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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
Regulatory Commerce in Explosives - Amended Definition of "Propellant Actuated Device" - Jan. 14, 2009 [PDF - 109.46 KB]

The Department of Justice is amending the regulations of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to clarify that the term "propellant actuated device" does not include hobby rocket motors or rocket-motor reload kits consisting of or containing ammonium perchlorate composite propellant (‘‘APCP’’), black powder, or other similar low explosives.

Published/Revised: May 12, 2016

Explosives
Regulatory 2004R-7P - Commerce in Explosives - Hobby Rocket Motors - Aug. 11, 2006 [PDF - 152.92 KB]

The Department of Justice is amending the regulations of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to clarify that the requirements of part 555 do not apply to model rocket motors consisting of ammonium perchlorate composite propellant, black powder, or other similar low explosives, containing no more than 62.5 grams of total propellant weight, and designed as single-use motors or as reload kits capable of reloading no more than 62.5 grams of propellant into a reusable motor casing.

Published/Revised: May 12, 2016

Explosives
Report Firearms Trace Data: Hawaii - 2014 [PDF - 1.9 MB]

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: May 12, 2016

Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Guam and Northern Mariana Islands - 2014 [PDF - 1.88 MB]

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: May 12, 2016

Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Georgia - 2014 [PDF - 1.75 MB]

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: May 12, 2016

Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Florida - 2014 [PDF - 1.7 MB]

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: May 12, 2016

Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: District of Columbia - 2014 [PDF - 1.81 MB]

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: May 12, 2016

Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Delaware - 2014 [PDF - 1.51 MB]

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: May 12, 2016

Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Connecticut - 2014 [PDF - 1.71 MB]

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: May 12, 2016

Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: California - 2014 [PDF - 1.76 MB]

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: May 12, 2016

Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Arkansas - 2014 [PDF - 1.85 MB]

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: May 12, 2016

Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Arizona - 2014 [PDF - 1.42 MB]

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: May 12, 2016

Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Alabama - 2014 [PDF - 1.55 MB]

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: May 12, 2016

Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: South Carolina - 2014 [PDF - 1.74 MB]

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: May 12, 2016

Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: South Dakota - 2014 [PDF - 1.58 MB]

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: May 12, 2016

Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Texas - 2014 [PDF - 1.53 MB]

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: May 12, 2016

Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: U.S. Virgin Islands - 2014 [PDF - 1.8 MB]

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: May 12, 2016

Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Utah - 2014 [PDF - 1.66 MB]

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: May 12, 2016

Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Wyoming - 2014 [PDF - 1.68 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2014, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.  

Published/Revised: May 12, 2016

Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Wisconsin - 2014 [PDF - 1.57 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2014, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. 

Published/Revised: May 12, 2016

Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Nebraska - 2014 [PDF - 1.71 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2014, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. 

Published/Revised: May 12, 2016

Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Colorado - 2014 [PDF - 1.53 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2014, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. 

Published/Revised: May 12, 2016

Firearms
Regulatory E9–578 - Final Rule - Commerce in Explosives—Amended Definition of ‘‘Propellant Actuated Device’’ (2004R–3P) - Jan. 14, 2009 [PDF - 109.6 KB]

The Department of Justice is amending the regulations of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (‘‘ATF’’) to clarify that the term ‘‘propellant actuated device’’ does not include hobby rocket motors or rocket-motor reload kits consisting of or containing ammonium perchlorate composite propellant (‘‘APCP’’), black powder, or other similar low explosives. 

Published/Revised: May 6, 2016

Explosives
Regulatory 2014–18392 - Elimination of Firearms Transaction Record, ATF Form 4473 (Low Volume) (2008R–21P) - Final Rule [PDF - 198.81 KB]

The effective date of this final rule is Oct. 3, 2014.The Department of Justice is amending the regulations of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) by eliminating the Firearms Transaction Record, ATF Form 4473 (Low Volume (LV)), Parts I and II. Federally licensed firearms dealers used this form as an alternate record for the receipt and disposition of firearms. Because licensees rarely use Form 4473 (LV), ATF has determined that continued use of this form is unwarranted and it should be eliminated. Licensees will be required to use the standard Form 4473 for all dispositions and maintain a record of the acquisition and disposition of firearms in accordance with the regulations. 

Published/Revised: May 6, 2016

Firearms
Regulatory TD-414: Rules of Practice in Permit Proceedings; Technical Amendments [PDF - 15.26 KB]

This Treasury decision amends the provisions of 27 CFR part 200 to change the title designation “District Director” to “Director of Industry Operations (DIO)” wherever it appears, and to make other necessary conforming amendments.  All such changes are to provide clarity and uniformity throughout Title 27 Code of Federal Regulations.

Published/Revised: May 6, 2016

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