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State Laws and Ordinances State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 U.S. Virgin Island [PDF - 96.71 KB]

State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 U.S. Virgin Island
 

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State Laws and Ordinances State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Utah [PDF - 93.23 KB]

State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Utah
 

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State Laws and Ordinances State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Vermont [PDF - 99.88 KB]

State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Vermont
 

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Firearms
State Laws and Ordinances State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Virginia [PDF - 187.9 KB]

State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Virginia
 

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Firearms
State Laws and Ordinances State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Washington [PDF - 201.46 KB]

State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Washington
 

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State Laws and Ordinances State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 West Virginia [PDF - 222.92 KB]

State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 West Virginia
 

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State Laws and Ordinances State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Wisconsin [PDF - 125.02 KB]

State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Wisconsin
 

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State Laws and Ordinances State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Wyoming [PDF - 92.37 KB]

State Laws and Published Ordinances - 2025 Wyoming
 

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Firearms
Open Letter 2025 - September - All FFLs - Franklin Armory Letter Clarification [PDF - 158.8 KB]

ATF is committed to full transparency in the classification of firearms. This statement addresses the circumstances and legal landscape surrounding Franklin Armory’s “Antithesis” firearms. 

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Firearms
Open Letter Open Letter to All FFLs - August 2025 - Franklin Armory Reformation and Antithesis Firearms [PDF - 240 KB]

The purpose of this open letter is to advise all federal firearms licensees (FFLs) that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is rescinding a prior Open Letter, dated Dec. 19, 2019, regarding the Franklin Armory Reformation firearm (2019 Open Letter). This open letter also advises FFLs on the classification of the Franklin Armory Reformation and Antithesis firearms under federal law.

 

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Open Letter 1998 - October - Tennessee - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law [PDF - 2.26 MB]

This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to advise you of your responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law. 18 U.S.C. § 922(t).

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Firearms
Open Letter 1998 - October - Oklahoma - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law [PDF - 2.62 MB]

This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to advise you of your responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law, 18 U.S.C. § 922(t). 

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Firearms
Open Letter 1998 - October - U.S. Virgin Islands - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law [PDF - 1.86 MB]

This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to advise you of an important change to the procedure you must follow beginning October 19, 2005, in order to comply with the Brady Law, 18 U.S.C. § 922(t).

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Firearms
Open Letter 1998 - October - Connecticut - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law [PDF - 2.61 MB]

This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to advise federal firearms licensees in Connecticut of their responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady Law.

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Firearms
Open Letter 1998 - October - Wyoming - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law [PDF - 2.56 MB]

This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to advise you of your responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law. 18 U.S.C. § 922(t). 

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Firearms
Open Letter 1998 - October - Wisconsin - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law [PDF - 2.49 MB]

This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to advise you of your responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law. 18 U.S.C. § 922(t).

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Firearms
Open Letter 1998 - October - West Virginia - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law [PDF - 1.89 MB]

This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this open letter is to provide guidance on the procedure to comply with Federal law, 18 U.S.C. § 922(t), when you transfer a firearm to an unlicensed person. 

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Firearms
Open Letter 1998 - October - Washington - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law [PDF - 1.9 MB]

This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to advise you of your responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law. 18 U.S.C. § 922(t). 

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Firearms
Open Letter 1998 - October - Virginia - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law [PDF - 2.52 MB]

This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to advise you of your responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law. 18 U.S.C. § 922(t). 

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Firearms
Open Letter 1998 - October - Utah - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law [PDF - 2.59 MB]

This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to advise you of your responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law. 18 U.S.C. § 922(t).

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Firearms
Open Letter 1998 - October - Texas - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law [PDF - 2.66 MB]

This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to advise you of your responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law. 18 U.S.C. § 922(t).

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Firearms
Open Letter 1998 - October - Rhode Island - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law [PDF - 2.44 MB]

This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to advise you of your responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law, 18 U.S.C. § 922(t). 

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Firearms
Open Letter 1998 - October - Ohio - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law [PDF - 2.27 MB]

This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to advise you of your responsibilities under the permanent provisions of the Brady law, 18 U.S.C. § 922(t). 

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Firearms
Open Letter 1998 - October - Northern Mariana Islands - All FFLs - Permanent Provisions of the Brady Law [PDF - 1.86 MB]

This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this letter is to advise you of an important change to the procedure you must follow beginning Oct. 19, 2005, in order to comply with the Brady Law, 18 U.S.C. § 922(t). 

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Open Letter 2023 - June - Oklahoma - All FFLs - Self Defense Act (SDA) Handgun License [PDF - 1.98 MB]

This open letter has been rescinded. The purpose of this open letter is to advise you that the Oklahoma Self Defense Act Handgun License (SDA Handgun License) issued on or after Nov. 1, 2021, meets the requirements as an alternative to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) check — but only in Oklahoma during the five-year period beginning on the date of issuance of the SDA Handgun License.

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Firearms

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