Rules Regulations Library
| Document Type | Title and Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Rulemaking | Rev. Rul. 69-309 - Importation by Members of the U.S. Armed Forces
It has been found that a variation is necessary in the procedures which may be utilized by members of the U.S. Armed Forces returning to the United States who desire to import not more than three rifles or shotguns for their personal use, and not more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition therefor. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Rulemaking | ATF Rul. 2008-2 - Aug. 25, 2008
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has received inquiries from members of the firearms industry about maintaining their required acquisition and disposition dealer’s records in computerized form rather than paper form. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Rulemaking | ATF Rul. 2007- 4 - June 26, 2007
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has received inquiries from members of the firearms industry for whom ATF has approved a variance permitting the maintenance of required acquisition and disposition records on computer. Most of these variances require licensees to periodically print a hard copy of the record and store the printout as part of their permanent records. Licensees have asked ATF whether they may download this information to portable data storage devices instead of printing out the information. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Form | Report of Firearms Transactions - ATF F 5300.5
Report of Firearms Transactions - ATF Form 5300.5 Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Rulemaking | Final Rule - 02–9633 - Elimination of Application To Remove Tobacco Products From Manufacturer’s Premises for Experimental Purposes - April 19, 2002
This final rule eliminates the requirements that manufacturers of tobacco products apply to ATF to remove tobacco products from their factories in bond for experimental purposes and that they maintain the approved applications for their records. In place of these requirements, manufacturers of tobacco products will prepare and maintain records of tobacco products removed from their factories in bond for experimental purposes. In addition, this final rule defines ‘‘experimental purposes’’ under section 5704(a) of Title 26 of the United States Code. Published/Revised: |
Alcohol & Tobacco |
| Form | Asset Forfeiture/Unclaimed Property Seized Asset Claim Form
Use this form to submit a claim for a seized asset. All claim forms should be mailed to the Asset Forfeiture and Seized Property Division. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Open Letter | 2015 - May - Kentucky - Guidance on Alternative Permit Procedures That Comply With Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act
The purpose of this letter is to provide clarification and guidance on alternative permit procedures that comply with the Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act (Brady law) for firearms transfers to unlicensed persons in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. This open letter supersedes the 2006 Open Letter to All Kentucky Federal Firearms Licensees with respect to alternatives to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) background check.
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Firearms |
| Open Letter | 2015 - January - Southwest Border FFLs - FFL Burglaries
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is committed to keeping industry members informed of important trends and regulatory developments. In furtherance of this commitment, we have prepared this open letter which briefly addresses burglaries at licensed premises in the greater Houston, Texas, area and offers basic, preventive, methods for combating thefts. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Ruling | 2014-1 - Manufacturing/Inventory of Machineguns for Law Enforcement and Military
A manufacturer licensed and qualified under the GCA and NFA may manufacture and maintain an inventory of machine guns for future sale to federal, state, or local government agencies without a specific government contract or official request; provided, the machine guns are properly registered, and their subsequent transfer is conditioned upon and restricted to the sale or distribution of such weapons for the official use of federal, state, or local government agencies.
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Firearms |
| Public Advisory | 2013 - June - National Explosives Task Force (NETF) Industry Advisory
Fireworks are a common component used in Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). The US Government is asking consumer fireworks retailers to be aware of this phenomenon and familiarize themselves with some possible indicators of suspicious activity. Published/Revised: |
Explosives |
| Rulemaking | ATF Rul. 75-20 - Meaning of Terms - June 26, 1975
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has been asked to explain the application of 27 CFR 181.11, as it relates to “Inhabited Building.” Published/Revised: |
Explosives |
| Rulemaking | AG Order No. 3439-2014 - Final Rule - Technical Amendments to Regulations in Title 27, Chapter II - Aug. 4, 2014
This final rule makes technical amendments and corrects typographical errors in parts 447, 478, 479, 555, and 646 of title 27, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Published/Revised: |
Workforce and Mission |
| Rulemaking | AG Order No. 3439-2014 - Final Rule - Technical Amendments to Regulations in Title 27, Chapter II - Aug. 4, 2014
This final rule makes technical amendments and corrects typographical errors in parts 447, 478, 479, 555, and 646 of title 27, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Published/Revised: |
Workforce and Mission |
| Ruling | 2015-1 - Manufacturing and Gunsmithing
Any person (including any corporation or other legal entity) engaged in the business of performing machining, molding, casting, forging, printing (additive manufacturing) or other manufacturing process to create a firearm frame or receiver, or to make a frame or receiver suitable for use as part of a "weapon … which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive," i.e., a "firearm," must be licensed as a manufacturer under the GCA; identify (mark) any such firearm; and maintain required manufacturer’s records.
