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 |
|---|---|---|
| Regulatory | Delegation Order - Authority to Make Determinations on Applications for Relief from Federal Firearm and/or Explosives Disabilities
This order delegates certain authorities of the Director to subordinate Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) officials to make determinations on applications for relief from Federal firearms and/or explosives disabilities. Published/Revised: May 12, 2016 |
Workforce and Mission |
| Regulatory | Delegation Order - Authority to Issue Reimbursable Work Authorizations
This order delegates authority for issuing General Services Administration (GSA) Form 2957, Reimbursable Work Authorizations, when required for alterations, renovations, repairs or services to real property occupied by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Published/Revised: May 12, 2016 |
Workforce and Mission |
| Regulatory | Delegation Order - Authority to Facilitate Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007
This order delegates the authority to exercise the authorities and responsibilities committed to the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) under the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, Public Law 110–180 (NIAA). Published/Revised: May 12, 2016 |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | Delegation Order - Authority to Make Determinations on Notices of Clearance, Letters of Clearance, or Denial, and Appeals of Letters of Denial Under 18 U.S.C. 843(h)
This order delegates certain authorities of the Director to subordinate Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) officials to make determinations on Notices of Clearance, Letters of Clearance, Letters of Denial, and Appeals of Letters of Denial under 18 U.S.C. 843(h) for responsible persons and employee possessors listed on explosives licenses and permits. Published/Revised: May 12, 2016 |
Workforce and Mission |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Vermont - 2014
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2014. Published/Revised: May 12, 2016 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Virginia - 2014
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2014. Published/Revised: May 12, 2016 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Washington - 2014
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2014. Published/Revised: May 12, 2016 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: West Virginia - 2014
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2014. Published/Revised: May 12, 2016 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Puerto Rico - 2014
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2014. Published/Revised: May 12, 2016 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Rhode Island - 2014
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2014. Published/Revised: May 12, 2016 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Wyoming - 2014
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2014, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. Published/Revised: May 12, 2016 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Wisconsin - 2014
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2014, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. Published/Revised: May 12, 2016 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Nebraska - 2014
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2014, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. Published/Revised: May 12, 2016 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: Colorado - 2014
This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2014, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more. Published/Revised: May 12, 2016 |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | Commerce in Explosives - Amended Definition of "Propellant Actuated Device" - Jan. 14, 2009
The Department of Justice is amending the regulations of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to clarify that the term "propellant actuated device" does not include hobby rocket motors or rocket-motor reload kits consisting of or containing ammonium perchlorate composite propellant (‘‘APCP’’), black powder, or other similar low explosives. Published/Revised: May 12, 2016 |
Explosives |
| Regulatory | 2004R-7P - Commerce in Explosives - Hobby Rocket Motors - Aug. 11, 2006
The Department of Justice is amending the regulations of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to clarify that the requirements of part 555 do not apply to model rocket motors consisting of ammonium perchlorate composite propellant, black powder, or other similar low explosives, containing no more than 62.5 grams of total propellant weight, and designed as single-use motors or as reload kits capable of reloading no more than 62.5 grams of propellant into a reusable motor casing. Published/Revised: May 12, 2016 |
Explosives |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2014 - Top Calibers Recovered and Traced
This is an Excel spreadsheet containing a numerical list of how many specific calibers have been traced and recovered in the U.S. and territories from Jan. 1, 2014 to Dec. 31, 2014. Published/Revised: May 12, 2016 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2014 - Time-to-Crime Firearms Recovered and Traced
This is an Excel spreadsheet containing a numerical list of how many firearms have been traced and recovered in the U.S. and territories between Jan. 1, 2014 and Dec. 31, 2014. Published/Revised: May 12, 2016 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2014 - Number of Firearms Sourced and Recovered
This is an Excel spreadsheet containing a source and recovery states for firearms that have been traced and recovered in the U.S. and territories from Jan. 1, 2014 to Dec. 31, 2014. Published/Revised: May 12, 2016 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2014 - Firearm Types Recovered and Traced
This is an Excel spreadsheet containing the type of firearms that have been traced and recovered in the U.S. and territories from Jan. 1, 2014 to Dec. 31, 2014. Published/Revised: May 12, 2016 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2014 - 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 Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2014. Published/Revised: May 12, 2016 |
Firearms |
| Report | Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2014 - Age of Possessor - Firearms Recovered and Traced
Information from the 2014 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes the firearms sourced and recovered in the United States and territories, sorted by age of the possessor. Published/Revised: May 12, 2016 |
Firearms |
| Regulatory | 2010–891 - Final Rule - Commerce in Explosives—Storage of Shock Tube With Detonators (2005R–3P) - Jan. 20, 2010
The Department of Justice is amending the regulations of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) by allowing shock tube to be stored with detonators because these materials when stored together do not pose a mass detonation hazard. Shock tube is a small diameter plastic laminate tube coated with a very thin layer of explosive material. When initiated, it transmits a low energy wave from one point to another. The outer surface of the tube remains intact during and after functioning. Published/Revised: May 6, 2016 |
Explosives |
| Regulatory | 03–6573 - Interim Final Rule - Implementation of the Safe Explosives Act, Title XI, Subtitle C of Public Law 107–296 - March 20, 2003
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is amending the regulations to implement the provisions of the Safe Explosives Act, Title XI, Subtitle C of Pub. L. 107–296, the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (enacted Nov. 25, 2002). Published/Revised: May 6, 2016 |
Explosives |
| Regulatory | E9–578 - Final Rule - Commerce in Explosives—Amended Definition of ‘‘Propellant Actuated Device’’ (2004R–3P) - Jan. 14, 2009
The Department of Justice is amending the regulations of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (‘‘ATF’’) to clarify that the term ‘‘propellant actuated device’’ does not include hobby rocket motors or rocket-motor reload kits consisting of or containing ammonium perchlorate composite propellant (‘‘APCP’’), black powder, or other similar low explosives. Published/Revised: May 6, 2016 |
Explosives |
