Guidance Documents

Red more to find out what is considered a disaster and tips on how to prepare as an FFL.

This guidance document addresses the question of whether controlled substances that are broken and/or spilled at a DEA registrant’s registered location need to be reported to DE

The purpose of this open letter is to advise you that the Louisiana Lifetime Concealed Handgun Permit (Lifetime Permit) meets the requirements as an alternative to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) check only during the five-year period beginning on the date of issuance of the Lifetime Permit.

What's in this issue: What is a Straw Purchase; Silencer Markings and Registration Requirements; Changes to ATF Form 4473; State of Residence and Identification; NICS Alternative Permits and Age Restrictions; and more.

This document (issued jointly with ED-OCR) is an updated resource for students and families on confronting COVID-19 related bullying and harassment against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students. It recognizes that in schools around the country, AAPI students have reported bullying and harassment by classmates because of their race or national origin, including their ethnicity, ancestry, and language. The resource is available in twelve AAPI languages.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ Stolen Firearms Program was formally established on September 13, 1994, with the passage of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. For more than 20 years before this Act, ATF had been accepting voluntary reports of firearms lost/stolen from interstate shipments. Read more for safety and security information regarding FFLs

The purpose of this Open Letter is to advise you of an important change to the procedure you must follow to comply with the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Brady Law), 18 U.S.C. § 922(t), when transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person.

FAQs regarding the Industry Replacement of Tommy Built Tactical Model T36 Receiver.

This guidance summarizes the Department’s policies on how it administers its Federal grants in compliance with Executive Order 13798, the Attorney General’s Memorandum “Federal Law Protections for Religious Liberty,” and OMB Memorandum M-20-09.

This guidance document answers the question: “If a registrant may use a post office box or private mailbox address as the registered address.”