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Firearms |
| Open Letter | 2014 - June - All FELs - Black Powder
This is an open letter to all federal explosives licensees and permittees in regard to inquiries about black powder exceptions under the federal explosives laws.
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Explosives |
| Open Letter | 2014 - June - West Virginia - Concealed Handgun Licenses as Alternative to NICS Checks
The purpose of this open letter is to provide guidance regarding the West Virginia's Concealed Handgun Licenses (CHLs) issued on or after June 4, 2014 as an alternative to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) check.
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Firearms |
| Rulemaking | 2010R-21P - Amended Definition of Adjudicated as a Mental Defective and Committed to a Mental Institution
The Department of Justice proposes amending Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) regulations to clarify definitions of two categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving, possessing, shipping, or transporting firearms under the Gun Control Act of 1968. The proposed rule would clarify that the statutory term "adjudicated as a mental defective" includes persons who are found incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, lack of mental responsibility, or insanity, and that the term includes persons found guilty but mentally ill. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Procedure | ATF Procedure 2013-2 - Recordkeeping Procedure for Non-over-the-counter Firearm Sales by Licensees to Unlicensed In-state Residents That are NICS Exempt - Aug. 15, 2013
This ATF procedure gives guidance to licensed importers, manufacturers, and dealers (licensees) on how to record the sale of a firearm to an unlicensed person who:
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Firearms |
| Ruling | 2013-1 - Electronic Form 6 and 6A
Approved alternate method or procedure for individuals, federal firearms licensees, and registered importers of articles enumerated on the U.S. Munitions Import List (USMIL) to file ATF Form 6 - Part I and Form 6A electronically using ATF eForms, provided all of the conditions set forth in this ruling are met. Supersedes ATF Rulings 2003-6 and 2010-9.
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Firearms |
| Ruling | 2013-2 - NFA Electronic Forms
Approved alternate method or procedure for FFLs, legal entities, and government agencies to file ATF Forms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, and 10 using ATF eForms, provided all of the conditions set forth in this ruling are met.
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Firearms |
| Open Letter | 2013 - July - Kansas - All FFLs - Passage of the Kansas Second Amendment Protection Act
The purpose of this open letter is to provide guidance and information related to the passage of the Kansas Second Amendment Protection Act, Kansas, effective April 25, 2013.
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Firearms |
| Open Letter | 2013 - May - All FFLs - Prohibited Transfers of Firearms to Foreign Purchaser
The purpose of this open letter is to advise federal firearms licensees that arranging for the exportation of firearms and ammunition through in-person disposition to foreign purchasers at airline ticket counters of local international airports violates the Gun Control Act of 1968. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Rulemaking | 2011R-9P - Importation of Defense Articles and Defense Services - U.S. Munitions Import List - April 22, 2013
DOJ is amending ATF regulations to remove the cross reference to the regulatory U.S. Munitions List (USML) of the Int'l Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) that appears at 27 CFR 447.21; to clarify that the Attorney General (AG) exercises delegated authority pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and Executive Order 13637 to designate defense articles and defense services as part of the statutory USML for purposes of permanent import controls, regardless of whether the Secretary of State controls such defense articles or defense services for purposes of export and temporary import; and to clarify that defense articles and defense services controlled pursuant to the AG's delegated AECA authority are part of the statutory USML (along with those that are controlled for export and temporary import by the Secretary of State), but that the list of defense articles and defense services controlled by the AG is labeled the USMIL to distinguish it from the list of defense articles and defense services in the ITAR that are controlled by the Secretary of State. Published/Revised: |
Firearms |
| Open Letter | 2013 - April - California - All FFLs - Completing ATF Forms 4473 While Complying With Dealer Record of Sale Transaction Procedures
The purpose of this letter is to provide procedures for completing Firearms Transaction Records, ATF Form 4473, while complying with the California Department of Justice (CA DOJ) Dealer Record of Sale (DROS) transaction procedures.
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Firearms |
| Open Letter | 2015 - April - Louisiana - All FFLs - Louisiana's Concealed Handgun Permit Qualifies as Alternative to NICS Check
The purpose of this open letter is to advise all Louisiana federal firearms licensees that Louisiana's concealed handgun permit has been determined to qualify as an alternative to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) check.
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Firearms |
