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United States Department of Justice

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives
 Exhibit 1. Firearms Manufactured (1986-2018)
Calendar Misc. Total
Year Pistols Revolvers Rifles Shotguns Firearms1 Firearms
1986 662,973 761,414 970,507 641,482 4,558 3,040,934
1987 964,561 722,512 1,007,661 857,949 6,980 3,559,663
1988 1,101,011 754,744 1,144,707 928,070 35,345 3,963,877
1989 1,404,753 628,573 1,407,400 935,541 42,126 4,418,393
1990 1,371,427 470,495 1,211,664 848,948 57,434 3,959,968
1991 1,378,252 456,966 883,482 828,426 15,980 3,563,106
1992 1,669,537 469,413 1,001,833 1,018,204 16,849 4,175,836
1993 2,093,362 562,292 1,173,694 1,144,940 81,349 5,055,637
1994 2,004,298 586,450 1,316,607 1,254,926 10,936 5,173,217
1995 1,195,284 527,664 1,411,120 1,173,645 8,629 4,316,342
1996 987,528 498,944 1,424,315 925,732 17,920 3,854,439
1997 1,036,077 370,428 1,251,341 915,978 19,680 3,593,504
1998 960,365 324,390 1,535,690 868,639 24,506 3,713,590
1999 995,446 335,784 1,569,685 1,106,995 39,837 4,047,747
2000 962,901 318,960 1,583,042 898,442 30,196 3,793,541
2001 626,836 320,143 1,284,554 679,813 21,309 2,932,655
2002 741,514 347,070 1,515,286 741,325 21,700 3,366,895
2003 811,660 309,364 1,430,324 726,078 30,978 3,308,404
2004 728,511 294,099 1,325,138 731,769 19,508 3,099,025
2005 803,425 274,205 1,431,372 709,313 23,179 3,241,494
2006 1,021,260 385,069 1,496,505 714,618 35,872 3,653,324
2007 1,219,664 391,334 1,610,923 645,231 55,461 3,922,613
2008 1,609,381 431,753 1,734,536 630,710 92,564 4,498,944
2009 1,868,258 547,195 2,248,851 752,699 138,815 5,555,818
2010 2,258,450 558,927 1,830,556 743,378 67,929 5,459,240
2011 2,598,133 572,857 2,318,088 862,401 190,407 6,541,886
2012 3,487,883 667,357 3,168,206 949,010 306,154 8,578,610
2013 4,441,726 725,282 3,979,570 1,203,072 495,142 10,844,792
2014 3,633,454 744,047 3,379,549 935,411 358,165 9,050,626
2015 3,557,199 885,259 3,691,799 777,273 447,131 9,358,661
2016 4,720,075 856,291 4,239,335 848,617 833,123 11,497,441
2017 3,691,010 720,917 2,504,092 653,139 758,634 8,327,792
2018 3,881,158 664,835 2,880,536 536,126 1,089,973 9,052,628

Source: ATF’s Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Exportation Report (AFMER).

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Miscellaneous firearms are any firearms not specifically categorized in any of the firearms categories defined on the ATF Form
5300.11 Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Exportation Report. (Examples of miscellaneous firearms would include pistol grip
firearms, starter guns, and firearm frames and receivers.)

The AFMER report excludes production for the U.S. military but includes firearms purchased by domestic law enforcement agencies.
The report also includes firearms manufactured for export.

AFMER data is not published until one year after the close of the calendar year reporting period because the proprietary data
furnished by filers is protected from immediate disclosure by the Trade Secrets Act. For example, calendar year 2012 data was due
to ATF by April 1, 2013, but not published until January 2014.

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 Exhibit 1a. Firearms Manufactured (1986-2018)
12,000,000
10,000,000
8,000,000
Misc. Firearms

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Shotguns

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6,000,000

2
Rifles

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Revolvers

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4,000,000
Pistols

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2,000,000
0
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Exhibit 2. Firearms Manufacturers' Exports (1986 - 2018)

Calendar Misc. Total

Year Pistols Revolvers Rifles Shotguns Firearms1 Firearms
1986 16,511 104,571 37,224 58,943 199 217,448
1987 24,941 134,611 42,161 76,337 9,995 288,045
1988 32,570 99,289 53,896 68,699 2,728 257,182
1989 41,970 76,494 73,247 67,559 2,012 261,282
1990 73,398 106,820 71,834 104,250 5,323 361,625
1991 79,275 110,058 91,067 117,801 2,964 401,165
1992 76,824 113,178 90,015 119,127 4,647 403,791
1993 59,234 91,460 94,272 171,475 14,763 431,204
1994 93,959 78,935 81,835 146,524 3,220 404,473
1995 97,969 131,634 90,834 101,301 2,483 424,221
1996 64,126 90,068 74,557 97,191 6,055 331,997
1997 44,182 63,656 76,626 86,263 4,354 275,081
1998 29,537 15,788 65,807 89,699 2,513 203,344
1999 34,663 48,616 65,669 67,342 4,028 220,318
2000 28,636 48,130 49,642 35,087 11,132 172,627
2001 32,151 32,662 50,685 46,174 10,939 172,611
2002 22,555 34,187 60,644 31,897 1,473 150,756
2003 16,340 26,524 62,522 29,537 6,989 141,912
2004 14,959 24,122 62,403 31,025 7,411 139,920
2005 19,196 29,271 92,098 46,129 7,988 194,682
2006 144,779 28,120 102,829 57,771 34,022 367,521
2007 45,053 34,662 80,594 26,949 17,524 204,782
2008 54,030 28,205 104,544 41,186 523 228,488
2009 56,402 32,377 61,072 36,455 8,438 194,744
2010 80,041 25,286 76,518 43,361 16,771 241,977
2011 121,035 23,221 79,256 54,878 18,498 296,888
2012 128,313 19,643 81,355 42,858 15,385 287,554
2013 167,653 21,236 131,718 49,766 22,748 393,121
2014 126,316 25,521 207,934 60,377 784 420,932
2015 140,787 22,666 159,707 18,797 1,499 343,456
2016 172,408 24,587 147,044 24,668 8,111 376,818
2017 275,424 21,676 158,871 29,997 2,332 488,300
2018 333,266 21,498 165,573 27,774 6,126 554,237

