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.
| Document type | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Regulatory | 1998 - October - Puerto Rico - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law
This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to advise you of your responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 1998 - October - North Dakota - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law
The purpose of this letter is to advise federal firearms licensees in North Dakota of their responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 1998 - October - Hawaii - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law
This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to advise you of your responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law. On Nov. 30, 1998, the interim provisions of the Brady law will cease to apply, and the permanent provisions of the Brady law will take effect. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 1998 - October - Indiana - All FFLs - Establishment of National Instant Criminal Background Check System
This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to advise you of your responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law. The permanent provisions of the Brady law provide for the establishment of a national instant criminal background check system (NICS) that licensees must contact before transferring any firearm to unlicensed individuals. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 1998 - October - Maryland - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law
This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to advise you of your responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 1998 - October - Maine - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law
This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to advise you of your responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 1998 - October - Michigan - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law
This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to advise you of your responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 1998 - October - Guam - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law
This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to advise you of your responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 1998 - October - Missouri - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law
This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to advise you of your responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 1998 - October - Mississippi - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law
This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to advise you of your responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 1998 - October - Minnesota - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law
This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to advise you of your responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 1998 - October - Massachusetts - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law
This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to advise you of your responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 2003 - October - Massachusetts - License to Carry No Longer an Alternative to NICS Check
This open letter is to inform all Massachusetts federal firearms licensees that as of Oct. 21, 2003, all previously grandfathered Massachusetts licenses to carry will have expired. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 2011 - April - National - Submitting ATF Form 4 or Form 5
The purpose of this letter is to provide guidance to any person submitting ATF Form 4, Application for Tax Paid Transfer and Registration of a Firearm, or with ATF Form 5, Application for Tax Exempt Transfer and Registration of a Firearm. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 2011 - May - All FFLs - Complying with Recordkeeping Requirements When Initial NICS Response Changed
The purpose of this open letter is to provide guidance to Federal firearms licensees (FFLs) on how to comply with recordkeeping requirements when there is a change to the response initially received by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) during a background check for a firearm transfer. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 2011 - August - All FFLs - September 11th Anniversary
The purpose of this letter is to encourage all federal firearms licensees to increase their awareness and vigilance as the anniversary of September 11th approaches. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 2011 - June - Iowa - Transferring a Firearm to an Unlicensed Person Using an Iowa Permit Alternative
The open letter provides guidance to all Iowa federal firearms licensees when transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person using an Iowa issued permit as an alternative to a NICS background check. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | Firearms Transaction Record Over-The-Counter - ATF Form 4473 (5300.9)
Used by federal firearms licensees (FFLs) to determine if they may lawfully sell or deliver a firearm to the person identified in Section B, and to alert the transferee/buyer of certain restrictions on the receipt and possession of firearms. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 2007-1 - Maintaining Required Explosives Records in Computerized Form
Under specified conditions, approval is granted to utilize computerized records as required records under 27 CFR 555, Subpart G. Published/Revised: |
Explosives |
| Regulatory | 2004-3 - Locking Requirements for Indoor Type 4 Storage Magazines
ATF provides guidance on three different private roads and whether they are "highways" as defined in 27 CFR 555.11. Published/Revised: |
Explosives |
| Regulatory | 2005-2 - Meaning of Term Highway
ATF provides guidance on three different private roads and whether they are "highways" as defined in 27 CFR 555.11. Published/Revised: |
Explosives |
| Regulatory | 2005-3 - Meaning of Term Inhabited Building
ATF provides guidance on two situations involving structures and whether they are "inhabited buildings" as defined in 27 CFR Part 555. Published/Revised: |
Explosives |
| Regulatory | 2010-2 - Visibility of Marks on Explosives Containers Stored in Magazines
ATF authorizes alternate storage of containers of explosive materials in magazines so that marks are not visible, provided all of the requirements stated in this ruling are met. Published/Revised: |
Explosives |
| Regulatory | 2007-3 - Preloading and Temporary Storage of Blasting Agents on Bulk Delivery Vehicles
Under specified conditions, blasting agents may be stored in mobile type 5 magazines (bulk trucks) without meeting 27 CFR 555.211 immobilization requirements. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 2006-2 - Classification of Devices Exclusively Designed to Increase the Rate of Fire of a Semiautomatic Firearm
The NFA and GCA definition of machinegun includes a part or parts designed and intended for use in converting a weapon into a machinegun. This language includes a device that, when activated by a single pull of the trigger, initiates an automatic firing cycle that continues until the finger is released or the ammunition supply is exhausted. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
