ATF Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Data
77,361 active U.S. Federal Firearms Licensees from the ATF April 2026 publication, plus 51 monthly snapshots back to January 2022 for cohort and churn analysis.
Coverage
- ATF Federal Firearms Listings monthly release
Schema
Sample of 9+ delivered columns. Full schema documentation ships with the sample.
| Column | Type | Note |
|---|---|---|
| license_region / license_district / license_county | string | ATF region, district, and county codes. |
| license_type / license_type_desc | string | License type code with human-readable description. |
| license_seq_number | string | ATF sequence number, primary identifier. |
| expiration_date | date | License expiration date. |
| business_name | string | FFL business name. Organizational records only. |
| premise_address1 / premise_city / premise_state / premise_zip | string | Premise address (4 columns). |
| mail_address1 / mail_city / mail_state / mail_zip | string | Mailing address (4 columns). |
| voice_phone | string | Voice phone, unformatted. |
| is_sole_proprietor | boolean | Sole-prop flag preserved; personal name stripped where true. |
Who buys this
Firearms-friendly payment processing
Onboarding lists and BSA/AML compliance prospects for processors specializing in firearms merchant accounts.
FFL insurance underwriting and acquisition
Gun-shop liability, range insurance, and premise coverage prospecting for affinity carriers.
Distributor sales targeting
TAM file for two-step firearms distribution: Davidson's, Lipsey's, RSR, Ellett Brothers, Sports South, Bill Hicks.
Ammunition and components wholesaling
Federal, Winchester, CCI/Speer, MidwayUSA dealer-direct programs.
Compliance and e4473 SaaS prospecting
Audit-prep, A&D Books software, and 4473 inventory vendor outreach.
FFL-friendly banking acquisition
Specialized BSA-compliant business checking at Cogency Bank, Old Glory Bank, Worth Bank.
Market intelligence and cohort analysis
51 months of historical data tracks FFL churn, new-entrant rates by state, and license-type mix shifts over four years.
Pricing tiers
Starter tier checkout is one click. Standard and Enterprise tiers route to a quick scoping conversation before invoice.
Starter Snapshot
Current ATF monthly snapshot, internal use, single seat
Single-campaign prospect list
Standard + Historical
Current snapshot + all 51 monthly archive files for cohort/churn analysis
Market sizing and longitudinal modeling
Enterprise Annual
Monthly refresh + resale rights + revshare above $250K downstream
Data resellers, embedded data, firearms-vertical SaaS
FAQ
Are Type 03 Collectors of Curios and Relics included?
No. Type 03 is excluded from the public ATF file by statute and is not part of this product.
What about sole-proprietor names?
Sole-prop legal names are stripped at the source build step. The is_sole_proprietor flag is preserved so buyers can still segment without the personal name field.
How current is the file?
ATF publishes a new source file roughly 5 business days after the start of each month. Palavir releases the cleaned sellable file within 24 hours of ATF source publication.
Are there data quality issues across the 51-month archive?
Yes, fully disclosed: April 2022 was not published by ATF at source. January 2022 and March 2023 use slightly different header conventions and are normalized at build time.
Free sample?
Yes. A 10,000-record stratified sample ships free under MNDA within one business day.
Compliance posture
Built from the ATF FOIA-released Federal Firearms Listings, an open public record. Sole-proprietor licensee names are stripped at the source build step. No officer or principal personal-name columns, no consumer credit, no health data, no SSNs.