Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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federal law enforcement organization of the United States
Supreme Court will take up the legal fight over ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers
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The Biden administration will require thousands more gun dealers to run background checks on buyers
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Quick Glance: Biden Administration Implements Stricter Background Checks for Gun Dealers
- A new rule by the Biden administration will require thousands of gun dealers to conduct background checks on buyers to close a legal loophole.
- President Biden emphasizes that the measure aims to keep guns away from domestic abusers and felons to save lives.
- The law mandates that sellers primarily engaged in selling firearms for profit must be federally licensed and perform checks.
- Despite praise from advocates, the regulation is likely to face legal challenges from gun rights activists, concerned about potential infringements.
Supreme Court takes up Biden administration’s ‘ghost gun’ appeal: The Supreme Court will hear the Biden administration’s appeal of a ruling that would invalidate ...
thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4611037-supreme-court-ghost-gun-appeal/
Arrests made in $14.5 million gold heist, the largest ever in Canada : Five people in Canada and one in the U.S. were arrested after 6,600 gold bars were stolen ...
washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/18/gold-heist-toronto-airport-canada-arrests/
Quick Glance: Six Arrested in $22M Airport Gold Heist, Inside Job Unveiled
- Six individuals were arrested for the multimillion-dollar gold heist at Toronto's Pearson International Airport.
- Police identified it as an 'inside job' and charged nine suspects in connection with the crime.
- Investigations revealed that former Air Canada employees were allegedly involved in the theft.
- The criminals intended to use the stolen gold and cash to finance illegal firearms trafficking into Canada.
WATCH: Garland speaks at inaugural Gun Violence Survivors’ Summit: Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday said that America’s gun violence problem can ...
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4 people in custody, multiple others reported injured after West Philadelphia shooting
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Quick Glance: Gunfire Disrupts Philadelphia Eid Event: 3 Shot, 5 in Custody
- A celebration in Philadelphia marking the end of Ramadan turned into chaos due to gunfire.
- Three people were injured, and hundreds fled the scene.
- Five individuals, including a 15-year-old shot by police, were taken into custody.
- Authorities are investigating the shooting, which involved children, with the motive unclear.
Arkansas senators say Clinton airport executive killed by ATF with no bodycam: 'Violation of its own policy'
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Justice Dept. finalizes rules to close ‘gun show loophole’: The change requires more sellers to conduct background checks for buyers. The White House called it ...
washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/04/11/gun-show-loophole-closed-biden-atf/
Canada’s gold heist: Inside one of the biggest thefts in the annals of crime: The largest gold heist in Canadian history was carried out with remarkable ease: A ...
cnn.com/2024/04/20/world/canada-gold-heist/
Biden administration will require more gun dealers to run background checks on buyers
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Multiple arrests made in major movie-like gold heist in Canada : Six men have been arrested amid a police investigation of a multimillion-dollar gold heist at ...
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Federal report finds 68,000 guns were illegally trafficked through unlicensed dealers over 5 years
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Quick Glance: Over 68,000 illegally trafficked guns through unlicensed dealers in US, report unveils
- New data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives reveals that more than 68,000 illegally trafficked firearms in the US came through unlicensed dealers who are not required to perform background checks.
- Justice Department officials stated this accounts for 54 percent of the illegally trafficked firearms in the US between 2017 and 2021.
- The firearms were used in 368 shooting cases, posing challenges for investigations as unlicensed dealers do not need to maintain sales records that could help federal agents trace the weapon back to the original buyer, said ATF Director Steve Dettelbach.
- The report, commissioned by Attorney General Merrick Garland, marks the first comprehensive analysis of firearm trafficking investigations in over two decades.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents demonstrated to a Times-Dispatch reporter and photographer how criminals are using machine-gun conversion ... Show more richmond.com/news/state-regional/crime-courts/glock-switch-machine-gun-virginia-auto-sear/article_ff49a8aa-f8f2-11ee-8166-5386176f195b.html
An ATF officer shows what a metal machine gun converter, or Glock switch, looks like. Machine guns were banned by Congress in 1934 ... Show more richmond.com/news/state-regional/crime-courts/glock-switch-machine-gun-virginia-auto-sear/article_ff49a8aa-f8f2-11ee-8166-5386176f195b.html
When Haiti’s gangs shop for guns, the United States is their store: A U.N. embargo prohibits the shipment of firearms to the beleaguered Caribbean nation ...
washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/05/haiti-gangs-american-guns/
How the United States Arms the Mexican Cartels: In an exclusive excerpt from the new book Exit Wounds, lina Jusionyte traces the deadly pipeline of assault ...
