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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 Firearms Trace Data: District of Columbia - 2012 [PDF - 1.37 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2012.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2013 - Firearm Types Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 16.18 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2013.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2012 - Firearm Types Recovered and Traced [PDF - 75.03 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2012

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2013 - Categories Associated with Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 32.78 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2013.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2013 - Top Calibers Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 24.32 KB]

Information from the 2013 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes the firearms sourced and recovered in the United States and territories, sorted by the top calibers.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2012 - Categories Associated with Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 55.94 KB]

Information from the 2012 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes categories associated with firearms recovered and traced in the United States and territories.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2012 - Number of Firearms Sourced and Recovered [XLSX - 49.48 KB]

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, 2012.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2013 - Age of Possessor - Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 17.73 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2013.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2012 - Age of Possessor - Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 15.21 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2012.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2012 - Top Calibers Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 47.42 KB]

Information from the 2012 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes the firearms sourced and recovered in the United States and territories, sorted by the top calibers.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2013 - Number of Firearms Sourced and Recovered [XLSX - 31.46 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2013.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2012 - Time-to-Crime - Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 14.98 KB]

Information from the 2012 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 - 2013 - Time-to-Crime - Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 17.74 KB]

Information from the 2013 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: Caribbean - 2014 [PDF - 1.12 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2014.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Alaska - 2012 [PDF - 1.46 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2012.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Arizona - 2012 [PDF - 1.29 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2012.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Arkansas - 2012 [PDF - 1.35 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2012.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Puerto Rico - 2012 [PDF - 11.2 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2012.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: California - 2012 [PDF - 1.28 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2012.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Colorado - 2012 [PDF - 1.2 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2012.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Central America - 2013 [PDF - 2.36 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2013.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Central America - 2014 [PDF - 2.59 MB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2014.

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Firearms
Report 2013 - Firearms Commerce Report [PDF - 706.82 KB]

This report presents data drawn from a number of ATF reports and records in one comprehensive document. Included are metrics regarding firearms manufactured, exports, imports and more. 

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Firearms
Publication 2013 - Congressional Budget Submission [PDF - 1.15 MB]

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) requests $1,153,345,000 for FY 2013, including 4,937 positions and 4,861 full time equivalents (FTE). This request includes $28,239,000 in adjustments-to-base, and program offsets of $26,894,000. The FY 2013 request also proposes a rescission of $12,400,000 in expired balances and $1,028,000 in unobligated Violent Crime Reduction Program balances. The FY 2013 request supports ATF and Department of Justice (DOJ) priorities for reducing violent crime, detecting and preventing terrorism, and enforcing federal firearms, arson, explosives, and contraband tobacco laws. These resources will allow ATF to maintain a focused operational capacity.

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Workforce and Mission
Publication 2012 - Congressional Budget Submission - Justification [DOC - 854 KB]

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) requests $1,147,295,000 for FY 2012, including 5,181 positions and 5,147 full time equivalents (FTE). This request includes $58,338,000 in adjustments to base, program improvements of $1,519,000 and program offsets of $27,334,000. The FY 2012 request supports ATF and Department of Justice (DOJ) priorities for reducing violent crime, detecting and preventing terrorism, and enforcing Federal firearms arson, explosives, and contraband tobacco laws. These resources will allow ATF to maintain a focused operational capacity- while recognizing efficiencies and cost reductions.

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Workforce and Mission
Last Updated: January 15, 2026

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