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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
Report 2020 - Federal Firearms Licensee Theft/Loss Report [PDF - 446.78 KB]

The 2020 theft/loss report for January - December 2020.

Published/Revised: September 16, 2025

Firearms
Report 2016 - Federal Firearms Licensee Theft/Loss Report [PDF - 735.88 KB]

Queries of the Firearms Tracing System (FTS) were used to determine which firearms were reported in Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Thefts/Losses. This information was extracted from the FTS on Feb. 17, 2017.

Published/Revised: September 16, 2025

Firearms
Report 2017 - Federal Firearms Licensee Theft/Loss Report [PDF - 282.26 KB]

Queries of the Firearms Tracing System (FTS) were used to determine which firearms were reported in Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Thefts/Losses. This information was extracted from the FTS on Jan. 3, 2018.

Published/Revised: September 16, 2025

Firearms
Report 2022 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 2.53 MB]

2022 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)

Published/Revised: September 12, 2025

Firearms
Report 2021 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 2.21 MB]

2021 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)

Published/Revised: September 12, 2025

Firearms
Report 2020 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 2.15 MB]

2020 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)

Published/Revised: September 12, 2025

Firearms
Report 2023 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 2.81 MB]

2023 - Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report (AFMER)

Published/Revised: September 12, 2025

Firearms
Report 2018 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 1.63 MB]

2018 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)

Published/Revised: September 10, 2025

Firearms
Report 2016 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 1.28 MB]

2016 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)

Published/Revised: September 10, 2025

Firearms
Report 2015 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 1.24 MB]

2015 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)

Published/Revised: September 10, 2025

Firearms
Report 2013 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 907.63 KB]

2013 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)

Published/Revised: September 10, 2025

Firearms
Report 2009 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 506.36 KB]

2009 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)

Published/Revised: September 10, 2025

Firearms
Report 2008 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 392.35 KB]

2008 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)

Published/Revised: September 10, 2025

Firearms
Report 2007 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 372.65 KB]

2007 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)

Published/Revised: September 10, 2025

Firearms
Report 2018 - Firearms Commerce Report [PDF - 717.56 KB]

2018 - Firearms Commerce Report

Published/Revised: September 10, 2025

Firearms
Report 2015 - Firearms Commerce Report [PDF - 1.04 MB]

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: September 10, 2025

Firearms
Report 2011 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 655.57 KB]

2011 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)

Published/Revised: September 10, 2025

Firearms
Report 2014 - Firearms Commerce Report [PDF - 810.84 KB]

2014 - Firearms Commerce Report

Published/Revised: September 10, 2025

Firearms
Report 2014 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 1.09 MB]

2014 - Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report (AFMER)

Published/Revised: September 10, 2025

Firearms
Report 2017 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 1.45 MB]

2017 - Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report (AFMER)

Published/Revised: September 10, 2025

Firearms
Report 2019 - Firearms Commerce Report [PDF - 874.03 KB]

2019 - Firearms Commerce Report

Published/Revised: September 10, 2025

Firearms
Report 2018 - Explosives Incident Report (EIR) [PDF - 2.78 MB]

2018 Explosives Incident Report (EIR)

Published/Revised: September 10, 2025

Explosives
Report 2021 - Firearms Commerce Report [PDF - 1.39 MB]

2021 Firearms Commerce Report in the United States.

Published/Revised: September 10, 2025

Firearms
Report 2019 - Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 1.82 MB]

2019 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)

Published/Revised: September 10, 2025

Firearms
Report 2021 - Explosives Incident Report (EIR) [PDF - 2.2 MB]

The  Annual Explosives Incident Report (EIR) reviews bombing and  explosives related incidents  from information reported to the United  States  Bomb Data Center (USBDC) through the Bomb  Arson  Tracking  System (BATS) and  Open-Source information through  TRIPwire.   

Published/Revised: September 10, 2025

Explosives
Last Updated: January 15, 2026

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