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Unlicensed dealers and black market guns : According to new data released by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, 68 ...
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Colorado House passes three gun bills following late-night debate: House Democrats voted to pass three gun bills late on Saturday night, including one that would ...
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Supreme Court Will Review Biden Administration ‘Ghost Gun’ Rule: The US Supreme Court agreed to decide whether President Joe Biden’s administration can regulate ...
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Seminole sheriff announces 20 arrests in major drug, weapons ring: Arrest of two-time convicted felon led to 6-month, multiagency investigation that uncovered ...
orlandosentinel.com/2024/04/23/seminole-sheriff-announces-20-arrests-in-major-drug-weapons-ring/
Justice Department ramps up efforts to reduce violent crime with Chicago gun intel center
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/18/justice-department-violent-crime-chicago-gun-intel-center/
The 'Glock-switch': Virginia law enforcement’s latest nightmare: These little devices turn handguns and rifles into fully-automatic weapons of war ...
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The GOP wants to let psychopaths buy guns | Editorial: Instead of applauding Joe Biden for fixing this absurd loophole, Republicans are now blasting ATF.
nj.com/opinion/2024/04/the-gop-wants-to-let-psychopaths-buy-guns-editorial.html
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Summer airfares on major domestic routes increase by 13%, shows data: However, the data also shows that summer airfares on key routes such as Delhi-Leh and ...
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16-year-old charged for allegedly shooting man with 3D-printed gun in Des Moines: Police found two 3D-printed handguns by the scene of a shooting with injuries ...
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Des Moines gang member pleads guilty to firearm and fentanyl trafficking, gets 23 years
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Mansfield man arrested for possessing 23 illegal firearms, 10,000+ rounds of ammunition, explosives
bostonherald.com/2024/04/04/mansfield-man-arrested-for-possessing-23-illegal-firearms-10000-rounds-of-ammunition-explosives/
Inside Gary, Indiana’s Suit Against the Gun Industry: For 25 years, gunmakers have repeatedly tried to end one city’s lawsuit over illegal gun sales. Meanwhile ...
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Inside the deadly government guns program that made the US less safe: A new book details "Operation Fast and Furious," which was intended to prevent ...
nypost.com/2024/03/30/lifestyle/the-deadly-government-guns-program-that-made-america-unsafe/
Arkansas Airport Executive Dies After Shootout With A.T.F.: The authorities said they were executing a search warrant at the home of the executive ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/21/us/arkansas-airport-director-bryan-malinowski.html
Illegal homemade machine guns cause surge in US gun violence: In the last several years, a proliferation of tiny pieces of plastic and metal is fueling a spike ...
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Quick Glance: Illegal Homemade Machine Guns Fuel US Gun Violence Surge
- Communities in the US have seen shootings carried out with illegally converted weapons, leading to a surge in gun violence.
- Conversion of legal semi-automatic weapons with small pieces made from 3D printers or ordered online has fueled gun violence.
- Conversion devices have been used in mass shootings, such as one resulting in four deaths at a Sweet Sixteen party in Alabama.
- Many states lack specific laws against the illegal use of such devices, contributing to the rise in gun violence in the US.
Michigan will no longer allow guns marked for destruction to be sold online as parts. The weapons will now be crushed and melted down “in their entirety” at a ... Show more www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/us/michigan-gun-disposal.html
In Fight Over Bump Stock Ban, Lawyers Take Aim at Administrative State: The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday about the Trump administration rule ...
nytimes.com/2024/02/28/us/politics/supreme-court-hearing-gun.html
Jay Dobyns is a retired ATF agent who went undercover with the Hells Angels from 2001 to 2003 as part of Operation Black Biscuit.
ATF list shows 6 Columbus stores that sold 25+ guns traced to crime in a single year
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State police will no longer send firearms to firm that sold gun parts for profit: State police will use a scrap metal processing facility in Jackson to dispose ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/03/12/michigan-state-police-will-no-longer-send-firearms-to-gunbusters-company-that-sold-gun-parts/72947580007/
Federal law blocks local officials from seeing where guns used in crimes came from. Baltimore is suing to find out
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Cartels turn to improvised landmines as violence escalates in Mexico: Soldiers and civilians have been killed in separate incidents in recent months involving ...
