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Regulatory 2023 - November - All FELs - Notification for Previously Exempted Special Explosive Devices (SECs) [PDF - 237.24 KB]

The purpose of this open letter is to notify all persons that ATF has rescinded special explosive device exemptions for certain consumer-style grenades (e.g. flashbang grenades, smoke grenades). As a result, these explosive devices are no longer exempt from the provisions of the Federal explosives regulations at 27 CFR, Part 555 – Commerce in Explosives. 

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Explosives
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Saint Paul, MN [PDF - 3.79 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Raleigh, NC [PDF - 3.97 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Prince George's County, MD [PDF - 3.58 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Plano, TX [PDF - 3.86 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Pensacola, FL [PDF - 3.26 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Ogden, Utah [PDF - 3.52 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Norwood, MA [PDF - 3.81 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Newark, NJ [PDF - 4.09 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - New Bedford, MA [PDF - 3.68 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Moses Lake, WA [PDF - 3.26 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Montgomery County, MD [PDF - 3.89 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Minneapolis, MN [PDF - 3.51 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Mesa, AZ [PDF - 3.71 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Little Rock, AR [PDF - 3.87 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Lexington, KY [PDF - 3.31 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Kansas City, MO [PDF - 3.35 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Jackson, TN [PDF - 3.11 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Hallandale Beach, FL [PDF - 2.05 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Green Bay, WI [PDF - 2.88 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Fort Bend County, TX [PDF - 2.1 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - East Saint Louis, IL [PDF - 2.59 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Buffalo, NY [PDF - 2.02 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Akron, OH [PDF - 3.94 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Arlington, TX [PDF - 3.86 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Last Updated: January 15, 2026

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