Source: ATF Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Exportation Report (AFMER).

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Miscellaneous firearms are any firearms not specifically categorized in any of the firearms categories defined on the
ATF Form 5300.11 Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Exportation Report. (Examples of miscellaneous firearms would
include pistol grip firearms, starter guns, and firearm frames and receivers.)

The AFMER report excludes production for the U.S. military but includes firearms purchased by domestic law
enforcement agencies.

This exhibit does not include statistics related to the National Firearms Act (NFA).

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 Exhibit 2a. Firearms Manufacturers' Exports
(1986 - 2018)
600,000
500,000
400,000 Misc. Firearms

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Shotguns

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300,000
Rifles

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200,000
Revolvers

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100,000 Pistols

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0
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
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2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
 Exhibit 3. Firearms Imports (1986 - 2019)
Calendar
Year Shotguns Rifles Handguns Total
1986 201,000 269,000 231,000 701,000
1987 307,620 413,780 342,113 1,063,513
1988 372,008 282,640 621,620 1,276,268
1989 274,497 293,152 440,132 1,007,781
1990 191,787 203,505 448,517 843,809
1991 116,141 311,285 293,231 720,657
1992 441,933 1,423,189 981,588 2,846,710
1993 246,114 1,592,522 1,204,685 3,043,321
1994 117,866 847,868 915,168 1,880,902
1995 136,126 261,185 706,093 1,103,404
1996 128,456 262,568 490,554 881,578
1997 106,296 358,937 474,182 939,415
1998 219,387 248,742 531,681 999,810
1999 385,556 198,191 308,052 891,799
2000 331,985 298,894 465,903 1,096,782
2001 428,330 227,608 710,958 1,366,896
2002 379,755 507,637 741,845 1,629,237
2003 407,402 428,837 630,263 1,466,502
2004 507,050 564,953 838,856 1,910,859
2005 546,403 682,100 878,172 2,106,675
2006 606,820 659,393 1,166,309 2,432,522
2007 725,752 631,781 1,386,460 2,743,993
2008 535,960 602,364 1,468,062 2,606,386
2009 558,679 864,010 2,184,417 3,607,106
2010 509,913 547,449 1,782,585 2,839,947
2011 529,056 998,072 1,725,276 3,252,404
2012 973,465 1,243,924 2,627,201 4,844,590
2013 936,235 1,507,776 3,095,528 5,539,539
2014 648,339 791,892 2,185,037 3,625,268
2015 644,293 815,817 2,470,101 3,930,211
2016 736,482 729,452 3,671,837 5,137,771
2017 632,105 572,309 3,287,842 4,492,256
2018 713,931 652,031 2,939,889 4,305,851
2019 743,252 648,703 2,594,708 3,986,663

Source: ATF and United States International Trade Commission.

Statistics prior to 1992 are for fiscal years; 1992 is a transition year with five quarters.

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 1,000,000

2,000,000

3,000,000

4,000,000

5,000,000

6,000,000
0
1986
1987

Exhibit 3a. Firearms Imports (1986 - 2019)

1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
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2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

■ ■ ■
Shotguns
Rifles
Handguns

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Exhibit 4. Importation Applications (1986 - 2019)
Fiscal
Year Licensed Importer Military* Other Total

1986 7,728 9,434 2,631 19,793

1987 7,833 8,059 2,130 18,022
1988 7,711 7,680 2,122 17,513
1989 7,950 8,293 2,194 18,437
1990 8,292 8,696 2,260 19,248
1991 8,098 10,973 2,412 21,483
1992 7,960 9,222 2,623 19,805
1993 7,591 6,282 2,585 16,458
1994 6,704 4,570 3,024 14,298
1995 5,267 2,834 2,548 10,649
1996 6,340 2,792 2,395 11,527
1997 8,288 2,069 1,395 11,752
1998 8,767 2,715 1,536 13,019
1999 9,505 2,235 1,036 12,776
2000 7,834 2,885 1,416 12,135
2001 9,639 3,984 1,569 15,192
2002 9,646 6,321 3,199 19,166
2003 8,160 2,264 2,081 12,505
2004 7,539 1,392 1,819 10,750
2005 7,539 1,320 1,746 10,605
2006 8,537 1,180 1,505 11,222
2007 8,004 1,081 1,236 10,321
2008 7,610 718 980 9,308
2009 7,967 504 970 9,441
2010 7,367 823 1,088 9,278
2011 7,647 641 959 9,247
2012 8,408 420 895 9,723
2013 9,964 319 597 10,880
2014 8,529 255 429 9,213
2015 6,078 318 897 7,293
2016 6,154 220 814 7,188
2017 5,859 309 685 6,853
2018 6,631 289 670 7,590
2019 7,040 380 711 8,131

