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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 NFCTA Volume IV - Introduction (172 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Protecting America from Trafficked Firearms - Volume Four | Firearms | Report |
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NFCTA Volume IV - Acknowledgements (112 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Protecting America from Trafficked Firearms - Volume Four | Firearms | Report |
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NFCTA Volume IV - Director’s Foreword (1265 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Protecting America from Trafficked Firearms - Volume Four | Firearms | Report |
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NFCTA Volume IV - Part VIII – Updates to Previous Recommendations (340 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Protecting America from Trafficked Firearms - Volume Four | Firearms | Report |
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NFCTA Volume IV - Part VII – Firearm Commerce, Crime Guns, and the Southwest Border (1304 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Protecting America from Trafficked Firearms - Volume Four | Firearms | Report |
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NFCTA Volume IV - Part VI – NIBIN Updates and New Analysis (386 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Protecting America from Trafficked Firearms - Volume Four | Firearms | Report |
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NFCTA Volume IV - Part V – PMF Updates and New Analysis (501 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Protecting America from Trafficked Firearms - Volume Four | Firearms | Report |
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Safety and Security for Firearm Owners (ATF P 5300.22) (494 KB) |
The purpose of firearm safety is to eliminate or minimize the risks of unintentional damage, injury or death caused by improper possession, storage, or handling of a firearm. Firearm owners should handle the firearm safely and protect themselves and the public from the theft, loss or misuse of their firearm.
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afmer_2012_final_web_report_17jan2014.pdf (184 KB) | Firearms | Report | |
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afmer_2010_final_web_report_30jan2012.pdf (197 KB) | Firearms | Report | |
 november_2024_-_inspection_results_worksheet.xlsx (13 KB) | Firearms | Report | |
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october_2024_-_inspection_results_worksheet.xlsx (13 KB) | Firearms | Report | |
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NFCTA - Volume II - Part V - Firearm Thefts (728 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report | Firearms | Report |
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university_police_partnership_program_trifold_2024.pdf (1540 KB) |
University Police Partnership Program Trifold 2024 | Firearms | Guide |
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September 2024 Firearms Compliance Inspection Results.xlsx (13 KB) |
September 2024 Firearms Compliance Inspection Results | Firearms | Report |
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august_2024-_inspection_results_worksheet.xlsx (13 KB) | Firearms | Report | |
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1975-1-Pen Guns Classified as Firearms (902 KB) |
This circular announces the reclassification of small caliber weapons (such as pen guns) 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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july_2024_-_firearms_compliance_inspection_results_worksheet_1.xlsx (13 KB) | Firearms | Report | |
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2024.06_afmer_2022_revised_final_508_1.pdf (1588 KB) | Firearms | Report | |
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2024.07.15_afmer_excel_2023_rundate09july2024_508.xlsx (1875 KB) | Firearms | Report | |
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may_2024_-_inspection_results_worksheet_1.xlsx (13 KB) | Firearms | Report | |
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june_2024_-_inspection_results_worksheet.xlsx (13 KB) | Firearms | Report | |
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2024.06.14_afmer_2022_final_web_report_revised_508.xlsx (1791 KB) | Firearms | Report | |
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2024.06_afmer_2022_revised_final_508.pdf (1511 KB) | Firearms | 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 |