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ATF Announces The Release Of The e-Form 4473

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has released an electronic ATF Form 4473 (5300.9), Firearms Transaction Record Part I, Over-the-Counter, in response to the president’s Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA), Public Law No 105-277, enacted in 1999, and requests from the firearms industry.

Important Information For Federal Firearms Licensees

In an attempt to clarify and simplify the completion of the ATF Form 4473 (Firearms Transaction Record Part I – Over the Counter) by prospective purchasers and Federal Firearms licensees, ATF has revised and updated the form.

Hurricane Gustav – ATF Takes the ESF–13 Lead to Coordinate Federal Law Enforcement Assistance

More than two million people packed up their lives and evacuated their homes fearing the wrath of Hurricane Gustav, bearing down on the Louisiana coast at the end of August.

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Firearms

1. Federal Firearms Licensing Center Moves to Martinsburg, West Virginia
2. Firearms Trace Data Reports

3. Factsheets:

• FFL Compliance Inspections
• Decline in the Number of Federal Firearms Licenses
• Federal Firearms License Revocation Process

SW Border Initiative: Project Gunrunner

1. ATF P 3317.6 - Project Gunrunner: The Southwest Border Initiative (5/08)
2. Formal Declaration Between U.S., Mexico Governors To Use ATF Project Gunrunner, eTrace Investigative Tool
3. ATF Expands Efforts to Combat Illegal Flow of Firearms Into Mexico
4. Fact Sheet: Project Gunrunner

Arson & Explosives Investigations

1. ATF Breaks Ground on National Explosives Training Center
2. NCETR Fact Sheet
3. U.S. Bomb Data Center Fact Sheet
4. U.S. Bomb Data Center
5. National Response Team

Violent Crime

1. Violent Crime Impact Teams
2. Violent Crime Impact Teams Initiative

Gangs

1. Gang Deterrence Center Opens for Business in Northern Virginia

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1. Fact Sheet: DOJ Comprehensive Efforts To Fight Gang Violence 6/24/08
2. Fact Sheet: Department Of Justice Comprehensive Efforts To Fight Gang Violence 03/28/08
3. Fact Sheet: The National Gang Intelligence Center And The National Gang Targeting, Enforcement And Coordination Center
4. Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Efforts to Stop Gang Violence in America’s Communities
5. Gang Activity Case Examples
6. 2005 National Gang Threat Assessment

Breaking News

Boston Field Division: Local Member of Hells Angels Motorcycle Club Sentenced to 28 Months in Prison For Firearm Possession

Philadelphia Field Division: ATF Offers $5,000 Reward in Lebanon County Gun Store Burglary

ATF Headquarters: Theresa Stoop Named Special Agent in Charge of ATF Baltimore Field Division

Charlotte Field Division: ATF National Response Team Activated to Spruce Pine, NC

Los Angeles Field Division: Investigators Determine Alhambra Golden Garden Fire Arson

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