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Publications

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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Report National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I: Appendix I - Imports [PDF - 1.19 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I: Appendix I - Imports

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Firearms
Report National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I: Appendix SD -Selling and Distribution [PDF - 4.03 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I:  Appendix SD -Selling and Distribution

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Firearms
Report National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I: Appendix SA -Small Arms and Ammunition [PDF - 197.04 KB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I:  Appendix SA -Small Arms and Ammunition

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Firearms
Report National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I: Appendix N - NFA [PDF - 1.88 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I:  Appendix N - NFA

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Firearms
Report National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I: Appendix IL - FFL Inventory Losses [PDF - 1.18 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I:  Appendix IL - FFL Inventory Losses

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Firearms
Report National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I: Appendix IO - Industry Overview [PDF - 4.53 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I:  Appendix IO - Industry Overview

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Firearms
Report National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I: Appendix IR - Industry Regulation [PDF - 4.61 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I:  Appendix IR - Industry Regulation

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Firearms
Report National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I: Appendix LRP - Laws, Regulations, and Policy [PDF - 213.31 KB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I: Appendix LRP - Laws, Regulations, and Policy

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Firearms
Report National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I: Glossary of Terms [PDF - 2.35 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I: Glossary of Terms

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Firearms
Report National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I: End Notes [PDF - 2.56 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I:  End Notes

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Firearms
Report National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I - Part VIII [PDF - 1.81 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume I - Part VIII:  FFL Inventory Losses

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Firearms
Publication Fact Sheet - eTrace - FY2024 [PDF - 993.56 KB]

eTrace fact sheet for FY 2024.

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Firearms
Publication Fact Sheet - National Tracing Center - FY2024 [PDF - 544.33 KB]

National Tracing Center fact sheet for FY 2024.

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Firearms
Software eForm 4473 Download Application Download - Mac OS [ZIP - 121.95 MB]

eForm 4473 Download Application Download - Mac OS

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Firearms
Regulatory State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Alabama [PDF - 130.12 KB]

State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Alabama 

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Firearms
Regulatory State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Alaska [PDF - 159.76 KB]

State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Alaska

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Regulatory State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 American Samoa [PDF - 93.63 KB]

State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 American Samoa 

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Regulatory State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Arizona [PDF - 144.9 KB]

State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Arizona 

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Regulatory State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Arkansas [PDF - 104.84 KB]

State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Arkansas 

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Regulatory State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 California [PDF - 527.92 KB]

State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 California 

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Regulatory State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Colorado [PDF - 155.86 KB]

State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Colorado 

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Firearms
Regulatory State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Connecticut [PDF - 143.61 KB]

State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Connecticut 

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Regulatory State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Delaware [PDF - 123.24 KB]

State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Delaware 

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Firearms
Regulatory State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 District of Columbia [PDF - 157.08 KB]

State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 District of Columbia 

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Firearms
Regulatory State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Florida [PDF - 235.13 KB]

State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Florida 

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Firearms
Last Updated: January 15, 2026

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