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 | Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2013 - Top Calibers Recovered and Traced
Information from the 2013 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes the firearms sourced and recovered in the United States and territories, sorted by the top calibers. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2012 - Categories Associated with Firearms Recovered and Traced
Information from the 2012 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes categories associated with firearms recovered and traced in the United States and territories. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2012 - Number of Firearms Sourced and Recovered
This is an Excel spreadsheet containing a source and recovery states for firearms that have been traced and recovered in the U.S. and territories from Jan. 1, 2014 to Dec. 31, 2012. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2013 - Age of Possessor - Firearms Recovered and Traced
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2013. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2012 - Age of Possessor - Firearms Recovered and Traced
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2012. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2012 - Top Calibers Recovered and Traced
Information from the 2012 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes the firearms sourced and recovered in the United States and territories, sorted by the top calibers. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2013 - Number of Firearms Sourced and Recovered
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2013. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2012 - Time-to-Crime - Firearms Recovered and Traced
Information from the 2012 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes firearms recovered and traced in the United States and territories, sorted by time-to-crime. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2013 - Time-to-Crime - Firearms Recovered and Traced
Information from the 2013 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes firearms recovered and traced in the United States and territories, sorted by time-to-crime. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Caribbean - 2014
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2014. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | ATF Rul. 75-20 - Meaning of Terms - June 26, 1975
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has been asked to explain the application of 27 CFR 181.11, as it relates to “Inhabited Building.” Published/Revised: |
Explosives |
| Regulatory | AG Order No. 3439-2014 - Final Rule - Technical Amendments to Regulations in Title 27, Chapter II - Aug. 4, 2014
This final rule makes technical amendments and corrects typographical errors in parts 447, 478, 479, 555, and 646 of title 27, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Published/Revised: |
Workforce and Mission |
| Regulatory | AG Order No. 3439-2014 - Final Rule - Technical Amendments to Regulations in Title 27, Chapter II - Aug. 4, 2014
This final rule makes technical amendments and corrects typographical errors in parts 447, 478, 479, 555, and 646 of title 27, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Published/Revised: |
Workforce and Mission |
| Publication | 2014 - Congressional Budget Submission
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) requests $1,229,518,000 for FY 2014, including 5,192 positions and 4,876 full time equivalents (FTE). This request includes a total of $14,587,000 in net adjustments-to-base (ATBs) which will allow ATF to maintain its current mission services. These ATBs will provide the funding to support employee payroll costs for existing staff, as well as resources to support the continued operation of ATFs land mobile radio program. Requested ATBs will also ensure continued refresh of critical technologies procured under the Radio Spectrum relocation initiative, which are vital to law enforcement operations. This request includes program increases of $73,078,000 to support the President’s National Gun Safety Initiative and Administration’s priority to reduce violent crime by increasing the criminal enforcement and inspections capabilities for ATF, increase capacity for the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN) and enhance crime gun tracing activities. ATF will address firearms-related violence through a comprehensive intelligence-driven approach utilizing domain threat assessments to identify specific locations experiencing significant spikes in violence and illegal firearms activities. Published/Revised: |
Workforce and Mission |
| Publication | 2014 - Congressional Budget Submission - Justification
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) requests $1,229,518,000 for FY 2014, including 5,192 positions and 4,876 full time equivalents (FTE). This request includes a total of $14,587,000 in net adjustments-to-base (ATBs) which will allow ATF to maintain its current mission services. These ATBs will provide the funding to support employee payroll costs for existing staff, as well as resources to support the continued operation of ATFs land mobile radio program. Requested ATBs will also ensure continued refresh of critical technologies procured under the Radio Spectrum relocation initiative, which are vital to law enforcement operations. This request includes program increases of $73,078,000 to support the President’s National Gun Safety Initiative and Administration’s priority to reduce violent crime by increasing the criminal enforcement and inspections capabilities for ATF, increase capacity for the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN) and enhance crime gun tracing activities. ATF will address firearms-related violence through a comprehensive intelligence-driven approach utilizing domain threat assessments to identify specific locations experiencing significant spikes in violence and illegal firearms activities. Published/Revised: |
Workforce and Mission |
| Publication | 2014 - Congressional Budget Submission - Exhibits
Exhibits for the FY2014 congressional budget submission. Published/Revised: |
Workforce and Mission |
| Publication | Your Right to Federal Records - July 2011
Questions and Answers on the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act Published/Revised: |
Workforce and Mission |
| Publication | Fireworks Reminders - ATF P 5400.24
This overview is intended as an aid to compliance with regulatory requirements—not as a replacement. Federal explosives regulations at 27 CFR, Part 555 provide specific regulatory requirements for explosive materials. Published/Revised: |
Explosives |
| Regulatory | 2013 - June - National Explosives Task Force (NETF) Industry Advisory
Fireworks are a common component used in Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). The US Government is asking consumer fireworks retailers to be aware of this phenomenon and familiarize themselves with some possible indicators of suspicious activity. Published/Revised: |
Explosives |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Alaska - 2012
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2012. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Arizona - 2012
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2012. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Arkansas - 2012
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2012. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Puerto Rico - 2012
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2012. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: California - 2012
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2012. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Colorado - 2012
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2012. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
