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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.

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Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - New Haven, CT [PDF - 3.89 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Bibb County, GA [PDF - 3.7 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Boston, MA [PDF - 3.21 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Tucson, AZ [PDF - 3.62 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Toledo, OH [PDF - 3.81 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Tacoma, WA [PDF - 4.03 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Springdale, AR [PDF - 3.81 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - South Bend, IN [PDF - 3.69 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Seattle, WA [PDF - 5.3 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Schenectady, NY [PDF - 3.74 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Report NFCTA - Volume Two - State Report - Addendum City - Saint Petersburg, FL [PDF - 3.78 MB]

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report

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Firearms
Regulatory Explosives Employee Possessor Questionnaire - ATF Form 5400.28 [PDF - 389.56 KB]

This form is used to determine the eligibility of the employee possessor (EP) to engage in certain explosives operations.

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Explosives
Regulatory Application for Alternate Means of Identification of Firearm(s) (Marking Variance) - ATF Form 3311.4 [PDF - 482.89 KB]

This is the form which is used by licensed manufacturers and importers requesting ATF approval to adopt markings on behalf of another manufacturer/importer during firearms manufacturing process. OMB No. 1140-0104 (10/31/2026).

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Firearms
Regulatory ATF Form 5300.9A - Firearms Transaction Record Continuation Sheet [PDF - 357.84 KB]

This form is a continuation of Section A of the attached ATF Form 4473 and is completed by the transferor/seller. When completed, this attachment is incorporated into and made part of the ATF Form 4473.

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Firearms
Regulatory ATF Form 5300.9A - Hoja de Continuación de Registro de Transacción de Armas de Fuego [PDF - 146.6 KB]

Este formulario es continuación de Seccion A del Formulario 4473 de ATF y el transferidor/vendedor lo completa. Cuando esté completo, el documento será incorporado y será parte del Formulario 4473 de ATF.

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Firearms
Regulatory 2023-1 - Electronic Explosives Records Ruling [PDF - 377.95 KB]

ATF authorizes federal explosives licensees and permittees to maintain their explosives records electronically instead of in paper format, provided the conditions set forth in this ruling are met.

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Explosives
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2022 - Age of Possessor - Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 17.98 KB]

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 January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2022 - Number of Firearms Sourced and Recovered [XLSX - 30.25 KB]

Information from the 2022 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes the number of firearms sourced and recovered in the United States and territories.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2022 - Firearm Types Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 21.66 KB]

Information from the 2022 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes the types of firearms sourced and recovered in the United States and territories.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2022- Top Calibers Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 50.94 KB]

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 January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2022 - Firearm Types Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 31.72 KB]

Information from the 2022 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes the categories of firearms sourced and recovered in the United States and territories.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2022 - Time-To-Crime - Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 18.1 KB]

Information from the 2023 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes firearms recovered and traced in the United States and territories, sorted by time-to-crime.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2022 - Time-to-Crime - Firearms Sourced and Recovered [XLSX - 131.14 KB]

Information from the 2022 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes firearms sourced and recovered in the United States and territories.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2022 - FFL Theft/Loss Reports Matching Firearms Subsequently Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 16.21 KB]

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 - Dec. 31, 2022.

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Firearms
Regulatory Application for Registration of Firearms Acquired by Certain Governmental Entities - ATF Form 5320.10 (Form 10) [PDF - 277.16 KB]

This form is used to properly identify the registrant and the firearms to be registered. The form when approved, registers the firearm to the law enforcement agency. The furnishing of this information is mandatory (26 U.S.C. 5853a).

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Firearms
Last Updated: January 15, 2026

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