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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 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.
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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 |
 2024.07.15_afmer_excel_2023_rundate09july2024_508.xlsx (1875 KB) | Firearms | Report | |
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2024.06_afmer_2022_revised_final_508_1.pdf (1588 KB) | Firearms | Report | |
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2024.06_afmer_2022_revised_final_508.pdf (1511 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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2024.03.18_afmer_2022_final_web_report_508_2.xlsx (1724 KB) |
2022 AFMERS List | Firearms | Report |
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2024.03.18_afmer_2022_final_web_report_508_2.pdf (3021 KB) |
2022 AFMER Report | Firearms | Report |
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2023_explosives_incident_report_eir.pdf (1721 KB) | Report | ||
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2023_arson_incident_report.pdf (1855 KB) | Resource Center | Report | |
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2022 Interim AFMER (263 KB) |
ATF's 2022 interim annual firearms manufacturing and export report. | Firearms | Report |
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2022 Final AFMER (3021 KB) | Firearms | Report | |
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2022 Explosives Incident Report - EIR (1895 KB) |
2022 Explosives Incident Report | Resource Center | Report |
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2022 Arson Incident Report - AIR (4464 KB) |
2022 Arson Incident Report - AIR | 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 | |
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2021 Firearms Trace Data: Firearm Types Recovered and Traced in the United States and Territories (21 KB) | Resource Center | Report | |
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2021 Firearms Trace Data: FFL Theft/Loss Reports Matching Firearms Subsequently Recovered and Traced (17 KB) | Resource Center | Report |