Source: ATF Firearms and Explosives Import System (FEIS)

Import data excludes temporary permits issued to nonimmigrant aliens.

*Depicts ATF Form 6A Part 2 (5330.3C)

Effective April 8, 2014 Import permits are valid for two years.

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 10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000
5,000
0
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993

Exhibit 4a. Importation Applications

1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

(1986 - 2019)
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

■ ■ ■
Licensed Importer
Military*
Other

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 Exhibit 5. Firearms Imported into the United States
by Country 2019
Handguns Rifles Shotguns Total Firearms
Brazil 695,584 74,537 57,851 827,972
Austria 811,574 7,537 145 819,256
Turkey 95,208 2,115 382,709 480,032
Italy 159,945 13,131 175,304 348,380
Germany 258,281 57,057 2,178 317,516
Croatia 185,241 183 295 185,719
Czech Republic 151,486 29,076 80 180,642
Canada 4,599 147,515 1,170 153,284
China 0 9,711 116,767 126,478
Philippines 93,612 8,974 100 102,686
Japan 1 77,327 828 78,156
Spain 566 58,544 601 59,711
Belgium 26,088 25,835 69 51,992
Finland 320 46,609 0 46,929
Romania 22,094 20,759 0 42,853
Israel 23,743 3,366 0 27,109
Argentina 25,625 0 0 25,625
Portugal 0 24,322 31 24,353
United Kingdom 42 17,317 4,477 21,836
Switzerland 15,445 2,849 4 18,298
Serbia 8938 4,029 0 12,967
Poland 5,937 4,342 0 10,279
Russia 0 4,620 182 4,802
Ukraine 0 3,200 0 3,200
Sweden 130 2,936 0 3,066
Slovakia 2,973 0 0 2,973
Bulgaria 592 1,500 0 2,092
Hungary 1,888 87 29 2,004
Netherlands 1,930 0 0 1,930
Slovenia 1,878 0 0 1,878
France 756 909 8 1,673
Other 2
232 316 424 972
Total 2,594,708 648,703 743,252 3,986,663

1
On May 26, 1994, the United States instituted a firearms imports embargo against China. Sporting shotguns, however, are exempt from the
embargo.

Imports of fewer than 1,000 per country.

2

Imports from Afghanistan, Belarus, Burma, China, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mongolia, North Korea, Rwanda,
Somalia Sudan, Syria, Unita (Angola), Vietnam, may include surplus military curio and relic firearms that were manufactured in these countries prior
to becoming proscribed or embargoed and had been outside those proscribed countries for the preceding five years prior to import. Imports may
also include those that obtained a waiver from the U.S. State Department.

Imports from Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan are limited to firearms enumerated
on the Voluntary Restraint Agreement (VRA).

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Exhibit 5a. Imported Firearms by Type 2019
Shotguns
19%
Rifles Handguns
16% 65%

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 Exhibit 6. National Firearms Act Tax Revenues and Related Activities
(1984 - 2019)
Enforcement Support3
Fiscal
Year 1 Occupational Tax Paid2 Transfer and Making Tax Paid Certifications Records Checks
1984 $596,000 $666,000 1,196 2,771
1985 $606,000 $594,000 921 3,682
1986 $667,000 $1,372,000 690 3,376
1987 $869,000 $1,576,000 575 4,135
1988 $2,095,000 $1,481,000 701 3,738
1989 $1,560,000 $1,527,000 1,196 6,128
1990 $1,442,000 $1,308,000 666 7,981
1991 $1,556,000 $1,210,000 764 7,857
1992 $1,499,000 $1,237,000 1,257 8,582
1993 $1,493,000 $1,264,000 1,024 7,230
1994 $1,444,000 $1,596,000 586 6,283
1995 $1,007,000 $1,311,000 882 5,677
1996 $1,143,000 $1,402,000 529 5,215
1997 $1,284,000 $1,630,000 488 4,395
1998 $1,299,000 $1,969,000 353 3,824
1999 $1,330,000 $2,422,000 345 3,994
2000 $1,399,000 $2,301,000 144 2,159
2001 $1,456,000 $2,800,000 402 5,156
2002 $1,492,000 $1,510,000 441 6,381
2003 $1,758,000 $2,699,000 401 6,597
2004 $1,640,000 $3,052,000 435 6,191
2005 $1,659,000 $2,810,000 447 6,218
2006 $1,709,000 $3,951,000 327 6,331
2007 $1,815,000 $4,890,000 530 7,468
2008 $1,950,000 $5,742,000 375 5,872
2009 $2,125,000 $7,971,000 418 5,736
2010 $2,530,000 $7,184,000 267 5,883
2011 $2,952,000 $9,576,000 287 6,313
2012 $3,628,000 $12,814,000 390 7,103
2013 $4,294,000 $18,182,000 501 7,138
2014 $4,837,000 $22,678,000 367 6,172
2015 $5,417,000 $32,462,000 338 5,650
2016 $6,018,000 $62,596,000 397 6,547
2017 $6,371,000 $22.972,000 469 6,749
2018 $6,753,000 $33,371,000 537 6,130
2019 $7,014,000 $37,285,000 447 5,426

