Publications

Outreach training materials from the FAIR Trade Group Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference. This PDF includes information on 922(o) restricted machineguns.

Published/Revised: July 15, 2024

Outreach training materials from the FAIR Trade Group Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference. This PDF includes information on the definition of “Engaged in the Business” as a dealer in firearms.

Published/Revised: July 15, 2024

Outreach training materials from the FAIR Trade Group Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference. This PDF includes information on eForms basics and common pitfalls.

Published/Revised: July 15, 2024

Outreach training materials from the FAIR Trade Group Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference. This PDF includes information on eForm NFA processing changes.

Published/Revised: July 15, 2024

Outreach training materials from the FAIR Trade Group Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference. This PDF includes information on marking requirements, and gunsmithing rules.

Published/Revised: July 15, 2024

Outreach training materials from the FAIR Trade Group Firearms and Ammunition Import and Export Conference. This PDF includes information on the DOD contractor inspection process.

Published/Revised: July 15, 2024

A quick reference guide to federal firearms laws.

Published/Revised: August 28, 2024

 In this package you will find a “draft” Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA), Canine Program Application, and procedural flow chart.

Published/Revised: March 3, 2026

PDF version of the CGICs fact sheet for fiscal year 2023. ATF launched its Crime Gun Intelligence Centers in July 2016 as interagency collaborations to collect, analyze and distribute intelligence data about crime guns, mass shootings, and major incidents across multiple jurisdictions.

Published/Revised: November 4, 2024

PDF version of the USBDC fact sheet for fiscal year 2023. USBDC collects information and intelligence about crimes involving bombings, arson and explosives to support interagency criminal cases.

Published/Revised: October 22, 2024

PDF version of the FATD fact sheet for fiscal year 2023. ATF’s Firearms and Ammunition Technology Division is the federal government’s technical expert on classifying firearms and ammunition under federal statutes and regulations.

Published/Revised: August 5, 2024

To meet the requirement for removal from GCA and NFA provisions, ATF has previously explained that acceptable methods of destruction include completely melting, shredding, or crushing the firearm silencer. View more information on how to properly destroy a silencer.

Published/Revised: March 22, 2022

This publication contains information to help the public understand when those who buy and sell firearms must have a federal firearms license.

Published/Revised: May 28, 2024

The NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (NIAA) requires states, as a condition of grant eligibility, to establish procedures to allow persons with disabilities relating to mental health (i.e., prohibiting mental health adjudications or involuntary commitments to a mental institution) to obtain relief from such disabilities for purposes of firearms eligibility. The 33 states in this list have qualified relief of disability programs, under 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(d)(4), (g)(4), that ATF has approved.

Published/Revised: July 7, 2021

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) requests $1,120,772,000 for FY 2010, including $1,114,772,000 in Direct Salaries and Expenses and 5,025 full time equivalents (FTE) and $6,000,000 for construction of explosives ranges at the ATF National Center for Explosives Training and Research (NCETR).

Published/Revised: May 1, 2009

Firearm trafficking is the movement of firearms from the legal to illegal marketplace. It is one of the most pressing problems in the firearms industry today. It reaches across U.S. borders, affecting other countries and U.S. citizens living abroad.

Published/Revised: May 22, 2015

This publication describes the National Response Team (NRT) and its functions and responsibilities.

Published/Revised: May 26, 2015

 NTC - eTrace: Internet-based Firearms Tracing and Analysis

Published/Revised: May 22, 2015

This publication defines what each Federal explosives permittee and limited permitee must do for compliance, as per the Federal explosives regulations, at 27 CFR, Part 555.

Published/Revised: January 27, 2022

The Attorney General has delegated the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to administer and enforce the PACT Act. ATF is providing this document on the PACT Act’s amendments to the Jenkins Act (15 U.S.C. §375-378), which governs the collection of taxes on, and trafficking in, cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. There are specified responsibilities that require independent action, coordination of efforts, and information sharing.PACT Act Law

Published/Revised: February 11, 2016

This informational packet provides detailed information about the ATF special agent position to include major duties, basic qualifications, conditions of employment and specific requirements.

Published/Revised: February 13, 2025

This booklet provides safety and security information for federal firearms licensees (FFL) and their businesses. In this booklet you will find information pertaining to ATF's stolen firearms program, steps for reducing your vulnerability to theft or loss, properly identifying and recording firearms information, recording suspicious person descriptions and how to report a theft or loss of firearms inventory. 

Published/Revised: April 21, 2022

FFLC Telephone Directory - March 4, 2025.

Published/Revised: March 5, 2025

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is responsible for investigating and reducing federal crimes involving firearms and explosives, acts of arson, and illegal trafficking of alcohol and tobacco products. Part of ATF’s responsibilities includes providing information and assistance to victims of those crimes. Crime can have a devastating effect on victims and their families, and they may need help to cope with the impact of the violent crime. ATF Victim/Witness Specialists are available to assist you and to coordinate with other agencies in providing you with support, information, and resources that can effectively meet your needs. Last revised July 2016.

Published/Revised: April 2, 2019

This brochure provides information about ATF's National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN).  With ATF's NIBIN Program, State and local agencies receive technology that they could likely not afford on their own, as well as the capability to exchange investigative information with other jurisdictions.

Published/Revised: June 17, 2015