All Q&As by Category

Theft/Loss in Transit

Are there additional records that I will now have to maintain to prove that a shipment of firearms has arrived?

Tobacco

What should a consumer know about purchasing cigarettes on the internet?
The sale of alcohol and tobacco to minors?
Someone in the United States selling cigarettes or other tobacco products that are marked “Tax-Exempt” For use outside the U.S.” or with similar notice?
Can individuals import cigarettes purchased outside the U.S. for personal use?
A retail store selling single (loose) cigarettes?
A business acquiring cigarettes and not paying taxes on them?

Transfer or Sales

What are my options if I want to sell my “registered” firearm as a short-barreled rifle (SBR) with or without the brace?
After publication of the final rule, can a federal firearms licensee sell a firearm and a “stabilizing brace” in one transaction?

U.S. Bomb Data Center

Who can submit information to the U.S. Bomb Data Center?
How often is data posted to the USBDC's database?
How do I obtain a current statistical report from the U.S. Bomb Data Center?
How do I obtain a copy of the printed Arson & Explosives Incident Reports for previous years?

U.S. Military Explosives

Would an ATF license or permit be needed to demilitarize (demil) U.S. military explosives?
Would a civilian contractor who is manufacturing explosive materials pursuant to a government contract for or on behalf of the United States military be entitled to the exemptions from the explosives laws and regulations?
Is an ATF licensee or permittee, whose licensed premises are located on a U.S. military installation, subject to the regulations in 27 CFR Part 555?

Unlicensed Persons

What recordkeeping procedures should be followed when two unlicensed individuals want to engage in a firearms transaction?
What constitutes residency in a state?
To whom may an unlicensed person transfer firearms under the GCA?
May an unlicensed person obtain ammunition from an out-of-state source?
May an unlicensed person acquire a firearm under the GCA in any state?
May an individual between the ages of 18 and 21 years of age acquire a handgun from an unlicensed individual who is also a resident of that same state?
May aliens legally in the United States purchase firearms?
May a person who resides in one state and owns property in another state purchase a firearm in either state?
May a person who is relocating out-of-state move firearms with other household goods?
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