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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 2015 - Federal Firearms Licensee Theft/Loss Report [PDF - 849.16 KB]

2015 - Federal Firearms Licensee Theft/Loss Report

Published/Revised: September 16, 2025

Firearms
Report 2014 - Federal Firearms Licensee Theft/Loss Report [PDF - 791.76 KB]

2014 - Federal Firearms Licensee Theft/Loss Report

Published/Revised: September 16, 2025

Firearms
Report 2012 - Federal Firearms Licensee Theft/Loss Report [PDF - 659.48 KB]

2012 - Federal Firearms Licensee Theft/Loss Report

Published/Revised: September 16, 2025

Firearms
Report 2013 - Federal Firearms Licensee Theft/Loss Report [PDF - 541.36 KB]

2013 - Federal Firearms Licensee Theft/Loss Report

Published/Revised: September 16, 2025

Firearms
Report 2018 - Federal Firearms Licensee Theft/Loss Report [PDF - 745.5 KB]

Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Theft/Loss Report - Data Source: Firearms Tracing System (FTS) - January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018

Published/Revised: September 16, 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 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 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
Report 2020 Explosives Incident Report (EIR) [PDF - 1.99 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
Report 2012 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 811.16 KB]

All federally licensed manufacturers of firearms and destructive devices (Federal Firearms License types 07 and 10) are required to submit a production report of manufacturing and export activity to ATF by April 1 of each year. ATF compiles the submitted data and releases it each January, with a one-year delay to comply with the Trade Secrets Act.

Published/Revised: September 10, 2025

Firearms
Report 2024 - Explosives Incident Report (EIR) [PDF - 1.62 MB]

The Annual Explosives Incident Report 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 collected through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP), Technical Resource for Incident Prevention (TRIPwire).

Published/Revised: September 10, 2025

Explosives
Report 2010 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 555.66 KB]

All federally licensed manufacturers of firearms and destructive devices (Federal Firearms License types 07 and 10) are required to submit a production report of manufacturing and export activity to ATF by April 1 of each year. ATF compiles the submitted data and releases it each January, with a one-year delay to comply with the Trade Secrets Act.

Published/Revised: September 10, 2025

Firearms
Report 2023 - Explosives Incident Report (EIR) [PDF - 3.25 MB]

The annual EIR reviews bombing and explosives related incidents from information reported to the USBDC through the Bomb Arson Tracking System (BATS) and OpenSource information collected through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP), Technical Resource for Incident Protection (TRIPwire).   

Published/Revised: September 10, 2025

Explosives
Report 2023 - Arson Incident Report (AIR) [PDF - 1.81 MB]

The AIR reviews arson-related incidents from data reported to the USBDC through the Bomb Arson Tracking System (BATS). 

Published/Revised: September 10, 2025

Arson
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
Last Updated: January 15, 2026

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