Source: ATF's National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record (NFRTR).

Data from 1997 - 2000 were based on calendar year data.

1

Special occupational tax revenues for FY 1990 - 1996 include collections made during the fiscal year for prior tax years. Importers,
2

manufacturers, or dealers in NFA firearms are subject to a yearly occupational tax.

3
ATF searches the NFRTR in support of criminal investigations and regulatory inspections in order to determine whether persons are legally in
possession of NFA weapons and whether transfers are made lawfully.
Data from 2000-2010 for Certifications and Records Checks was corrected in the 2012 update.

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 Exhibit 7. National Firearms Act Firearms Processed by Form Type
(1990 - 2019)
Application for
Tax Exempt
Application to Transfer Application for Application for
Make NFA Manufactured Between Taxpaid Tax-Exempt
Calendar Firearms and Imported Licensees Transfer Transfer 2 Exported
Year1 (ATF Form 1) (ATF Form 2) (ATF Form 3) (ATF Form 4) (ATF Form 5) (ATF Form 9) Total3

1990 399 66,084 23,149 7,024 54,959 21,725 173,340

1991 524 80,619 19,507 5,395 44,146 40,387 190,578
1992 351 107,313 26,352 6,541 45,390 22,120 208,067
1993 310 70,342 22,071 7,388 60,193 24,041 184,345
1994 1,076 97,665 27,950 7,600 67,580 34,242 236,113
1995 1,226 95,061 18,593 8,263 60,055 31,258 214,456
1996 1,174 103,511 16,931 6,418 72,395 40,439 240,868
1997 855 110,423 18,371 7,873 70,690 36,284 244,496
1998 1,093 141,101 27,921 10,181 93,135 40,221 313,652
1999 1,071 137,373 28,288 11,768 95,554 28,128 302,182
2000 1,334 141,763 23,335 11,246 96,234 28,672 302,584
2001 2,522 145,112 25,745 10,799 101,955 25,759 311,892
2002 1,173 162,321 25,042 10,686 92,986 47,597 339,805
2003 1,003 156,620 21,936 13,501 107,108 43,668 343,836
2004 980 83,483 20,026 14,635 54,675 19,425 193,224
2005 1,902 65,865 26,603 14,606 26,210 20,951 156,137
2006 2,610 188,134 51,290 20,534 100,458 42,175 405,201
2007 3,553 296,267 51,217 22,260 194,794 76,467 644,558
2008 4,583 424,743 71,404 26,917 183,271 206,411 917,329
2009 5,345 371,920 56,947 31,551 201,267 163,951 830,981
2010 5,169 296,375 58,875 33,059 189,449 136,335 719,262
2011 5,477 530,953 107,066 33,816 147,341 311,214 1,135,867
2012 7,886 484,928 149,762 52,490 170,561 219,700 1,085,327
2013 9,347 477,567 206,389 57,294 110,637 224,515 1,085,749
2014 22,380 591,388 262,342 107,921 138,204 248,109 1,370,344
2015 32,558 583,499 365,791 130,017 127,945 306,037 1,545,847
2016 49,985 1,066,812 571,840 133,911 152,264 555,397 2,530,209
2017 40,444 497,329 344,197 184,312 180,850 224,389 1,471,521
2018 21,580 545,700 355,114 128,324 169,258 318,387 1,538,363
2019 28,006 844,378 361,754 170,182 234,486 402,626 2,041,432
Source: ATF's National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record (NFRTR).
1
Data from 1990 - 1996 represent fiscal year.
2
Firearms may be transferred to the U.S., State or local governments without the payment of a transfer tax. Further transfers of NFA
firearms between licensees registered as importers, manufacturers, or dealers who have paid the special occupational tax are
likewise exempt from transfer tax.
3
Totals do not include ATF Form 5320.20 or ATF Form 10 because these do not relate to
commercial transactions.

