ATF National Firearms Act Branch Phone Number, Email Address, and Fax Number

ATF National Firearms Act Branch during their normal office hours at (304) 616-4500 or you can email them using their email address NFAFax@atf.gov.  If your communication simply requires you to fax them a document or form, you can fax that information to (304) 616-4501.  Their office hours for answering the phone are Monday - Friday - 7:00am to 4:45pm Eastern Standard Time.  Please note that they observe government holidays and will not be available during the below holidays. 

Observed Holidays - 

  • New Year's Day (January 1).
  • Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Third Monday in January).
  • Washington's Birthday (Third Monday in February).
  • Memorial Day (Last Monday in May).
  • Independence Day (July 4).
  • Labor Day (First Monday in September).
  • Columbus Day (Second Monday in October).
  • Veterans Day (November 11).
  • Thanksgiving Day (Fourth Thursday in November).
  • Christmas Day (December 25)

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