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. ATF publications do not have the force and effect of federal statutes or Department of Justice regulations, and are not final agency actions. They may also be rescinded or modified at ATF’s discretion.
For more information, see “Memorandum for All Components: Prohibition of Improper Guidance Documents,” from Attorney General Jefferson B. Sessions III, November 16, 2017.
| Title | Description | Category | Document Type |
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 Delaware Firearms Statutes and Codes (265 KB) |
Firearms Statutes and Codes.
| Firearms | Guide |
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Arkansas Firearms Statutes and Codes (301 KB) |
Firearms Statutes and Codes,
| Firearms | Guide |
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American Samoa Firearms Statutes and Codes (175 KB) |
Firearms Statutes and Codes,
| Firearms | Guide |
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Alabama Firearms Statutes and Codes (433 KB) |
Firearms Statutes and Codes.
| Firearms | Guide |
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Hawaii Firearms Statutes and Codes (215 KB) |
Firearms Statutes and Codes.
| Firearms | Guide |
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Arizona Firearms Statutes and Codes (409 KB) |
Firearms Statutes and Codes,
| Firearms | Guide |
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Guam Firearms Statutes and Codes (172 KB) |
Firearms Statutes and Codes.
| Firearms | Guide |
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Colorado Firearms Statutes and Codes (593 KB) |
Firearms Statutes and Codes,
| Firearms | Guide |
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District of Columbia Firearms Statutes and Codes (365 KB) |
Firearms Statutes and Codes.
| Firearms | Guide |
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California Firearms Statutes and Codes (1362 KB) |
Firearms Statutes and Codes,
| Firearms | Guide |
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California Municipal Firearms Statutes and Codes (3306 KB) |
Firearms Statutes and Codes,
| Firearms | Guide |
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Federal Firearms Licensees Newsletter - November 2012 (1254 KB) |
What's in this issue: Customer Service Standards; Reminder: Top 10 Frequently Asked Firearms Questions and Answers; Receive Firearms Industry News; Electronic Devices Used to Verify Change of Address; Government Issued Documents Bearing an Incorrect Zip Code; PCS Orders and Military Dependants Purchasing Firearms; Licensed Manufacturer's Registration Requirement with the Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Control (DDTC); Guidance to FFLs Affected by Flooding and Other Natural Disasters; Ethnicity and Race on the ATF Form 4473; Firearms Shipments via Common or Contract Carrier; Out-of-Business Procedures; Out-of-Business with Succession; Residence as a Licensed Business Premises; New Move in EPS; Who to Contact with your Firearms Related Questions; FBI NICS News
| Firearms | Newsletter |
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Wisconsin Firearms Statutes and Codes (510 KB) |
Firearms Statutes and Codes.
| Firearms | Guide |
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Virginia Firearms Statutes and Codes (406 KB) |
Firearms Statutes and Codes.
| Firearms | Guide |
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Ohio Firearms Statutes and Codes (3456 KB) | Firearms | Guide | |
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Federal Firearms Licensee Newsletter - 2019 (319 KB) |
What's in This Issue: ATF Personnel Changes; Electronic Storage of ATF Form 4473s; ATF Procedure 2017-1; ATF Form 5; ATF For 4473: Clarification on Disqualifiers Related to Military Service; Electronic Signatures on ATF Forms; NFA Forms Common Errors; ATF FFL Alert System; Replacement Copies of NFA Tax Paid Transfer Forms; FFL Renewals, Updated Form 7 and much more. | Firearms | Newsletter |
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1986-15-Armor Piercing Ammunition (841 KB) |
This circular announces that the President signed Public Law 99-408, on August 28, 1986. This law regulates the manufacture, importation and sale of armor piercing ammunition. | Firearms | Industry Circular |
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1986-8-Curio and Relic Updates (1195 KB) |
This circular announces an addition of firearms that have been classified as curios and relics during the period January 1985 through March 1986. | Firearms | Industry Circular |
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1968-28-Importation of Firearms, Ammunition and Implements of War (2230 KB) |
This circular announces the transfer of the Arms Import Control Program from the Secretary of State to the Secretary of the Treasury. | Firearms | Industry Circular |
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1970-14-Importation of Firearms, Ammunition and Implements of War (3268 KB) |
This circular announces the issuance of a new Treasury Department regulation, Part 180 of Title 26, Code of Federal Regulations, entitled Importation of Arms, Ammunition and Implements of War. | Firearms | Industry Circular |
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1975-1-Penguns Classified as Firearms (902 KB) |
This circular announces the reclassification of small caliber weapons (such as penguns) ostensibly designed to expel only tear gas, similar substances or pyrotechnic signals, which may be converted to expel a projectile by means of an explosive, as firearms. | Firearms | Industry Circular |
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1985-2-Importation of National Firearms Act Curio and Relic Firearms (691 KB) |
This circular provides information concerning the importation of National Firearms Act (NFA) firearms for use as a sample for sales to law enforcement agencies when such firearms have been determined to be curios or relics. | Firearms | Industry Circular |
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1985-11-Surplus Military Firearms Frames or Receivers (653 KB) |
This circular announces that ATF will allow the importation of surplus military curio or relic firearms that were previously prohibited from importation by 18 U.S.C. section 925(d)(3). | Firearms | Industry Circular |
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ATF National Firearms Act Handbook (ATF P 5320.8) (10614 KB) |
This handbook is primarily for the use of persons in the business of importing, manufacturing, and dealing in firearms defined by the National Firearms Act (NFA) or persons intending to go into an NFA firearms business. It should also be helpful to collectors of NFA firearms and other persons having questions about the application of the NFA. | Firearms | Guide |
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ATF Guidebook - Importation & Verification of Firearms, Ammunition, and Implements of War (4743 KB) |
This publication was prepared by ATF's Firearms and Explosives Imports Branch (FEIB) to assist importers and other firearms industry members in identifying firearms, ammunition, and defense articles that may be imported into the United States and to further clarify and facilitate the import process. | Firearms | Guide |