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 Exhibit 7a. National Firearms Act Firearms Processed
by Form Type (1990-2019)
Application to Make NFA

I
1,200,000
Firearms (ATF Form 1)
1,000,000 Manufactured and Imported

I
(ATF Form 2)
800,000
Application for Tax Exempt

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Transfer Between Licensees
600,000 (ATF Form 3)
Application for Taxpaid Transfer

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(ATF Form 4)
400,000
Application for Tax-Exempt

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200,000 Transfer (ATF Form 5)
Exported

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0 (ATF Form 9)
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
 Exhibit 7b. National Firearms Act Forms Processed by Fiscal Year
(2002 - 2019)
386,210
379,410 322,692 342,860
308,563
300,000
236,290
250,000
200,000
163,691

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137,649
150,000
105,373
86,753 91,949
100,000
66,56072,808
57,783
41,937 46,463 46,97841,579
50,000
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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
 Exhibit 8. National Firearms Act Registered Weapons by State (April 2020)
Any Other Destructive Short Barreled Short Barreled
State Weapon1 Device2 Machinegun3 Silencer4 Rifle5 Shotgun6 Total
Alabama 1,250 81,684 32,529 52,066 7,731 2,472 177,732
Alaska 336 5,912 1,718 11,287 2,705 1,497 23,455
Arkansas 661 60,632 5,664 30,804 4,627 1,253 103,641
Arizona 2,883 113,085 18,483 65,332 21,639 2,844 224,266
California 4,477 308,759 29,861 15,129 14,177 14,392 386,795
Colorado 1,063 52,502 7,520 51,615 11,383 1,998 126,081
Connecticut 982 14,100 39,888 15,174 4,050 1,084 75,278
District of Columbia 69 55,236 5,958 715 1,188 1,107 64,273
Delaware 41 3,527 537 405 420 635 5,565
Florida 3,980 256,059 47,130 136,251 43,543 10,115 497,078
Georgia 2,146 85,418 40,181 93,573 18,267 11,918 251,503
Hawaii 34 8,265 441 286 95 75 9,196
Iowa 907 17,697 8,804 15,939 2,127 1,139 46,613
Idaho 656 26,447 5,102 31,972 4,649 579 69,405
Illinois 1,032 109,537 30,492 3,203 4,213 1,735 150,212
Indiana 1,717 47,458 20,868 53,880 9,613 9,425 142,961
Kansas 740 25,404 3,876 24,358 5,214 1,191 60,783
Kentucky 1,158 34,708 17,903 37,590 5,886 2,060 99,305
Louisiana 642 58,249 7,188 51,398 7,997 1,960 127,434
Massachusetts 862 18,582 6,958 7,367 4,995 1,015 39,779
Maryland 1,098 60,140 29,586 25,466 6,578 3,899 126,767
Maine 592 3,700 5,152 5,989 2,731 531 18,695
Michigan 1,241 29,506 16,890 36,676 7,433 1,551 93,297
Minnesota 2,730 52,750 8,720 35,731 6,676 1,136 107,743
Missouri 1,502 36,839 10,160 38,500 8,972 2,855 98,828
Mississippi 514 28,692 4,699 29,331 4,745 1,053 69,034
Montana 454 4,795 2,422 17,001 2,218 577 27,467
North Carolina 1,029 103,068 15,779 58,432 14,547 3,382 196,237
North Dakota 208 3,565 1,626 16,934 1,727 305 24,365
Nebraska 787 7,889 2,356 19,026 3,099 878 34,035
New Hampshire 472 5,454 19,253 31,332 6,607 595 63,713
New Jersey 448 46,256 39,979 3,339 3,268 2,558 95,848
New Mexico 320 91,470 4,086 15,372 3,991 806 116,045
Nevada 1,384 43,546 16,385 29,828 10,885 2,970 104,998
New York 1,786 52,800 13,263 5,041 7,180 7,696 87,766
Ohio 2,028 89,228 21,870 54,649 13,253 6,450 187,478
Oklahoma 1,224 18,225 9,630 52,103 7,773 1,929 90,884
Oregon 1,651 26,158 6,653 38,843 8,201 1,635 83,141
Pennsylvania 2,443 197,382 20,626 66,260 17,433 13,714 317,858
Rhode Island 43 3,589 629 92 322 109 4,784
South Carolina 749 41,748 11,045 38,222 7,944 4,173 103,881
South Dakota 377 4,324 2,096 29,029 1,409 244 37,479
Tennessee 1,763 50,922 14,687 47,401 11,378 6,320 132,471
Texas 7,552 297,502 43,729 401,861 70,006 9,459 830,109
Utah 516 19,075 7,763 60,645 7,941 1,610 97,550
Virginia 3,024 241,180 42,761 71,688 23,482 8,811 390,946
Vermont 230 3,094 1,467 2,657 739 180 8,367
Washington 1,972 56,204 4,589 58,854 14,072 1,040 136,731
Wisconsin 820 34,560 8,292 31,075 7,089 1,400 83,236
West Virginia 474 21,997 7,309 11,198 2,582 1,179 44,739
Wyoming 325 121,151 1,940 11,781 1,732 417 137,346
Other US Territories 6 323 408 19 12 103 871
Total 65,398 3,180,393 726,951 2,042,719 460,544 158,059 6,634,064

Source: ATF National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record (NFRTR).

