Publications Library

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.

Title Description Category Document Type
NFCTA Volume IV - Acknowledgements (112 KB)

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Protecting America from Trafficked Firearms - Volume Four

Firearms Report
NFCTA Volume IV - Director’s Foreword (1265 KB)

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Protecting America from Trafficked Firearms - Volume Four

Firearms Report
NFCTA Volume IV - Part VIII – Updates to Previous Recommendations (340 KB)

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Protecting America from Trafficked Firearms - Volume Four

Firearms Report
NFCTA Volume IV - Part VII – Firearm Commerce, Crime Guns, and the Southwest Border (1304 KB)

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Protecting America from Trafficked Firearms - Volume Four

Firearms Report
NFCTA Volume IV - Part VI – NIBIN Updates and New Analysis (386 KB)

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Protecting America from Trafficked Firearms - Volume Four

Firearms Report
NFCTA Volume IV - Part V – PMF Updates and New Analysis (501 KB)

National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Protecting America from Trafficked Firearms - Volume Four

Firearms Report
Safety and Security for Firearm Owners (ATF P 5300.22) (494 KB)
The purpose of firearm safety is to eliminate or minimize the risks of unintentional damage, injury or death caused by improper possession, storage, or handling of a firearm. Firearm owners should handle the firearm safely and protect themselves and the public from the theft, loss or misuse of their firearm.
Firearms Guide
Possessor Age By State CY 2023 (19 KB) Resource Center Report
Types By State CY 2023 (23 KB) Resource Center Report
TTC By State CY 2023 (18 KB) Resource Center Report
Calibers By State CY 2023 (27 KB) Resource Center Report
Source Recovery By State CY 2023 (31 KB) Resource Center Report
Categories By State CY 2023 (33 KB) Resource Center Report
TTC Source Recovery By State CY 2023 (131 KB) Resource Center Report
FFL Theft Loss CY 2023 (16 KB) Resource Center Report
afmer_2012_final_web_report_17jan2014.pdf (184 KB) Firearms Report
afmer_2010_final_web_report_30jan2012.pdf (197 KB) Firearms Report
november_2024_-_inspection_results_worksheet.xlsx (13 KB) Firearms Report
ATF Industry Circular 1999-2: Unlawful Transportation, Shipment or Sale of Cigarettes (249 KB)

This circular reminds all persons of the federal law (and penalties) applying to the shipments, sale or possession of cigarettes and to the domestic sales of cigarettes marked for export. Additionally, this circular addresses the sale of cigarettes on Native American tribal reservations.

Alcohol & Tobacco Industry Circular
october_2024_-_inspection_results_worksheet.xlsx (13 KB) Firearms Report
final_maui_lahaina_report.pdf (31064 KB)

Consolidated information gathered by the NRT and Honolulu Field Office members and provided to Maui Fire Department for inclusion in their department’s origin and cause report. 

Report
NFCTA - Volume II - Part V - Firearm Thefts (728 KB)

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

Firearms Report
university_police_partnership_program_trifold_2024.pdf (1540 KB)

University Police Partnership Program Trifold 2024

Firearms Guide
September 2024 Firearms Compliance Inspection Results.xlsx (13 KB)

September 2024 Firearms Compliance Inspection Results

Firearms Report
new_york_10.24.2024_508_compliance.pdf (78 KB) Asset Forfeiture Report
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