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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.

Document type Description Category
Report Firearms Trace Data: Maryland - 2010 [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, 2010, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.  

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Maine - 2010 [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, 2010, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.  

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Louisiana - 2010 [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, 2010, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. 

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Alabama - 2010 [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, 2010, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.  

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Laboratories
Report Firearms Trace Data: Alabama - 2009 [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, 2009.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Tennessee - 2009 [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, 2009.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Alaska - 2009 [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, 2009.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: West Virginia - 2009 [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, 2009.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Arizona - 2009 [PDF - 1.4 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2009.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Wisconsin - 2009 [PDF - 1.14 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2009.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Arkansas - 2009 [PDF - 1.43 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2009.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: North Carolina - 2009 [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, 2009.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: California - 2009 [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, 2009.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: South Dakota - 2009 [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, 2009.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Colorado - 2009 [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, 2009.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: North Dakota - 2009 [PDF - 1.39 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2009.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Connecticut - 2009 [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, 2009.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Delaware - 2009 [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, 2009.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: District of Columbia - 2009 [PDF - 1.46 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2009.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Florida - 2009 [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, 2009.

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Firearms
Regulatory Final Rule - 02–9633 - Elimination of Application To Remove Tobacco Products From Manufacturer’s Premises for Experimental Purposes - April 19, 2002 [PDF - 36.83 KB]

This final rule eliminates the requirements that manufacturers of tobacco products apply to ATF to remove tobacco products from their factories in bond for experimental purposes and that they maintain the approved applications for their records. In place of these requirements, manufacturers of tobacco products will prepare and maintain records of tobacco products removed from their factories in bond for experimental purposes. In addition, this final rule defines ‘‘experimental purposes’’ under section 5704(a) of Title 26 of the United States Code.

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Alcohol & Tobacco
Regulatory 1969-59 - Gun show Sales at Non-Licensed Premises [PDF - 42.13 KB]

Firearms or ammunition may not be sold at gun shows by a licensed dealer, but orders may be taken under specified conditions.

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Firearms
Report 2012 - Firearms Commerce Report [PDF - 802.18 KB]

2012 - Firearms Commerce Report

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Firearms
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
Last Updated: January 15, 2026

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