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 | 2013 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)
2013 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | 2009 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)
2009 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | 2008 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)
2008 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | 2007 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)
2007 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | 2018 - Firearms Commerce Report
2018 - Firearms Commerce Report Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | 2015 - Firearms Commerce Report
This is the 2015 Annual Statistical Update on Firearms Commerce in the United States. (This publication has been updated to correct 2013 firearms manufactured total in Exhibit 1.) Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | 2011 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)
2011 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | 2014 - Firearms Commerce Report
2014 - Firearms Commerce Report Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | 2024 - Explosives Incident Report (EIR)
The Annual Explosives Incident Report reviews bombing and explosives related incidents from information reported to the United States Bomb Data Center (USBDC) through the Bomb Arson Tracking System (BATS) and open-source information collected through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP), Technical Resource for Incident Prevention (TRIPwire). Published/Revised: |
Explosives |
| Regulatory | Open Letter to All FFLs - August 2025 - Franklin Armory Reformation and Antithesis Firearms
The purpose of this open letter is to advise all federal firearms licensees (FFLs) that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is rescinding a prior Open Letter, dated Dec. 19, 2019, regarding the Franklin Armory Reformation firearm (2019 Open Letter). This open letter also advises FFLs on the classification of the Franklin Armory Reformation and Antithesis firearms under federal law. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 2023 - June - Oklahoma - All FFLs - Self Defense Act (SDA) Handgun License
This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this open letter is to advise you that the Oklahoma Self Defense Act Handgun License (SDA Handgun License) issued on or after Nov. 1, 2021, meets the requirements as an alternative to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) check — but only in Oklahoma during the five-year period beginning on the date of issuance of the SDA Handgun License. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 1998 - October - Tennessee - 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. 18 U.S.C. § 922(t). Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 1998 - October - Oklahoma - 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, 18 U.S.C. § 922(t). Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 1998 - October - U.S. Virgin Islands - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law
This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to advise you of an important change to the procedure you must follow beginning October 19, 2005, in order to comply with the Brady Law, 18 U.S.C. § 922(t). Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 1998 - October - Connecticut - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law
This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to advise federal firearms licensees in Connecticut of their responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady Law. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 1998 - October - Wyoming - 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. 18 U.S.C. § 922(t). Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 1998 - October - Wisconsin - 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. 18 U.S.C. § 922(t). Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 1998 - October - West Virginia - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law
This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this open letter is to provide guidance on the procedure to comply with Federal law, 18 U.S.C. § 922(t), when you transfer a firearm to an unlicensed person. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 1998 - October - Washington - 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. 18 U.S.C. § 922(t). Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 1998 - October - Virginia - 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. 18 U.S.C. § 922(t). Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 1998 - October - Utah - 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. 18 U.S.C. § 922(t). Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 1998 - October - Texas - 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. 18 U.S.C. § 922(t). Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 1998 - October - Rhode Island - 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, 18 U.S.C. § 922(t). Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 1998 - October - Ohio - 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, 18 U.S.C. § 922(t). Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 2011 - May - Kansas - 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 |
