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This form is to request approval to make a NFA firearm. A making tax liability may be incurred.

Published/Revised: December 15, 2022

November 2022 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results

Published/Revised: December 5, 2022

Este formulario es utilizado por los funcionarios federales, cuerpos de seguridad estatales y locales para solicitar a la ATF el rastreo de armas de fuego utilizadas o sospechosas de haber sido utilizadas en delitos.

Published/Revised: November 23, 2022

 Firearms Compliance Inspection Results for October 2022

Published/Revised: November 3, 2022

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) authorizes an alternate method or procedure from the provisions of Title 27, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 478.121, 478.124, 478.129, and 27 CFR 479.131 that require Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) to retain the ATF Firearms Transaction Record, Form 4473 (5300.9) (Form 4473), in a paper format. Specifically, ATF authorizes FFLs to retain an electronic version of each ATF Form 4473 created pursuant to ATF Ruling 2016-2 (or subsequent ruling), instead of the paper format, provided the conditions set forth in this ruling are met. Additionally, ATF authorizes digital scanning and electronic retention of certain paper ATF Form 4473, provided the conditions set forth in this ruling are met.

Published/Revised: October 20, 2022

September 2022 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results

Published/Revised: October 4, 2022

ATF is issuing this open letter to further assist the firearms industry and the public in understanding whether a “partially complete, disassembled, or nonfunctional” receiver of an AR-15/M-16 variant weapon has reached a stage of manufacture such that it “may readily be completed, assembled, restored, or otherwise converted” to a functional receiver, and is therefore classified as a “frame or receiver” or “firearm” in accordance with the final rule titled “Definition of ‘Frame or Receiver’ and Identification of Firearms (Final Rule 2021R-05F), which became effective Aug. 24, 2022.

Published/Revised: September 27, 2022

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021.

Published/Revised: September 16, 2022

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021.

Published/Revised: September 16, 2022

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021.

Published/Revised: September 16, 2022

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021.

Published/Revised: September 16, 2022

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021.

Published/Revised: September 16, 2022

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021.

Published/Revised: September 16, 2022

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021.

Published/Revised: September 16, 2022

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021.

Published/Revised: September 16, 2022

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Alabama with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. 

Published/Revised: September 15, 2022

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Alaska with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. 

Published/Revised: September 15, 2022

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Arizona with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. 

Published/Revised: September 15, 2022

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Arkansas with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. 

Published/Revised: September 15, 2022

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in California with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. 

Published/Revised: September 15, 2022

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Colorado with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. 

Published/Revised: September 15, 2022

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Connecticut with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. 

Published/Revised: September 15, 2022

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Delaware with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. 

Published/Revised: September 15, 2022

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in District of Columbia with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. 

Published/Revised: September 15, 2022

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Florida with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. 

Published/Revised: September 15, 2022