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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: Nevada - 2018 [PDF - 812 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2018.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: New Mexico - 2018 [PDF - 822.14 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2018.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: New Jersey - 2018 [PDF - 862.24 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2018.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: New Hampshire - 2018 [PDF - 918.52 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2018.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Nebraska - 2018 [PDF - 908.14 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2018.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: North Carolina - 2018 [PDF - 778.52 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2018.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: North Dakota - 2018 [PDF - 823.49 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2018.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Rhode Island - 2018 [PDF - 820.41 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2018.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: South Carolina - 2018 [PDF - 825.45 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2018.

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Firearms
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.

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Firearms
Report 2024 - Firearms Commerce Report [PDF - 1.45 MB]

2024 - Firearms Commerce Report in the United States.

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Firearms
Report 2022 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 2.53 MB]

2022 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)

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Firearms
Report 2021 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 2.21 MB]

2021 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)

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Firearms
Report 2020 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 2.15 MB]

2020 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER)

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2017 - Number of Firearms Sourced and Recovered [XLSX - 125.84 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2018 - Age of Possessor - Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 17.88 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2018.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2018 - Categories Associated with Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 31.6 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2018.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2018 - Top Calibers Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 25 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1, 2018 - Dec. 31, 2018.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Mexico - 2013-2018 [PDF - 895.71 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Mexico with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1, 2013 – Dec. 31, 2018, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Central America - 2018 [PDF - 899.94 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Central America with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2018, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: The Caribbean - 2018 [PDF - 911.54 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in the Caribbean with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2018, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Canada - 2013-2018 [PDF - 867.58 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement in Canada with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1, 2013 - Dec. 31, 2018, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Missouri - 2017 [PDF - 765.16 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Maine - 2017 [PDF - 804.68 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Maryland - 2017 [PDF - 768.34 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017.

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Firearms
Last Updated: January 15, 2026

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