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Chief enforcer of U.S. gun laws fears Americans may become numb to violence with each mass shooting
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week: Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: The Bureau of Alcohol ...
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As the NRA struggles, the gun lobby has a new leader in D.C. : The NSSF, formerly the National Shooting Sports Foundation, is the gun industry's leading lobbyist ...
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On our own behalf: This joint research by the Tagesspiegel Innovation Lab and story department and the ZDF magazine Royale on German and Austrian arms ... Show more interaktiv.tagesspiegel.de/waffen/europaeische-waffen-amerikanische-opfer/ #tagesspiegel #usa #shoolshootings #sandyhookelementary #TodAusEuropa #peng #zdfmagazinroyale #MagazinRoyale
Marginal cut in jet fuel price, commercial LPG rate reduced by Rs 30.5: Jet fuel or ATF price on Monday was cut by a marginal 0.5 per cent while rates of ...
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Middleton woman charged with trying to buy a gun for a felon: Federal prosecutors allege someone asked Shawna Tantillo to buy a firearm for them ...
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Chicago Sues Glock—Blaming Gun Design For City’s Gun Violence: The suit claims Glock made a “willfull decision” to avoid addressing a design that can let users ...
forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2024/03/19/chicago-sues-glock-blaming-gun-design-for-citys-gun-violence/
Henrico bans firearms and ammunition from public buildings: The Henrico Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday night to pass a firearms ban affecting ...
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Amy Coney Barrett Gets to Decide How Automatic American Weapons Can Be: The Supreme Court is looking at the bump stocks that caused the Las Vegas music festival ...
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Counterfeit Colts: How an Oklahoma man double-crossed a Mexican cartel with knockoff guns
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PHOTOS: The Waco siege of 1993: From Feb. 28, 1993, to April 19 of that year, all eyes were on Waco, Texas as the federal and state government ...
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Gun shops that sell the most guns used in crime revealed in new list: An obscure regulatory program at ATF reveals which gun shops sell the most firearms used in ...
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5 arrested in TX for trafficking guns to Mexico, US attorney says: Five men were arrested in South Texas after being accused of playing a role in a conspiracy to ...
dallasnews.com/news/courts/2024/03/26/5-arrested-in-texas-for-allegedly-trafficking-military-grade-firearms-to-mexican-cartel/
Gunmaker Glock is being sued by the City of Chicago for neglecting to address reports of gun owners illegally turning their handguns into machine guns with a ... Show more www.pcmag.com/news/chicago-sues-glock-over-3d-printable-machine-gun-converter
Ex-Army major among eight charged with providing guns to cartel: Jose Emigdio Q. Mendoza, who served in the Army, allegedly sold military-style rifles to cartel ...
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Affidavits: Brush Prairie man fatally shot by Clark County sheriff's deputies after sexual assault
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Jay Dobyns is a retired ATF agent who went undercover with the Hells Angels from 2001 to 2003 as part of Operation Black Biscuit.
St. Charles County man sold hundreds of guns illegally, including dozens used in crimes
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'Operation Safe Cities' seeks to combat Southern California violent gun crime: Operation Safe Cities was born out of frustration with violent criminals carrying ...
latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-20/southern-california-violent-crimes
Tesla, T-Mobile, Netflix Are Giving Billions to Execs, Pennies to Uncle Sam: A new report takes billion-dollar firms to task for 'legal tax dodging' and ...
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Quick Glance: Tax Filing 2023: Key Information
- The IRS hired over 7,000 taxpayer service representatives and plans to hire 6,500 more
- A free IRS filing service for taxpayers is being developed
- Massachusetts and New Hampshire are testing the free filing project 'Direct File'
- Helpful answers to questions about filing taxes for 2023
Tennessee man who was working with militias planned to act as a sniper and attack Southern border, feds say
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Trio allegedly bought rifle for Mexican drug cartels in The Colony: Three men allegedly bought rifles for Mexican drug cartels at a store in North Texas ...
dallasnews.com/news/crime/2024/03/19/trio-accused-of-buying-high-powered-rifle-for-mexican-drug-cartel-at-north-texas-gun-store/
3 KC men face federal firearm charges relating to mass shooting at Chiefs Super Bowl rally
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Quick Glance: Kansas City Super Bowl parade shooting: Federal firearms charges
- Three Missouri men face federal charges for illegally purchasing high-powered rifles and extended magazine guns after the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl parade.