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1
The term “any other weapon” means any weapon or device capable of being concealed on the person from which a shot can be discharged through the
energy of an explosive, a pistol or revolver having a barrel with a smooth bore designed or redesigned to fire a fixed shotgun shell, weapons with
combination shotgun and rifle barrels 12 inches or more, less than 18 inches in length, from which only a single discharge can be made from either
barrel without manual reloading, and shall include any such weapon which may be readily restored to fire. Such term shall not include a pistol or a
revolver having a rifled bore, or rifled bores, or weapons designed, made, or intended to be fired from the shoulder and not capable of firing fixed
ammunition.
2
Destructive device generally is defined as (a) Any explosive, incendiary, or poison gas (1) bomb, (2) grenade, (3) rocket having a propellant charge of
more than 4 ounces, (4) missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce, (5) mine, or (6) device similar to any of the
devices described in the preceding paragraphs of this definition; (b) any type of weapon (other than a shotgun or a shotgun shell which the Director finds
is generally recognized as particularly suitable for sporting purposes) by whatever name known which will, or which may be readily converted to, expel a
projectile by the action of an explosive or other propellant, and which has any barrel with a bore of more than one-half inch in diameter; and (c) any
combination of parts either designed or intended for use in converting any device into any destructive device described in paragraph (a) or (b) of this
section and from which a destructive device may be readily assembled. The term shall not include any device which is neither designed nor redesigned
for use as a weapon; any device, although originally designed for use as a weapon, which is redesigned for use as a signaling, pyrotechnic, line
throwing, safety, or similar device; surplus ordnance sold, loaned, or given by the Secretary of the Army pursuant to the provisions of section 4684(2),
4685, or 4686 of title 10, United States Code; or any other device which the Director finds is not likely to be used as a weapon, is an antique, or is a rifle
which the owner intends to use solely for sporting, recreational, or cultural purposes.
3
Machinegun is defined as any weapon which shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot, automatically more than one shot,
without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger. The term shall also include the frame or receiver of any such weapon, any part designed
and intended solely and exclusively, or combination of parts designed and intended, for use in converting a weapon into a machinegun, and any
combination of parts from which a machinegun can be assembled if such parts are in the possession or under the control of a person.
4
Silencer is defined as any device for silencing, muffling, or diminishing the report of a portable firearm, including any combination of parts, designed or
redesigned, and intended for the use in assembling or fabricating a firearm silencer or firearm muffler, and any part intended only for use in such
assembly or fabrication.
5
Short-barreled rifle is defined as a rifle having one or more barrels less than 16 inches in length, and any weapon made from a rifle, whether by
alteration, modification, or otherwise, if such weapon, as modified, has an overall length of less than 26 inches.
6
Short-barreled shotgun is defined as a shotgun having one or more barrels less than 18 inches in length, and any weapon made from a shotgun,
whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise, if such weapon as modified has an overall length of less than 26 inches.

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 Exhibit 9. National Firearms Act Special Occupational Taxpayers by State
Tax Year 2019
State Importers Manufacturers Dealers Total
Alabama 26 105 142 273
Alaska 0 28 63 91
Arizona 34 380 250 664
Arkansas 17 118 121 256
California 12 109 91 212
Colorado 6 144 223 373
Connecticut 4 80 61 145
Delaware 0 0 2 2
District of Columbia 1 0 0 1
Florida 63 461 518 1042
Georgia 11 176 319 506
Hawaii 0 0 1 1
Idaho 1 108 112 221
Illinois 10 89 40 139
Indiana 3 89 243 335
Iowa 1 57 95 153
Kansas 3 63 136 202
Kentucky 15 80 189 284
Louisiana 2 75 171 248
Maine 3 40 50 93
Maryland 9 76 92 177
Massachusetts 2 100 24 126
Michigan 10 113 238 361
Minnesota 14 99 167 280
Mississippi 8 70 122 200
Missouri 18 149 205 372
Montana 4 64 94 162
Nebraska 0 34 83 117
Nevada 13 150 83 246
New Hampshire 6 88 69 163
New Jersey 1 9 18 28
New Mexico 12 69 77 158
New York 2 77 24 103
North Carolina 1 199 335 535
North Dakota 1 10 60 71
Ohio 4 213 316 533
Oklahoma 1 116 166 283
Oregon 1 107 152 260
Pennsylvania 19 193 310 522
Rhode Island 1 0 1 2
South Carolina 10 97 110 217
South Dakota 0 27 81 108
Tennessee 6 115 260 381
Texas 40 684 985 1709
Utah 3 141 110 254
Vermont 4 22 23 49
Virginia 49 184 301 534
Washington 6 124 125 255
West Virginia 9 42 85 136
Wisconsin 2 103 191 296
Wyoming 2 39 72 113
Total 470 5,716 7,806 13,992

Source: ATF’s National Firearms Act Special Occupational Tax Database (NSOT)
Numbers represent qualified premises locations.

