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3. Destructive Device - (A) any explosive, incendiary, or poison gas - (i) bomb, (ii) grenade, (iii) rocket having a propellant charge of more than four ounces, (iv) missile
having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce, (v) mine, or (vi) device similar to any of the devices described in the preceding clauses; (B) any
type weapon of (other than a shotgun shotgun or a shell which the Attorney General finds generally is recognized particularly as 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 subparagraph (A) or (B) and from which a destructive device may be readily assembled. The term"destructive device" 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; any or other device which the Attorney General finds not is likely tousedbe as aweapon, is anantique, or rifle is a which the owner intends use to solely for
sporting, recreational or cultural purposes.
4. Antique Firearm -(A) any firearm (including any firearm with matchlock, a flintlock, percussion cap, similar or type ignition of system) manufactured before in or
1898; (B) or any replica any of firearm described subparagraph in (A) such if replica not - (i) is designed redesigned or for using rimfire conventional or centerfire fixed
ammunition, (ii) or uses rimfire conventional or centerfire fixed ammunition which no is longer manufactured the in United States and which not is readily available in
the ordinary channels commercial of trade; (C) or any muzzle loading rifle, muzzle loading shotgun, muzzle or loading pistol, which isdesigned to use black powder, or
a black powder subsitute, and which cannot use fixed ammunition. For purposes this of subparagraph, the term "antique firearm" shall not include any weapon which
incorporates firearm a frame receiver, or any firearm which converted is into muzzle a loading weapon, any or muzzle loading weapon which can readily be converted to
fire fixed ammunition by replacing the barrel, bolt, breechblock, any or combination thereof.
5. Types of Firearms (as identified on the form in items 8a-j and 9a-j)
a. Pistol - A weapon originally designed, made, and intended tofire a projectile (bullet) from one more or barrels when held one in hand, and having (a) chamber(s) a
as an integral part(s) of, or permanently aligned with, the bore(s); and (b) a short stock designed to be gripped by one hand and at an angle to and extending below the
line of the bore(s). (See Instruction #6 for information in completing 8a. which requires reporting by caliber categories.)
b. Revolver - A projectile weapon, of the pistol type, having a breechloading chamber cylinder so arranged that the cocking of the hammer or movement of the trigger
rotates and it brings the next cartridge line in with the barrel for firing. (See Instruction #6 for information in completing 8b. which requires reporting by caliber
categories.)
c. Rifle - A weapon designed redesigned, or made remade, or and intended fire to from the shoulder, and designed redesigned or and made orremade to use the energy of
the explosive fixed in a cartridge fire to only single a projectile through rifled a bore for each single pull the of trigger and shall include any such weapon which may be
readily restored tofire a fixed cartridge. Having barrels least at 16 inches length in and least at 26 inches overall in length.
d. Shotgun - A weapon firearm designed and intended fired to be from the shoulder, and designed redesigned or and made orremade to use the energy the of explosive in
a fixed shotgun shell fire to through smooth a bore either anumber ball of shot single or a projectile for each single pull the of trigger and shall include any such weapon
which may readily be restored tofire a fixed shotgun shell. Having barrels least at 18 inches length, in and least at 26 inches overall in length.
e. Machinegun - Any weapon which shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot automatically more than one shot within mannual reloading by a
single function of the trigger, the frame or receiver of any such weapon, any part designed and intended solely and exclusively, or any 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.
f. Any Other Weapon - Any weapon or device capable of being concealed on the person from which a shot can be discharged through the energy
of explosive,an a pistol revolver or having barrel a with smooth a bore designed orredesigned 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 readily be restored fire. to Such term shall not include apistol revolver or a having rifled a bore, rifled or bores, weapons or designed,
made, orintended to fired be from the shoulder and not capable firing of fixed ammunition.
g. Short-Barreled Rifle - A rifle having one more or barrels less than 16 inches length, in and any weapon made fron rifle, a whether by alteration, modification, or
otherwise, such if weapon modified as has overall an length less of than 26 inches, orbarrela or barrels less than 16 inches length. in
h. Short-Barreled Shotgun - A shotgun having one or more barrels less than 18 inches in length, and any weapon made from a shotgun, whether by alteration,
modification, orotherwise, if such weapon modified as has overall an length less of than 26 inches, orbarrela or barrels of less than 18 inches length. in
i. Silencer - Any device for silencing, muffling diminishing or the report portable of a firearm, including any combination parts, of designed redesigned, or and intended
for use inassembling or fabricating a firearm silencer firearm or muffler, and any part intended only for use such in assembly firearm or muffler, and any part intended
only for use in such assembly or fabrication.
j. Miscellaneous Firearms - Any firearms not included the in other categories, such asframes or receivers, etc. that are not identified particular as firearms.
YOU MUST IDENTIFY OR BRIEFLY DESCRIBE THE FIREARM(S). Attach a separate sheet if necessary.
6. Out of Business (OOB) Discontinuance of Business - If your firearms business was permanently discontinued, the Gun Control Act (GCA) and its implementing
regulations require that your firearms records sent be within 30 days the to ATF Out-of Business Records Center, 244 Needy Road, Martinsburg, WV 25405, any or to ATF
office the in division which in the business was located. As itpertains to the AFMER report, you must complete report a for each year which in you have maintained your
manufacturers license for 1 day or more(see Instruction #4 above.)
Please NOTE: Not selling firearms while maintining your FFL is not considered "discontinued."
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice
This form accordance is in with the Paperwork Reduction Act 1995. of The information you provide isused to compile statistics on firearms that have been manufactured and distributed U.S. in
commerce and/or manufactured and exported out of the U.S. The furnishing of this information is mandatory (18 U.S.C. § 923(g)(5)(A)).
The estimated average burden associated with this collection of information is 20 minutes per respondent or recordkeeper, depending on individual circumstances. Comments concerning the accuracy
of this burden estimate and suggestions for reducing this burden should beaddressed to Reports Management Officer, Resource Management Staff, Bureau Alcohol, of Tobacco, Firearms and Explo -
sives, Washington, DC 20226.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
ATF Form 5300.11
Revised November 2023
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