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 | September 2022 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results
September 2022 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results Published/Revised: October 4, 2022 |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 2022 - September - All FFLs - Impact of Final Rule 2021-05F on Partially Complete AR-15/M-16 Type Receivers
ATF is issuing this open letter to further assist the firearms industry and the public in understanding whether a “partially complete, disassembled, or nonfunctional” receiver of an AR-15/M-16 variant weapon has reached a stage of manufacture such that it “may readily be completed, assembled, restored, or otherwise converted” to a functional receiver, and is therefore classified as a “frame or receiver” or “firearm” in accordance with the final rule titled “Definition of ‘Frame or Receiver’ and Identification of Firearms (Final Rule 2021R-05F), which became effective Aug. 24, 2022. Published/Revised: September 27, 2022 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2021 - Age of Possessor - Firearms Recovered and Traced
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021. Published/Revised: September 16, 2022 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2021- Categories Associated with Firearms Recovered and Traced
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021. Published/Revised: September 16, 2022 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2021 - Top Calibers Recovered and Traced
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021. Published/Revised: September 16, 2022 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2021 - FFL Theft/Loss Reports Matching Firearms Subsequently Recovered and Traced
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021. Published/Revised: September 16, 2022 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2021 - Time-to-Crime - Firearms Sourced and Recovered
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021. Published/Revised: September 16, 2022 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2021 - Firearm Types Recovered and Traced
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021. Published/Revised: September 16, 2022 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2021 - Number of Firearms Sourced and Recovered
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021. Published/Revised: September 16, 2022 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2021- Time-to-Crime - Firearms Recovered and Traced
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021. Published/Revised: September 16, 2022 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Alabama - 2021
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Alabama with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. Published/Revised: September 15, 2022 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Alaska - 2021
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Alaska with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. Published/Revised: September 15, 2022 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Arizona - 2021
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Arizona with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. Published/Revised: September 15, 2022 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Arkansas- 2021
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Arkansas with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. Published/Revised: September 15, 2022 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: California - 2021
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in California with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. Published/Revised: September 15, 2022 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Colorado - 2021
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Colorado with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. Published/Revised: September 15, 2022 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Connecticut- 2021
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Connecticut with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. Published/Revised: September 15, 2022 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Delaware - 2021
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Delaware with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. Published/Revised: September 15, 2022 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: District of Columbia - 2021
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in District of Columbia with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. Published/Revised: September 15, 2022 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Florida - 2021
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Florida with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. Published/Revised: September 15, 2022 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Georgia - 2021
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Georgia with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. Published/Revised: September 15, 2022 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Guam and Northern Mariana Islands - 2021
This is the Firearms Trace Data Report for Jan. 1, 2021 - Dec. 31, 2021. It includes analytics for the number of firearms recovered and traced; firearm types recovered; the age of possessors, top categories reported on firearms traces with this state's recovery and more. Published/Revised: September 15, 2022 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Hawaii - 2021
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Hawaii with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. Published/Revised: September 15, 2022 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Idaho - 2021
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Idaho with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. Published/Revised: September 15, 2022 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Illinois - 2021
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Illinois with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2021, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. Published/Revised: September 15, 2022 |
Firearms |