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 Exhibit 10. Federal Firearms Licensees Total (1975-2019)

Manufacturer of Destructive Device

Fiscal Pawn-
Year Dealer broker Collector Ammunition Firearms Importer Dealer Manufacturer Importer Total
1975 146,429 2,813 5,211 6,668 364 403 9 23 7 161,927
1976 150,767 2,882 4,036 7,181 397 403 4 19 8 165,697
1977 157,463 2,943 4,446 7,761 408 419 6 28 10 173,484
1978 152,681 3,113 4,629 7,735 422 417 6 35 14 169,052
1979 153,861 3,388 4,975 8,055 459 426 7 33 12 171,216
1980 155,690 3,608 5,481 8,856 496 430 7 40 11 174,619
1981 168,301 4,308 6,490 10,067 540 519 7 44 20 190,296
1982 184,840 5,002 8,602 12,033 675 676 12 54 24 211,918
1983 200,342 5,388 9,859 13,318 788 795 16 71 36 230,613
1984 195,847 5,140 8,643 11,270 710 704 15 74 40 222,443
1985 219,366 6,207 9,599 11,818 778 881 15 85 45 248,794
1986 235,393 6,998 10,639 12,095 843 1,035 16 95 52 267,166
1987 230,888 7,316 11,094 10,613 852 1,084 16 101 58 262,022
1988 239,637 8,261 12,638 10,169 926 1,123 18 112 69 272,953
1989 231,442 8,626 13,536 8,345 922 989 21 110 72 264,063
1990 235,684 9,029 14,287 7,945 978 946 20 117 73 269,079
1991 241,706 9,625 15,143 7,470 1,059 901 17 120 75 276,116
1992 248,155 10,452 15,820 7,412 1,165 894 15 127 77 284,117
1993 246,984 10,958 16,635 6,947 1,256 924 15 128 78 283,925
1994 213,734 10,872 17,690 6,068 1,302 963 12 122 70 250,833
1995 158,240 10,155 16,354 4,459 1,242 842 14 118 71 191,495
1996 105,398 9,974 14,966 3,144 1,327 786 12 117 70 135,794
1997 79,285 9,956 13,512 2,451 1,414 733 13 118 72 107,554
1998 75,619 10,176 14,875 2,374 1,546 741 12 125 68 105,536
1999 71,290 10,035 17,763 2,247 1,639 755 11 127 75 103,942
2000 67,479 9,737 21,100 2,112 1,773 748 12 125 71 103,157
2001 63,845 9,199 25,145 1,950 1,841 730 14 117 72 102,913
2002 59,829 8,770 30,157 1,763 1,941 735 16 126 74 103,411
2003 57,492 8,521 33,406 1,693 2,046 719 16 130 82 104,105
2004 56,103 8,180 37,206 1,625 2,144 720 16 136 84 106,214
2005 53,833 7,809 40,073 1,502 2,272 696 15 145 87 106,432
2006 51,462 7,386 43,650 1,431 2,411 690 17 170 99 107,316
2007 49,221 6,966 47,690 1,399 2,668 686 23 174 106 108,933
2008 48,261 6,687 52,597 1,420 2,959 688 29 189 113 112,943
2009 47,509 6,675 55,046 1,511 3,543 735 34 215 127 115,395
2010 47,664 6,895 56,680 1,759 4,293 768 40 243 145 118,487
2011 48,676 7,075 59,227 1,895 5,441 811 42 259 161 123,587
2012 50,848 7,426 61,885 2,044 7,423 848 52 261 169 130,956
2013 54,026 7,810 64,449 2,353 9,094 998 57 273 184 139,244
2014 55,431 8,132 63,301 2,596 9,970 1,133 66 287 200 141,116
2015 56,181 8,152 60,652 2,603 10,498 1,152 66 315 221 139,840
2016 56,754 8,076 57,345 2,481 11,083 1,105 71 332 217 137,464
2017 56,638 7,871 55,588 2,259 11,946 1,110 78 357 234 136,081
2018 55,891 7,639 54,136 2,119 12,564 1,127 98 378 239 134,191
2019 53,924 7,341 52,446 1,910 13,044 1,109 129 391 252 130,546

Source: ATF Federal Firearms Licensing Center, Federal Licensing System (FLS). Data is based on active firearms licenses and related
statistics as of the end of each fiscal year.

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Exhibit 11. Federal Firearms Licensees by State 2019
State FFL Population
Alabama 2,153
Alaska 848
Arizona 3,199
Arkansas 1,877
California 8,127
Colorado 2,933
Connecticut 1,760
Delaware 304
District of Columbia 30
Florida 6,936
Georgia 3,442
Hawaii 229
Idaho 1,467
Illinois 4,862
Indiana 2,754
Iowa 2,017
Kansas 1,757
Kentucky 2,246
Louisiana 1,986
Maine 888
Maryland 2,925
Massachusetts 4,006
Michigan 3,870
Minnesota 2,443
Mississippi 1,469
Missouri 4,362
Montana 1,487
Nebraska 1,120
Nevada 1,293
New Hampshire 1,161
New Jersey 482
New Mexico 1,042
New York 3,791
North Carolina 4,438
North Dakota 688
Ohio 4,434
Oklahoma 2,246
Oregon 2,183
Pennsylvania 6,106
Rhode Island 601
South Carolina 2,077
South Dakota 761
Tennessee 3,103
Texas 10,492
Utah 1,454
Vermont 527
Virginia 3,932
Washington 3,013
West Virginia 1,360
Wisconsin 2,894
Wyoming 854
Other Territories 117
Total 130,546

Source: ATF, Federal Firearms Licensing Center, Firearms Licensing System. Data is based on active
firearms licenses and related statistics as of the end of the fiscal year.

