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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 Alaska Firearms Statutes and Codes (272 KB) |
From the 34th Edition of State Laws and Published Ordinances - Firearms (ATF P 5300.5) | Firearms | Guide |
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Alaska - State Report (2427 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Gun Intelligence and Analysis - Volume Two | Firearms | Report |
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alabama051017.pdf (60 KB) | May 2017 Location of Abandoned/Unclaimed property by state. | Resource Center | Report |
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Alabama Firearms Trace Data – 2014 (1589 KB) |
This brochure contains trace data related information from January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014. | About ATF | Report |
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Alabama Firearms Statutes and Codes (470 KB) |
From the 34th Edition of State Laws and Published Ordinances - Firearms (ATF P 5300.5) | Firearms | Guide |
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Alabama - State Report (2237 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report | Firearms | Report |
 Age of Possessor - Firearms Recovered and Traced in the United States and Territories (19 KB) | About ATF | Report | |
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AG Strange Announces 30-Year Sentence for Attempted Murder of State Trooper (143 KB) |
(MONTGOMERY) –Attorney General Luther Strange announced the sentencing of a woman in Perry County for attempted murder of a state trooper. Janice Green, also known as Janice Ford or Janice Billingsley, was found guilty by a jury in December of 2014. Today she was sentenced to serve 30 years in prison. Upon completion of this sentence, she is to serve 78 months for a related federal gun charge. She currently is incarcerated in the Bibb County Jail. | News | Report |
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AG Order No. 3421-2014 (223 KB) |
Authorization To Seize Property Involved in Drug Offenses for Administrative Forfeiture - The Department of Justice is amending its regulations to extend the trial period during which the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) may exercise, for an additional one-year period following the effective date of this rule, the authority under the United States Code to seize and administratively forfeit property involved in controlled substance offenses. | Resource Center | Report |
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AG Order No. 3342-2012 (200 KB) | Authorization to Seize Property Involved in Drug Offenses for Administrative Forfeiture - The Department of Justice is amending its regulations to allow the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to exercise, for a one-year period following the effective date of this rule, the authority to seize and administratively forfeit property involved in controlled substance offenses. | 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 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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affirmative_action_plan_-_2021.pdf (77 KB) |
FY2021 Affirmative Action Plan | General | 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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2021R-05 - Preliminary Regulatory Analysis and Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (426 KB) | Rules and Regulations | Report | |
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2021_explosives_incident_report_eir.pdf (1993 KB) |
2021 Explosives Incident Report | Explosives | Report |
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2021 Firearms Trace Data: Top Calibers Recovered and Traced in the United States and Territories (26 KB) | Resource Center | Report | |
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2021 Firearms Trace Data: Time-to-Crime - Firearms Sourced and Recovered in the United States and Territories (131 KB) | Resource Center | Report | |
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2021 Firearms Trace Data: Time-to-Crime - Firearms Recovered and Traced in the United States and Territories (19 KB) | Resource Center | Report | |
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2021 Firearms Trace Data: Number of Firearms Sourced and Recovered in the United States and Territories (31 KB) | Resource Center | Report |