_2023_final_report_508c.pdf (2883 KB) | Resource Center | Report | |
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afmer_2022_final_report_508c.pdf (2589 KB) | Resource Center | Report | |
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afmer_2021_interim_web_report.pdf (256 KB) | Explosives | Report | |
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afmer_2021_final_web_report.pdf (168 KB) | Explosives | Report | |
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afmer_2021_final_report_508c.pdf (2268 KB) | Resource Center | Report | |
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afmer_2020_final_report_508c.pdf (2198 KB) | Resource Center | Report | |
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afmer_2018_web_report_final_508.pdf (1670 KB) |
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report (AFMER) 2018 - Final | Resource Center | Report |
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afmer_2017_final.pdf (1486 KB) |
Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report - Year 2017 - FINAL
| Resource Center | Report |
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afmer_2013_final_web_report.pdf (908 KB) | Resource Center | Report | |
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afmer_2012_final_web_report_17jan2014.pdf (812 KB) | Firearms | Report | |
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afmer_2010_final_web_report_30jan2012.pdf (556 KB) | Firearms | Report | |
 AFMER 2021 Final Web Report (441 KB) |
Excel spreadsheet with final 2021 AFMER report data. | Firearms | Report |
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AFMER 2020 Final Web Report (398 KB) |
Excel spreadsheet with final 2020 AFMER report data. | Firearms | Report |
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AFMER 2020 Final Report Cover Sheet (195 KB) | Firearms | Report | |
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AFMER 2014 Final Report with Cover - Revised Format 2-17-16 (1116 KB) | Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report (AFMER) for 2014 - Finalized with Cover - Revised format. | Resource Center | Report |
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AFMER - 2015 - Final (1268 KB) | Resource Center | Report | |
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Advisory Opinion on Licensing for Certain Gun Show Sellers (778 KB) |
This letter provides additional guidance on licensing for persons engaged in selling firearms at in-state gun shows.
| Firearms | Guide |
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AAG/A Order No. 012-2003 — Correction (19 KB) |
In rule document 03–9324 beginning on page 19148 in the issue of April 18, 2003, make the following correction: On page 19149, in the second column, under List of Subjects in 28 CFR Part 16, in the second paragraph, in the fourth line ‘‘3003’’ should read ‘‘2003’’. | Resource Center | Report |
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AAG/A Order No. 012-2003 (37 KB) |
The Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), is exempting five Privacy Act systems of records from the subsections of the Privacy Act listed below. The five systems of records were published in the Federal Register on January 24, 2003 (68 FR 3551). As described in this rule, the exemptions are necessary to protect law enforcement and investigatory information and functions of ATF. | Resource Center | Report |
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70 - Order Granting Preliminary Injunction.pdf (276 KB) |
Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (“Motion”) (ECF No. 16), filed May 9, 2024. Defendants filed their response (“Response”) (ECF No. 31) on May 14, 2024. Having reviewed the briefing and relevant law, the Court GRANTS the Motion. Defendants are hereby ENJOINED from enforcing the regulations — “Definition of ‘Engaged in the Business’ as a Dealer in Firearms” (hereinafter “Final Rule”) — published at 89 Fed. Reg. 28968 (April 19, 2024) (to be codified at 27 C.F.R. pt. 478) against Plaintiffs Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Utah, Jeffrey Tormey (“Tormey”), the Gun Owners of America, Inc. (“GOA”), the Gun Owners Foundation (“GOF”), the Tennessee Firearms Association (“TFA”), and the Virginia Citizens Defense League (“VCDL”) pending the resolution of this lawsuit. | Firearms | Report |
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67-1_-_exhibit_1_texas_tro_order.pdf (289 KB) |
Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order (“Motion”) (ECF No. 16), filed on May 9, 2024. Defendants responded (ECF No. 22) on May 14, 2024. Having reviewed the materials, the Court GRANTS IN PART the Motion. Accordingly, Defendants are hereby TEMPORARILY RESTRAINED from enforcing the regulations — “Definition of ‘Engaged in the Business’ as a Dealer in Firearms” (hereinafter “Final Rule”) — published at 89 Fed. Reg. 28968 (April 19, 2024) (to be codified at 27 C.F.R. pt. 478) against Plaintiffs Texas, Jeffery Tormey (“Tormey”), the Gun Owners of America, Inc. (“GOA”), the Gun Owners Foundation (“GOF”), the Tennessee Firearms Association (“TFA”), and the Virginia Citizens Defense League (“VCDL”), through June 2, 2024. | Firearms | Guide |
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2024_firearms_commerce_report.pdf (1488 KB) |
2024 Firearms Commerce Report in the United States. | Resource Center | Report |
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2024_explosives_incident_report_eir_508c.pdf (1659 KB) |
2024 Explosives Incident Report. | Explosives | Report |
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2024.07.15_afmer_excel_2023_rundate09july2024_508.xlsx (1875 KB) | Firearms | Report |