Guidance Documents

Guidance Documents

Component Document Issued Posted ID Topic Overview
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) February 1, 1999 February 28, 2020 DOJ-1312346 Firearms What’s In This Issue: Canadian Firearms Issues; ATF Distribution Center; NICS and Returned Firearms; Age Restrictions on Firearms Transactions; Modern Muzzleloading Issues; Secure Gun Storage Devices Amendment; Relief of Disability; Nonresident Alien Prohibited Persons; Gunshows; Sales of Semiautomatic Assault Weapons to Law Enforcement; Sales of Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Devices to Campus Police; Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Devices Markings; Licensees Who Discontinue Business
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) September 1, 1999 February 28, 2020 DOJ-1312351 Firearms What’s In This Issue: NICS and the Brady Law; ATF Form 4473 Completion and NICS CHecks; NICS Enrollment by Licensees; Sales to Law Enforcement Officers; Required Identification Document; ATF Form 4473 Completion Errors and NICS; NICS and the 3-Day Wait; NICS and Potential "Straw Transactions"; Licensee Fines, Suspension, and/or Revocation for NICS Violation; NICS and Collectors of Curio and Relic Firearms; Special Notices
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) May 1, 2001 February 28, 2020 DOJ-1312356 Firearms What’s In This Issue: Transfers to Aliens in a Nonimmigrant Status; New Addrses for Out of Business Records Center; Computerized A&D Records; Auctioning Firearms; Corporate Mergers Significantly Impact Status of Federal Licenses; Transfers of NFA Firearms in Decedent's Estates; Importation of Certain Frames, Receivers, and Barrels; Questions to the Editor; FBI/NICS
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) December 1, 2002 February 28, 2020 DOJ-1312361 Firearms What’s In This Issue: INS-Issued Alien Numbers and Admission Numbers; Change of Address Requires Amended License; Providing Copies of ATF Form 4473 as Part of Coupon/Rebate Offers; "Contiguous State"; Distribution of Explosive Pest Control Devices at Gun Shows; E-Versions of ATF Form 4473; NICS Denials of Pawn Redemptions; Transfers to Aliens Under a Nonimmigrant Visa- An Update; Quick Action Pays Dividends; Recording Firearms Serial NUmbers; Russian Air Guns & Dummy Guns; Streetsweeper Update
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) August 1, 2004 February 28, 2020 DOJ-1312366 Firearms What’s In This Issue: AG Ashcroft Appoints Mr. Truscott As Director of ATF; Contiguous State; New Tennessee “Certificate For Driving” Issues; Sales To Military Personnel; Importer And Manufacturer Records; Expired Driver’s License; 5-Year Period For “Grandfathered” Permits Ends; Firearms Transfers After Mandatory 3-Business Day Waiting Period Has Elapsed; Letter Of Continuing Authorization; Activities Authorized By Licensed Collectors Of C&R Firearms
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) February 1, 2005 February 28, 2020 DOJ-1312371 Firearms What's In This Issue: Info on New ATF Form 4473; Sales of Firearms to Licensed Collectors of C&R Firearms; NICS E-Check Transfer Process; Muzzle Loading Firearms; Providing a Prospective Transferee the NICS Transaction Number (NTN); Semiautomatic Assault Weapon Ban; Importation; Retired Law Enforcement Officers; Assembly of Non-sporting Shotguns and Semiautomatic Rifles From Imported Parts; Law Enforcement Officers and Police Departments; Effect on State Law
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) August 1, 2005 February 28, 2020 DOJ-1312376 Firearms What’s In This Issue: Certified Fax Copies of Licenses; How to Report the Theft or Loss of a Firearm; Native American Identification Cards; Teen Gets Life in Prison in Murder of Inkster Gun Dealer; Internet Sales of Firearms; Five Indicted on Firearms Trafficking and Drug Charges; Dealers in Black Powder; Nonimmigrant Aliens and NICS Alternate Permit; FBI/NICS
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) March 1, 2006 February 28, 2020 DOJ-1312381 Firearms What’s In This Issue: Revised ATF Form 4473; Child Safety Lock of 2005; New ATF Program Impacts the Nation's Violent Crime Rates; New Federal Firearms Regulations Reference Guide; Importation of Dual Use Firearm Barrels; Responsible Persons Listed on the Federal Firearms License; Reporting Theft or Loss of Firearms; License Renewal Applications; Online Learning Available to FFLs
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) January 1, 2007 February 28, 2020 DOJ-1312386 Firearms What’s In This Issue: Federal Firearms License Enhancement; Scanned or e-mailed copies of federal Firearms Licenses; New e-mail Service Available to Federal Firearms Licensees; Violent Crime Impact teams Stop Criminals From Unlawfully Engaging in the Business of Dealing in Firearms; Changes and Improvements to eZ Check; Requirements of Pawn Dealers Performing a Pre-Pawn NICS Check;
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) November 1, 2008 February 28, 2020 DOJ-1312391 Firearms What’s In This Issue: Sale of Firearms and Ammunition to Aliens; Tribal Identification Does Not Meet Brady Law Requirements; Change in Business Structure that Requires a New License; Transfer of a NFA Firearm to a Corporation or Other Legal Entity; Availability of ATF Publication 3312.8- Personal Firearms Record
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) November 1, 2009 February 28, 2020 DOJ-1312396 Firearms What’s In This Issue: Protecting America; ATF Strives to Improve Customer Service Through Online Notification; Pistol Grips and Shotguns; Improving Firearms Security; Here Are Some Reminders for Completing ATF Form 4473; FFL Newsletter Questions; NFA Forms and Their Use; Clarification on Submission of Multiple Handgun Sale Forms: ATF Encourages Support of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC); FBI/NICS News
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) June 1, 2010 February 28, 2020 DOJ-1312401 Firearms What’s In This Issue: New Appointments in Enforcement Programs and Services–Assistant Director and Deputy Assistant Director; eTrace Claims Of Illegal Gun Owner Registration; Valid Identification Document; Internet Sales; ATF I 5300.2, Youth Handgun Safety Act Notice; State Firearms Freedom Acts; Gun Show Guidelines; ATF Form 6 Import Applications; FBI/NICS News
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) February 1, 2011 February 28, 2020 DOJ-1312406 Firearms What’s In This Issue: SHOT Show 2011; Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Exportation Report; Study on the Importability of Certain Shotguns; Contiguous State; Hunting Licenses Used as Government ID; FFL eZ Check: Collectors; Changes in Legal Entity; Special Characters in Serial Numbers; Purchase of Firearms by Organizations; Sole Proprietors and Logging Personal Firearms In/Out of the A&D Records; Restrictions Stamped on an NFA Form; FBI/NICS News
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) September 1, 2011 February 28, 2020 DOJ-1312411 Firearms What’s In This Issue: Adjudicated “Mentally Defective”; Prohibited Persons and Restoration of Gun Rights; FBI Flyer: Potential Indicators of Terrorist Activities; Marking of Conversion Devices by Manufacturers; Prohibition on Obliterating, Removing or Changing the Markings on an NFA Firearm; Transferring Firearms from One A&D Record to Another; C&R Licensees: Out-of-Business;Are You Moving?; On-Site Responsible Persons; Guidance to FFLs Affected by Flooding and Other Natural Disasters
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) May 1, 2012 February 28, 2020 DOJ-1312416 Firearms What’s In This Issue: Customer Service Standards; SHOT Show 2012; Multiple Trade Name Policy; HuntIng Licenses Issued by Retailers; BInary ExplodIng Targets; Completion of Section A of ATF Form 4473 Out-of-State Driver’s License Used as an Identification Document; REAL ID Act of 2005; RecordIng Firearms In the Acquisition and Disposition Record; Guide to RequestIng MarkIng Variances; Firearms Commerce In the United States 2011; LookIng for Past Newsletters?; FBI NICS Information
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) November 1, 2012 February 28, 2020 DOJ-1312421 Firearms What's In this issue: Customer Service Standards; RemInder: Top 10 Frequently Asked Firearms Questions and Answers; Receive Firearms Industry News; Electronic Devices Used to Verify Change of Address; Government Issued Documents BearIng an Incorrect Zip Code; PCS Orders and Military Dependants PurchasIng Firearms; Licensed Manufacturer's Registration Requirement with the Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Control (DDTC);
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) March 1, 2013 February 28, 2020 DOJ-1312426 Firearms What’s In This Issue: SHOT Show 2013; ATF Outreach Activities; Best Practices; FBI/NICS News
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) March 1, 2013 February 28, 2020 DOJ-1312431 Firearms What’s In This Issue: RentIng Firearms On-Premises and Off-Premises; Clarification of ATF RulIng 2008–3; ATF Form 4473—Military ID and PCS Orders; Purchase of Firearms by Current or Former Law Enforcement Officers; RecordIng Pistol Grip Firearms In the A&D Record; ManufacturIng NFA Firearms for the US Government; MovIng NFA Firearms; RecordkeepIng and Retention Requirements for Licensed Manufacturers; Firearms Shipments via Common or Contract Carrier; BrokerIng of Firearms/Drop Shipments
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) September 1, 2013 February 28, 2020 DOJ-1312436 Firearms What’s In This Issue: Customer Service Standards; Active Federal Firearms License (FFL) Records; Best Practices; ATF Outreach Activities; New Moves In EPS; FBI/NICS News
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) September 1, 2013 February 28, 2020 DOJ-1312441 Firearms What’s In This Issue: Private Party Transfers; Updated ATF Website; Top 8 Questions Asked by FFLs on the ATF Website; Use of Computerized Software; Guidance for RequestIng MarkIng Variances; Personal Firearms Record; Updated Most Frequently Asked Questions; eForms News; FFLs May Ship Firearms to Locations Other than the BusIness Premises Address; National Firearms Act Firearms In Estates; Sales to Law Enforcement; Retention of Registered MachIneguns by Licensees Who DiscontInue BusIness
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) April 1, 2015 February 28, 2020 DOJ-1312446 Firearms What’s In This Issue: SHOT Show 2015; New AppoIntments In Enforcement Programs and Services; ATF Outreach Activities; Organizational Change for Firearms; Technology Branch; Automation of CBP Form I-94; Return of Firearms Received for Appraisal; Revised Federal Firearms License (FFL); Renewal Application (ATF Form 8);
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) September 1, 2016 February 28, 2020 DOJ-1312451 Firearms What's In This issue: FFL Advisory - Attempted Thefts of Firearms, NFA Trust "41 F", Theft/Loss in Transit Ruling, and much more!
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) July 1, 2017 February 28, 2020 DOJ-1312456 Firearms What’s In This Issue:  Announcement – ATF stands up the National Firearms Act (NFA) Division; Firearm Thefts & Burglaries; Burglary and Robbery Statistics; ATF Ruling 2016-1: Electronic A&D Records; ATF Ruling 2016-2; ATF Ruling 2016-3; ATF Ruling 2016-5
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) October 1, 2019 February 28, 2020 DOJ-1312461 Firearms What's In This Issue: ATF Personnel Changes; Electronic Storage of ATF Form 4473s; ATF Procedure 2017-1; ATF Form 5; ATF For 4473: Clarification on Disqualifiers Related to Military Service; Electronic Signatures on ATF Forms; NFA Forms Common Errors; ATF FFL Alert System; Replacement Copies of NFA Tax Paid Transfer Forms; FFL Renewals, Updated Form 7 and much more.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) January 1, 1954 February 28, 2020 DOJ-1312466 Firearms This ruling advises that certain weapons fall within the definition of an “any other weapon” within the purview of the Federal Firearms Act.

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