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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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Publication Project Gunrunner: The Southwest Border Initiative - ATF P 3317.6 [PDF - 7.8 MB]

Firearm trafficking is the movement of firearms from the legal to illegal marketplace. It is one of the most pressing problems in the firearms industry today. It reaches across U.S. borders, affecting other countries and U.S. citizens living abroad.

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Firearms
Regulatory Certification of Secure Gun Storage or Safety Devices - ATF Form 5300.42 [PDF - 47.44 KB]

Certification of Secure Gun Storage or Safety Devices - ATF Form 5300.42

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Firearms
Publication National Tracing Center (NTC) Division - eTrace: Internet-based Firearms Tracing and Analysis - ATF P 3312.9 [PDF - 899.26 KB]

 NTC - eTrace: Internet-based Firearms Tracing and Analysis

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Firearms
Regulatory ATF Rul. 79-7 - Firearms Transaction Record [PDF - 24.1 KB]

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has been asked to state its position with regard to satisfactory identification of an unlicensed person intending to acquire a firearm from a licensee.

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Firearms
Regulatory ATF Rul. 79-7 - Firearms Transaction Record [PDF - 24.1 KB]

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has been asked to state its position with regard to satisfactory identification of an unlicensed person intending to acquire a firearm from a licensee.

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Firearms
Regulatory T.D. ATF-413 - Final Rule - Technical Amendments - 99-22290 - Aug. 27, 1999 [TXT - 5.47 KB]

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) administers regulations published in Title 27, Code of Federal Regulations. Theseregulations are updated April 1 of each year to incorporate new or revised regulations that were published by ATF in the Federal Register during the preceding year. ATF identified several amendments that are needed to provide clarity and uniformity to the regulations in 27 CFR.

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Workforce and Mission
Regulatory Rev. Rul. 69-309 - Importation by Members of the U.S. Armed Forces [PDF - 29.64 KB]

It has been found that a variation is necessary in the procedures which may be utilized by members of the U.S. Armed Forces returning to the United States who desire to import not more than three rifles or shotguns for their personal use, and not more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition therefor.

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Firearms
Regulatory ATF Rul. 2008-2 - Aug. 25, 2008 [PDF - 22.47 KB]

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has received inquiries from members of the firearms industry about maintaining their required acquisition and disposition dealer’s records in computerized form rather than paper form.

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Firearms
Regulatory ATF Rul. 2007- 4 - June 26, 2007 [PDF - 14.61 KB]

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has received inquiries from members of the firearms industry for whom ATF has approved a variance permitting the maintenance of required acquisition and disposition records on computer. Most of these variances require licensees to periodically print a hard copy of the record and store the printout as part of their permanent records. Licensees have asked ATF whether they may download this information to portable data storage devices instead of printing out the information.

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Firearms
Regulatory Report of Firearms Transactions - ATF F 5300.5 [PDF - 617.59 KB]

Report of Firearms Transactions - ATF Form 5300.5

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Firearms
Report 1999 - Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 1.11 MB]

1999 - Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report (AFMER)

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Firearms
Report 1998 - Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 1.06 MB]

1998 - Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report (AFMER)

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Firearms
Publication ATF Automation of Industry eForms - Helpful Hints for eForms Users [PDF - 483.25 KB]

ATF has provided helpful hints for eForms users.

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Firearms
Regulatory Asset Forfeiture/Unclaimed Property Seized Asset Claim Form [PDF - 144.55 KB]

Use this form to submit a claim for a seized asset. All claim forms should be mailed to the Asset Forfeiture and Seized Property Division.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Massachusetts - 2011 [PDF - 1.45 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2011.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: South Carolina - 2011 [PDF - 1.31 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2011.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Maryland - 2011 [PDF - 1.41 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2011.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Maine - 2011 [PDF - 3.13 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2011.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Louisiana - 2011 [PDF - 1.38 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2011.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Kansas - 2011 [PDF - 1.35 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2011.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Kentucky - 2011 [PDF - 1.35 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2011.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Wisconsin - 2011 [PDF - 1.12 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2011.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Michigan - 2011 [PDF - 1.49 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2011.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: New Mexico - 2011 [PDF - 1.37 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2011.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Washington - 2011 [PDF - 1.45 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2011.

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Firearms
Last Updated: January 15, 2026

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