Firearms Industry
Open Letter to All FFLs - Facilitating Transfers of Firearms Between Private Individuals
The purpose of this open letter is to remind all Federal firearms licensees (FFL) of their ready ability to enhance public safety and assist law enforcement by encouraging and facilitating transfers between... MORE
Presidential Memoranda Issued January 16, 2013
Tracing Firearms in Connection with Criminal Investigations; and Improving Availability of Relevant Executive Branch Records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System .. Presidential Memorandum
Questions and Answers
Top 10 Frequently Asked Firearms Questions and Answers
ATF receives numerous telephone and electronic inquiries on a daily basis. In an effort to provide individuals with the most up-to-date information, ATF has compiled a list of the top 10 most frequently asked questions and provided answers to those questions: Top 10 Frequently Asked Firearms Questions and Answers
Applications
Brady Law / NICS
- Brady Letters to FFLs
- Permanent Brady State Lists
- Permanent Brady Permit Chart
- How to order the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) List
Public Information
- ATF will be attending the 2012 Arms Trade Treaty Conference on July 2-27, 2012. For more information about the Arms Trade Treaty go to State Department – Arms Trade Treaty
- Shot Show 2012
- Listing of Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs)
- SHOT Show 2011 Inspection Findings was presented by Deputy Assistant Director (Field Operations, IO) Harry McCabe on January 19, 2011
- Shot Show 2011 FESD Town Hall Meeting Talking Points was presented on January 19, 2011, by Deputy Division Chief, Firearms & Explosives Services Division, Stephen Albro
- SHOT Show 2011 Inventory Procedures for FFLs was presented by Chief, Firearms Industry Programs Branch Adam Rogers, on January 19, 2011
Frequently Asked Questions
- General
- ATF Form 4473 — Firearms Transaction Record
- ATF Form 5300.11 — Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Exportation Report
- Collectors
- Conduct of Business — Licensees
- Curios & Relics
- Firearms Technology
- Gunsmiths
- Importing & Exporting
- Licensing
- Manufacturers
- Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence
- Multiple Sale or Other Disposition of Certain Rifles
- National Firearms Act (NFA) - Firearms
- National Firearms Act (NFA) - Machine Guns
- National Firearms Act (NFA) - Processing Times
- National Firearms Act (NFA) - Short Barreled Rifles and Shotguns
- National Firearms Act (NFA) - Silencers
- Non-Immigrant Aliens
- Records Required - Licensees
- Semiautomatic Assault Weapons And Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Devices (SAWs and LCAFDs)
- Unlicensed Persons
FEID Customer Service Standards
Multiple Sale of Certain Rifles
Firearms Technology
Guides
- Guide to Importation & Verification of Firearms, Ammunition and Implements of War
- Guide to Marking Variances
- Guide to Standard Restriction Stamps for ATF Import Permit Applications
- Identification of Firearms Within the Purview of the National Firearms Act
How To’s
- Become a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL)
- Renew a Federal Firearms License (FFL)
- Discontinue being a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL)
- Report Firearms Theft or Loss
- Learn about Firearms Safety and Security
- Import Firearms, Ammunition, and Implements of War
- Receive Imported Firearms, Ammunition and Implements of War
National Firearms Act (NFA)
Programs
Publications
Training
Meetings with Firearms Industry
- May 2012 – Firearms Industry Meeting Notes
- March 2011 – Firearms Industry Meeting Notes
- April 2011 – Firearms Industry Meeting Notes
- June 2011 – Firearms Industry Meeting Notes
- July 2011 – Firearms Industry Meeting Notes
- October 2011 – Firearms Industry Meeting Notes
- November 2011 – On November 3, 2011, ATF’s Firearms & Explosives Industry Division Chief, Chad Yoder, and Firearms Industry Technical Advisor, John Badowski, presented at the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW) Conference in Reno, Nevada.
July 2012 - Firearms Import/Export Conference
- ATF Compliance Inspections
- Firearms Technology Branch (FTB)
- 2012 Unusual Importations
- Overview of the Import Process
- Firearms and Explosives Services Division (FESD)
Reports
Suitability of the Importation of Certain Long Guns
- July 2012 Update: Report on the Importability of Certain Shotguns
- January 2011: Importability of Certain Shotguns
- April 1998: Sporting Suitability of Modified Semiautomatic Assault Rifles
- July 1989: Suitability of Modified Semiautomatic Assault Rifles
I want to…
- Become a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL)
- Renew my Federal Firearms License (FFL)
- Discontinue Being a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL)
- Report Firearms Theft or Loss
- Learn about Firearms Safety and Security
- Import Firearms, Ammunition, and Implements of War
- Receive Imported Firearms, Ammunition and Implements of War
- Contact the Federal Firearms Licensing Center
- Check the validity of a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL)
- Download to the Firearms Industry Newsletter
Division Organization Chart
Firearms Industry News
Receive Firearms Industry News Updates
- Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 30-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Certification of Qualifying State Relief from Disabilities Program 02/13/13
- ATF P 5300.21 — Best Practices: Transfers of Firearms by Private Sellers
- Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 30-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Application for Federal Firearms License 01/18/13
- FBI Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for NICS 01/18/13
- Open Letter – Facilitating Transfers of Firearms Between Private Individuals 01/16/13
- Presidential Memoranda Issued January 16, 2013: – Tracing Firearms in Connection with Criminal Investigations; and Improving Availability of Relevant Executive Branch Records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System 01/16/13
- Open Letter – ATF Announces Electronic Filing and Payment Option for ATF Form 4587 (5330.4) 12/12/12
- Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – – Action: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Manufacturers of Ammunition, Records and Supporting Data of Ammunition Manufactured and Disposed of 12/05/12
- Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – – Action: 30-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Application to Transport Interstate or Temporarily Export Certain National Firearms Act (NFA) Firearms 12/05/12
- Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – – Action: 60-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Application to Register as an Importer of U.S. Munitions Import List Articles
- Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – – Action: 60-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Application for Federal Firearms License 11/09/12
- Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Application To Transport Interstate or Temporarily Export Certain National Firearms Act Firearms - Correction
- Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: ATF Distribution Center Survey
- Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Manufacturers of Ammunition, Records and Supporting Data of Ammunition Manufactured and Disposed of
- Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Application and Permit for Permanent Exportation of Firearms
- Proposed Collection; Comments Requested – Action: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Application to Transport Interstate or Temporarily Export Certain National Firearms Act (NFA) Firearms
- Granting of Relief; Federal Firearms Privileges – Action: Notice of Granting of Restoration of Federal Firearms Privileges (2011R-13T)
- Firearms Industry News Archive