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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.

Document type Description Category
Report Firearms Trace Data: Missouri - 2019 [PDF - 764.31 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Minnesota - 2019 [PDF - 796.33 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Michigan - 2019 [PDF - 798.36 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Maine - 2019 [PDF - 780.85 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Maryland - 2019 [PDF - 832.61 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Massachusetts - 2019 [PDF - 842.31 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Louisiana - 2019 [PDF - 873.94 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Kentucky - 2019 [PDF - 830.4 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. 

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Kansas - 2019 [PDF - 873.29 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Indiana - 2019 [PDF - 756.11 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2019 - Source State Recoveries [XLSX - 26.2 KB]

Information from the 2019 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes firearms sourced and recovered in the United States and territories.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2019 - Time-to-Crime - Firearms Sourced and Recovered [XLSX - 125.35 KB]

Information from the 2019 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes firearms sourced and recovered in the United States and territories, sorted by time-to-crime.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2019 - Firearm Types Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 16.82 KB]

Information from the 2019 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes the types of firearms sourced and recovered in the United States and territories.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2019 - Time-to-Crime - Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 14.32 KB]

Information from the 2019 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes firearms sourced and recovered in the United States and territories, sorted by time-to-crime.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2019 - Categories Associated with Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 28.01 KB]

Information from the 2019 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes the categories of firearms sourced and recovered in the United States and territories.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2019 - Age of Possessor - Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 14.65 KB]

Information from the 2019 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes the firearms sourced and recovered in the United States and territories, sorted by age of the possessor. 

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2019 - Top Calibers Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 21.55 KB]

Information from the 2019 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes the firearms sourced and recovered in the United States and territories, sorted by the top calibers. 

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Nevada - 2019 [PDF - 784.98 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2019 - FFL Theft/Loss Reports Matching Firearms Subsequently Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 12.09 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019.

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Firearms
Publication Explosives Magazine Construction Requirements - ATF P 5400.17 [PDF - 475.01 KB]

This publication provides information on magazine explosives classes and storage requirements.

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Explosives
Report Firearms Trace Data: Mexico - 2019 [PDF - 1003.73 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Central America - 2019 [PDF - 969.64 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: The Caribbean - 2019 [PDF - 972.98 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Regulatory Final Rule - Background Checks for Responsible Persons of a Trust or Legal Entity With Respect to Making or Transferring a Firearm [PDF - 4.82 MB]

The Department of Justice is amending the regulations of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) regarding the making or transferring of a firearm under the National Firearms Act (NFA). This final rule defines the term "responsible person," as used in reference to a trust, partnership, association, company, or corporation; requires responsible persons of such trusts or legal entities to complete a specified form and to submit photographs and fingerprints when the trust or legal entity files an application to make an NFA firearm or is listed as the transferee on an application to transfer an NFA firearm; requires that a copy of all applications to make or transfer a firearm, and the specified form for responsible persons, as applicable, be forwarded to the chief law enforcement officer (CLEO) of the locality in which the applicant/transferee or responsible person is located; and eliminates the requirement for a certification signed by the CLEO. These provisions provide a public safety benefit as they ensure that responsible persons undergo background checks.

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Firearms
Publication FOIA - Categories of Requesters [PDF - 57.41 KB]

The Freedom of Information Act allows any person to request information about organizations, businesses, investigations, historical events, incidents, groups, or deceased persons. You may use this document to identify the category of request into which your request falls.

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Workforce and Mission
Last Updated: January 15, 2026

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