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Exhibit 12. Actions on Federal Firearms License Applications
(1975 - 2019)
Original Application
Fiscal
Year Processed Denied Withdrawn1 Abandoned2
1975 29,183 150 1,651 …
1976 29,511 209 2,077 ...
1977 32,560 216 1,645 ...
1978 29,531 151 1,015 414
1979 32,678 124 432 433
1980 36,052 96 601 661
1981 41,798 85 742 329
1982 44,745 52 580 370
1983 49,669 151 916 649
1984 39,321 98 706 833
1985 37,385 103 666 598
1986 42,842 299 698 452
1987 36,835 121 874 458
1988 32,724 30 506 315
1989 34,318 34 561 360
1990 34,336 46 893 404
1991 34,567 37 1,059 685
1992 37,085 57 1,337 611
1993 41,545 343 6,030 1,844
1994 25,393 136 4,480 3,917
1995 7,777 49 1,046 1,180
1996 8,461 58 1,061 629
1997 7,039 24 692 366
1998 7,090 19 621 352
1999 8,581 23 48 298
2000 10,698 6 447 91
2001 11,161 3 403 114
2002 16,100 13 468 175
2003 13,884 30 729 289
2004 12,953 18 572 235
2005 13,326 33 943 300
2006 13,757 35 898 234
2007 14,123 32 953 402
2008 15,434 21 1,030 291
2009 16,105 20 1,415 724
2010 16,930 32 1,467 380
2011 19,923 22 1,744 369
2012 20,977 28 2,252 358
2013 23,242 30 2,901 385
2014 17,816 27 2,192 444
2015 15,219 34 1,953 387
2016 15,853 16 2,165 307
2017 14,546 17 2,038 366
2018 14,054 17 1,913 377
2019 12,966 9 1,933 382

Source: ATF
1
An application can be withdrawn by an applicant at any time prior to the issuance of a license.
2
If ATF cannot locate an applicant during an attempted application inspection or cannot obtain needed
verification data, then the application will be abandoned.

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 Exhibit 13. Federal Firearms Licensees and Compliance Inspections
(FY 1975-2019)
Licensed
Fiscal Year Inspections Total Licensees Percent Inspected Business Entities1 Percent Inspected
1975 10,944 161,927 6.7% 156,716 7.0%
1976 15,171 165,697 9.1% 161,661 9.4%
1977 19,741 173,484 11.3% 169,038 11.7%
1978 22,130 169,052 13.1% 164,423 13.5%
1979 14,744 171,216 8.6% 166,241 8.9%
1980 11,515 174,619 6.5% 169,138 6.8%
1981 11,035 190,296 5.7% 183,806 6.0%
1982 1,829 211,918 0.8% 203,316 0.9%
1983 2,662 230,613 1.1% 220,754 1.2%
1984 8,861 222,443 3.9% 213,800 4.1%
1985 9,527 248,794 3.8% 239,195 4.0%
1986 8,605 267,166 3.2% 256,527 3.4%
1987 8,049 262,022 3.1% 250,928 3.2%
1988 9,283 272,953 3.4% 260,315 3.6%
1989 7,142 264,063 2.7% 250,527 2.9%
1990 8,471 269,079 3.1% 254,792 3.3%
1991 8,258 276,116 3.0% 260,973 3.2%
1992 16,328 284,117 5.7% 268,297 6.1%
1993 22,330 283,925 7.9% 267,290 8.4%
1994 20,067 250,833 8.0% 233,143 8.6%
1995 13,141 191,495 7.0% 171,577 7.7%
1996 10,051 135,794 7.4% 120,828 8.3%
1997 5,925 107,554 5.5% 94,042 6.3%
1998 5,043 105,536 4.8% 90,661 5.6%
1999 9,004 103,942 8.7% 86,179 10.4%
2000 3,640 103,157 3.5% 82,558 4.4%
2001 3,677 102,913 3.6% 77,768 4.7%
2002 5,467 103,411 5.2% 73,254 7.5%
2003 5,170 104,105 4.9% 70,699 7.3%
2004 4,509 106,214 4.2% 69,008 6.5%
2005 5,189 106,432 4.9% 66,359 7.8%
2006 7,294 107,316 6.8% 63,666 11.5%
2007 10,141 108,933 9.3% 61,243 16.6%
2008 11,100 112,943 9.8% 60,346 18.4%
2009 11,375 115,395 9.9% 60,349 18.8%
2010 10,538 118,487 8.9% 61,807 17.0%
2011 13,159 123,587 10.6% 64,360 20.4%
2012 11,420 130,956 8.7% 69,071 16.5%
2013 10,516 139,244 7.6% 74,795 14.1%
2014 10,437 141,116 7.4% 77,815 13.4%
2015 8,696 139,840 6.3% 79,188 11.0%
2016 9,790 137,464 7.1% 80,119 12.2%
2017 11,009 136,081 8.1% 80,493 13.7%
2018 10,323 134,191 7.7% 80,055 12.9%
2019 13,079 130,546 10.0% 78,100 16.7%

Source: ATF

1
Does not include Collector of Curio and Relics (Type 03)

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