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 |
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Houston, TX - State Report - Mega City (2955 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report | Firearms | Report |
Dallas, TX - State Report - Mega City (3032 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report | Firearms | Report |
NFCTA - Volume II - Intro (402 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report | Firearms | Report |
NFCTA - Volume II - Foreword from the Director (455 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report | Firearms | Report |
NFCTA - Volume II - Acknowledgements (140 KB) |
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns - Volume Two Report | Firearms | Report |
afmer_2021_final_web_report.pdf (168 KB) | Explosives | Report | |
Publication on Voluntary Steps to Prepare for a Pending Natural Disaster (ATF P 5400.16) (986 KB) |
Voluntary Steps for Federal Explosives Licensees and Permittees to prepare for and recover from natural disasters.
| Explosives | Guide |
Compliance Guidelines for Federal Explosives Licensees and Permittees (ATF P 5400.23) (286 KB) |
This publication outlines and defines the compliance guidelines for federal explosive licensees and permittees, per the Federal explosives regulations at 27 CFR, Part 555.
| Explosives | Guide |
December 2022 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results (13 KB) |
December 2022 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results | Firearms | Report |
November 2022 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results (13 KB) |
November 2022 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results | Firearms | Report |
october_2022_inspection_results_worksheet.xlsx (13 KB) | Firearms | Report | |
September 2022 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results (13 KB) |
September 2022 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results | Firearms | Report |
August 2022 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results (13 KB) |
August 2022 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results | Firearms | Report |
2021 Firearms Trace Data: Number of Firearms Sourced and Recovered in the United States and Territories (31 KB) | Resource Center | Report | |
2021 Firearms Trace Data: Time-to-Crime - Firearms Sourced and Recovered in the United States and Territories (131 KB) | Resource Center | Report | |
2021 Firearms Trace Data: FFL Theft/Loss Reports Matching Firearms Subsequently Recovered and Traced (17 KB) | Resource Center | Report | |
2021 Firearms Trace Data: Firearm Types Recovered and Traced in the United States and Territories (21 KB) | Resource Center | Report | |
2021 Firearms Trace Data: Age of Possessor - Firearms Recovered and Traced in the United States and Territories (19 KB) | Resource Center | Report | |
2021 Firearms Trace Data: Categories Associated with Firearms Recovered and Traced in the United States and Territories (32 KB) | Resource Center | Report | |
2021 Firearms Trace Data: Top Calibers Recovered and Traced in the United States and Territories (26 KB) | Resource Center | Report | |
2021 Firearms Trace Data: Time-to-Crime - Firearms Recovered and Traced in the United States and Territories (19 KB) | Resource Center | Report | |
affirmative_action_plan_-_2021.pdf (77 KB) |
FY2021 Affirmative Action Plan | General | Report |
ATF O 3020.4 - Task Force Officer Body-Worn Camera (291 KB) |
This order establishes direction for the use of non-Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) owned body-worn cameras (BWCs) by ATF Task Force Officers (TFOs) and Special Deputies (SD) on federal task forces. This policy provides parameters for the use of BWCs by TFOs to the extent that a state or local law enforcement agency requires their use by its officers during federal task force operations. | Resource Center | Guide |
ATF O 3020.3A - Special Agent Body-Worn Cameras (326 KB) |
This order establishes direction on the use of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)-owned body-worn cameras (BWCs) by ATF special agents during properly authorized investigations and activities. For purposes of this policy, the term “BWC recordings,” refers to audio and video recordings and associated metadata recorded on ATF-owned BWCs while the agent is engaged in federal law enforcement operations to include the investigation of fugitives sought on state and local warrants adopted by a federal agency. | Resource Center | Guide |
afmer_2021_interim_web_report.pdf (256 KB) | Explosives | Report |