Guidance Documents

Answers to some common questions for those who may be considered a nonimmigrant alien or for federal firearms licensees conducting business with nonimmigrant alien customers.

This section is intended to identify what are plastic explosives and how they must be handled.

These questions pertain to individuals who wish to collect firearms.  This includes curio and relic firearms.

Questions regarding the personal collections of firearms if you are licensee.

Questions and answers regarding the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

Answers to some common questions related to what is the Nation Firearms Act (NFA) including the definition, clarification and application of the Act, as well as which form(s) to use in order to apply for a tax stamp.

Answers to some common questions about applying for, renewing, or discontinuing a Federal Firearms License (FFL).

Answers to some common questions related to the manufacturing of firearms and ammunition.

Answers to some common questions on the definitions of a gunsmith, licensing and recordkeeping requirements.

Answers to some common questions on the use or purchase of a firearm(s) by a person convicted of a domestic violence crime.