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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.

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Report May 2024 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results [XLSX - 12.86 KB]

ATF is responsible for licensing persons engaged in manufacturing, importing, and dealing in firearms. ATF provides month-by-month firearms compliance inspection results as Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.

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Firearms
Report June 2024 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results [XLSX - 12.86 KB]

ATF is responsible for licensing persons engaged in manufacturing, importing, and dealing in firearms. ATF provides month-by-month firearms compliance inspection results as Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.

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Firearms
Report April 2024 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results [XLSX - 12.86 KB]

ATF is responsible for licensing persons engaged in manufacturing, importing, and dealing in firearms. ATF provides month-by-month firearms compliance inspection results as Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.

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Firearms
Report March 2024 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results [XLSX - 12.84 KB]

ATF is responsible for licensing persons engaged in manufacturing, importing, and dealing in firearms. ATF provides month-by-month firearms compliance inspection results as Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.

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Firearms
Report November 2024 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results [XLSX - 12.86 KB]

ATF is responsible for licensing persons engaged in manufacturing, importing, and dealing in firearms. ATF provides month-by-month firearms compliance inspection results as Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.

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Firearms
Report May 2024 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results [XLSX - 13.39 KB]

ATF is responsible for licensing persons engaged in manufacturing, importing, and dealing in firearms. ATF provides month-by-month firearms compliance inspection results as Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.

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Firearms
Report November 2022 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results [XLSX - 12.77 KB]

November 2022 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results

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Firearms
Report National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Firearms Trafficking Investigations - Volume - III - Part - IV [PDF - 4.88 MB]

The NFCTA is a comprehensive report on firearms commerce and trafficking. This volume presents and analyzes data on ATF firearm trafficking investigations initiated between 2017 and 2021.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2022 - Age of Possessor - Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 17.98 KB]

This is an Excel spreadsheet containing a numerical list of how many firearms have been traced and recovered in the U.S. and territories between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2022 - Number of Firearms Sourced and Recovered [XLSX - 30.25 KB]

Information from the 2022 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes the number of firearms sourced and recovered in the United States and territories.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2022 - Firearm Types Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 21.66 KB]

Information from the 2022 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 - 2022- Top Calibers Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 50.94 KB]

This is an Excel spreadsheet containing a numerical list of how many firearms have been traced and recovered in the U.S. and territories between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2022 - Firearm Types Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 31.72 KB]

Information from the 2022 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 - 2022 - Time-To-Crime - Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 18.1 KB]

Information from the 2023 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes firearms recovered and traced in the United States and territories, sorted by time-to-crime.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2022 - Time-to-Crime - Firearms Sourced and Recovered [XLSX - 131.14 KB]

Information from the 2022 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 - 2020 - FFL Theft/Loss Reports Matching Firearms Subsequently Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 15.47 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2020 - Firearm Types Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 20.03 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2020 - Time-to-Crime - Firearms Sourced and Recovered [XLSX - 129.77 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2020 - Time-to-Crime - Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 17.6 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2020 - Number of Firearms Sourced and Recovered [XLSX - 29.48 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2020 - Age of Possessor - Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 17.9 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2020- Categories Associated with Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 30.85 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2020 - Top Calibers Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 24.84 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020.

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Firearms
Report 2020 Explosives Incident Report (EIR) [PDF - 1.99 MB]

The  Annual Explosives Incident Report (EIR) 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 through  TRIPwire.   

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Explosives
Report 2012 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 811.16 KB]

All federally licensed manufacturers of firearms and destructive devices (Federal Firearms License types 07 and 10) are required to submit a production report of manufacturing and export activity to ATF by April 1 of each year. ATF compiles the submitted data and releases it each January, with a one-year delay to comply with the Trade Secrets Act.

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Firearms
Last Updated: January 15, 2026

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