- Court documents revealed that 12 individuals brandished firearms and at least six fired weapons at the rally on Feb. 14, with two AR-15-style rifles found at the scene.
- The new federal charges name Fedo Antonia Manning, Ronnel Dewayne Williams Jr., and Chaelyn Hendrick Groves from Kansas City, accused of illegal firearm trafficking and making false statements during gun purchases.
- The complaints state Manning and Williams bought firearm parts that could be assembled into complete weapons, with Manning allegedly trafficking dozens of firearms, including many AM-15s.
Tesla, T-Mobile, Netflix Are Giving Billions to Execs, Pennies to Uncle Sam: A new report takes billion-dollar firms to task for 'legal tax dodging' and ...
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Tesla Didn’t Pay Any Federal Income Taxes for 5 Years, Got $1 Million Tax Refund: A new report claims that the company uses accounting schemes to avoid declaring ...
gizmodo.com/tesla-zero-federal-taxes-elon-musk-1851335044
Ypsilanti teen sues 'ghost gun' supplier that sold kit for gun his friend shot him with
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/03/12/ghost-guns-jsd-supply-firearm-kit-shooting-teenager-everytown-gun-safety-atf-crackdown/72931149007/
ATF to destroy gun in Old National Bank shooting. In Kentucky, that's not always the case
courier-journal.com/story/news/crime/2024/03/07/atf-to-destroy-ar-15-style-gun-used-in-old-national-bank-mass-shooting/72871834007/
NC senator’s gun shop among hundreds monitored by ATF for weapons traced to crimes
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Paid articlePaid The city of Baltimore will receive a $1.2 million payout to settle a lawsuit with build-it-yourself gun kit producer Polymer80, a news outlet reported ... Show more trib.al/1f7fKG6
Wife of Colorado Springs man who allegedly planned 'White-only community' also facing weapons charges
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Iowa police chief convicted of lying to feds about machine gun possession: A federal court jury convicted a small town Iowa police chief this week for abusing ...
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More modest set of gun restrictions on table for WA lawmakers: Washington lawmakers are taking a more cautious approach to new gun restrictions this year after ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/washington-lawmakers-consider-more-modest-set-of-gun-restrictions/
Report: Louisville's River City Firearms one of the shops with most sales linked to crimes
courier-journal.com/story/news/crime/2024/02/15/river-city-firearms-on-atf-list-of-shops-with-most-sales-linked-to-crime/72612427007/
Domestic air travel slips! January figures show 5 per cent decline – Details here
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Adair police chief Bradley Wendt convicted of conspiracy, lying to obtain machine guns
desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2024/02/14/adair-police-chief-bradley-wendt-trial-found-guilty-machine-gun/72495560007/
Boost to Aviation sector: Scindia applauds states for tax reduction on jet fuel, here’s how this policy change is propelling the airline industry
financialexpress.com/business/airlines-aviation-boost-to-aviation-sectornbspscindia-applauds-states-for-tax-reduction-on-jet-fuel-heres-how-this-policy-change-is-propelling-the-airline-industry-3390523/
We investigate and prosecute crimes in Iowa. The state needs to pass a ghost gun law.
desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2024/02/09/iowa-ghost-gun-law-help-law-enforcement-prosecutors/72514108007/
U.S., Mexico, Canada commit to expand use of firearms tracing database: Canada, U.S., Mexico, to expand use of ATF firearms tracing database
theglobeandmail.com/world/article-us-mexico-canada-commit-to-expand-use-of-firearms-tracing-database/
Trial begins for Adair police chief charged with illegal machine gun purchases: Adair Police Chief Bradley Wendt wanted a powerful electrified gun for his own ...
desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2024/02/06/adair-iowa-police-chief-charged-with-lying-to-atf-goes-on-trial-illegal-machine-guns/72486622007/
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Leader of notorious 400 Mawozo Haitian gang pleads guilty to gun, money laundering charges - UPI.com
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