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.

Title Description Category Document Type
February 2024 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results (13 KB)

February 2024 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results

Firearms Report
Facilitating Private Sales: A Federal Firearms Licensee Guide (2396 KB)

We’ve put together this guide to educate federal firearms licensees (FFLs) on how to facilitate private party sales of firearms. When individuals decide to use FFLs to facilitate the private sale of their firearms, it can enhance public safety, assist law enforcement, and help ensure firearms end up only in the hands of those who are legally allowed to possess them.

Firearms Guide
Following the Gun Report 2000 (1207 KB)

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA) June 2000 study on firearms used in illicit activities. 

Firearms Report
January 2024-Inspection Results Worksheet (13 KB) Firearms Report
December 2023 - Inspection Results Worksheet (13 KB) Firearms Report
Q&As for the Report of Multiple Sale or Other Disposition of Certain Rifles (149 KB)

Multiple sale or other disposition of certain rifles questions and answers, updated Nov. 2, 2021.

Resource Center Guide
november-2023-compliance-inspection-results.xlsx (13 KB) Firearms Report
2022 Explosives Incident Report - EIR (1895 KB)

2022 Explosives Incident Report

Resource Center Report
Florida Firearms Statutes and Codes (1651 KB)

From the 35th Edition of State Laws and Published Ordinances - Firearms (ATF P 5300.5)

Firearms Guide
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
october-2023-firearms-compliance-inspection-results.xlsx (13 KB) Firearms Report
Jackson, TN - State Report - Addendum City Report (3180 KB)

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

Firearms Report
Kansas City, MO - State Report - Addendum City Report (3431 KB)

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

Firearms Report
Lexington, KY - State Report - Addendum City Report (3393 KB)

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

Firearms Report
Little Rock, AR - State Report - Addendum City Report (3960 KB)

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

Firearms Report
Mesa, AZ - State Report - Addendum City Report (3796 KB)

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

Firearms Report
Minneapolis, MN - State Report - Addendum City Report (3597 KB)

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

Firearms Report
Montgomery County, MD - State Report - Addendum City Report (3982 KB)

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

Firearms Report
Moses Lake, WA - State Report - Addendum City Report (3336 KB)

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

Firearms Report
Newark, NJ - State Report - Addendum City Report (4185 KB)

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

Firearms Report
New Bedford, MA - State Report - Addendum City Report (3768 KB)

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

Firearms Report
Akron, OH - State Report - Addendum City Report (4035 KB)

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

Firearms Report
Arlington, TX - State Report - Addendum City Report (3950 KB)

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

Firearms Report
Aurora, CO - State Report - Addendum City Report (3983 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
Email Updates

Subscribe to receive news and update from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives