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January 2025

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National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment: Protecting America from Trafficked Firearms - Volume Four
Gun and bullets by a computer [ [link removed] ]

Over the last three years, ATF has issued a series of comprehensive reports on firearm commerce, crime gun intelligence, and firearm trafficking as part of its National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment. 

Volume Four [ [link removed] ], just released, provides updates to key research findings presented in earlier reports and presents new insights on topics including firearm trafficking along the southwestern border of the U.S. and firearms recovered in crimes.

Previous volumes:


* Volume One - Firearms in Commerce [ [link removed] ]
* Volume Two - Crime Guns [ [link removed] ]
* Volume Three - Firearms Trafficking Investigations [ [link removed] ]

ATF routinely issues a variety of public and law enforcement reports regarding firearm commerce, crime gun traces, and related subjects. However, it had been more than 20 years since ATF had undertaken a large-scale joint academic study on these topics that promotes effective gun violence reduction efforts as data-driven, grounded in research evidence, and informed by multidisciplinary perspectives.

*Related DOJ Press Release*: Justice Department Announces ATF’s Publication of Final Volume of National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment [ [link removed] ]

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‘Don't Lie for the Other Guy’ Campaign Posters and Notecards Available

ATF I 3317.9A2 Don’t Lie for the Other Guy Poster: Woman texting on a phone [ [link removed] ]

Spread the word on straw purchasing [ [link removed] ] (buying firearms for those who are legally prevented from owning one) through the “Don't Lie for the Other Guy” campaign. Order free copies [ [link removed] ] of campaign posters and notecards from the ATF Distribution Center by using the online form today.

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Latest Fire Research Lab Testing Results

The ATF Fire Research Laboratory [ [link removed] ] in Maryland conducts experiments to support the fire investigation community. The experiments include a range of tests from single items up to full-scale fire tests in a multi-story structure.

Ignition of a match on a carpet [ [link removed] ]

The latest testing results [ [link removed] ] include such experiments as:


* Ignitability of carpet using multiple ignition devices
* Surface temperatures produced by an oil-filled heater
* Halogen lamp temperature and heat flux
* Household electric iron temperature operating at its highest setting
* Contribution of paint to fire size in a wall corner configuration

*Related video*: ATF’s Fire Research Lab [ [link removed] ] (2:33 minutes)

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‘From Graduate to Government’ Interview: Morgan Krolikowski, Intelligence Research Specialist

Morgan Krolikowski

Morgan Krolikowski was recently interviewed [ [link removed] ] by Western Illinois University. A former college athlete and current ATF intelligence research specialist [ [link removed] ], Krolikowski discussed her work on programs and education for other U.S. law enforcement agencies about privately made firearms and machine gun conversion devices [ [link removed] ]. She also provided advice for women aspiring to work in federal law enforcement [ [link removed] ] and discussed ATF jobs that don't involve carrying a firearm.



*Related video*: “From Graduate to Government” panel discussion [ [link removed] ] hosted by Western Illinois University (7:56 minutes)

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Federal Firearms Licensee Compliance Inspection Results for 2023 and First Half of 2024

ATF compliance inspection

ATF conducts compliance inspections [ [link removed] ] of Federal Firearms Licensees (FFL) to identify licensees that commit willful violations of the Gun Control Act. Each of the following violations that impact public safety results in ATF issuing a notice of revocation, absent extraordinary circumstances:



* Refusal to allow an industry operations investigator to conduct an inspection
* Transferring a firearm to a prohibited person
* Failing to conduct a required background check
* Falsifying records
* Failing to respond to a trace request

ATF recently published the data for 2023 and the first half of 2024 [ [link removed] ], which includes:


* *Totals*: Numbers of inspected FFLs with qualifying violations
* *Results of inspections with qualifying violations*: Numbers of FFLs revoked, FFLs not revoked after hearing, and FFLs that voluntarily ceased operations after inspection
* *Listings of revoked FFLs *(by year)*
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Current Federal Register Actions
Federal Register

Like all federal agencies, ATF publishes official notices of its actions in the Federal Register.

Several actions are currently within the comment period.

Forms and Information Collection [ [link removed] ] – Revision of Previously Approved Collections:


* Federal Firearms License (FFL) Renewal Application, ATF Form 8 (5310.11), Part II [ [link removed] ]. Comments accepted until *Jan. 15.*
* Transactions Among Licensee/Permittees and Transactions Among Licensees and Holders of User Permits [ [link removed] ]. Comments accepted until *Jan. 21.*
* Notification to Fire Safety Authority of Storage of Explosive Materials [ [link removed] ]. Comments accepted until *Jan. 21.*
* Office of Strategic Management Environmental Assessment Outreach [ [link removed] ]. Comments accepted until* March 3.
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