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 | 2016 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)
2016 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | 2015 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)
2015 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| 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 | 2010 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)
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. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | 2023 - Explosives Incident Report (EIR)
The annual EIR reviews bombing and explosives related incidents from information reported to the USBDC through the Bomb Arson Tracking System (BATS) and OpenSource information collected through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP), Technical Resource for Incident Protection (TRIPwire). Published/Revised: |
Explosives |
| Report | 2023 - Arson Incident Report (AIR)
The AIR reviews arson-related incidents from data reported to the USBDC through the Bomb Arson Tracking System (BATS). Published/Revised: |
Arson |
| Report | 2014 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)
2014 - Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report (AFMER) Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | 2017 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)
2017 - Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report (AFMER) Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | 2019 - Firearms Commerce Report
2019 - Firearms Commerce Report Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | 2018 - Explosives Incident Report (EIR)
2018 Explosives Incident Report (EIR) 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 | 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 |
| Regulatory | 2011 - August - Nevada - 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 Nevada of their responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 2011 - June - Iowa - 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 you may follow to comply with the Brady Act, when transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 2008 - May - Illinois - Illinois Firearms Owner Identification Cards No Longer Qualify as Alternative to NICS Check
This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this open letter is to advise you that beginning July 1, 2008, Illinois Firearms Owner Identification (FOID) cards no longer qualify as an alternative to a National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) check. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 2006 - July - Georgia - 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 Georgia of their responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 2015 - May - Kentucky - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law
This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to provide clarification and guidance on alternative permit procedures that comply with the Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act (Brady law) for firearms transfers to unlicensed persons in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
