Ryan says bump stocks should be addressed by regulation
WASHINGTON (AP) - New federal rules would be "the smartest, quickest" way to regulate the device the gunman in the Las Vegas massacre used to heighten his firepower, House Speaker Paul Ryan said...
View ArticleATF not adequately tracking weapons, says inspector general in new report
The ATF's inadequate record-keeping policies creates a risk of ammunition, explosives and less-lethal devices such as smoke canisters being lost or stolen without the bureau knowing, according to a...
View ArticleATF agent shot last week in Chicago is out of hospital
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal agent who was shot and wounded by a purported street-gang member in Chicago has been released from the hospital.The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on...
View ArticleCar explosion in Allentown, Pennsylvania kills 3
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A car exploded on a downtown street in what authorities called a "criminal incident," leaving three people dead and leading to a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents and an...
View ArticleATF warns public after 400 guns stolen in Tennessee
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - About 400 guns have been stolen from a United Parcel Service facility in Memphis, Tennessee, and authorities are concerned about the theft's potential effect on public safety in...
View ArticleThe Latest: Investigators ID 3 dead in car explosion
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - The Latest on a car explosion in Pennsylvania that killed three people (all times local):3 p.m.Officials from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives say...
View Article400 guns stolen from UPS facility in Memphis, Tennessee, by two people in...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — About 400 guns have been stolen from a United Parcel Service facility in Memphis, Tennessee, and authorities are concerned about the theft's potential effect on public safety in this...
View ArticleThe Latest: ATF: 2nd suspect arrested in stolen guns case
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Latest on the recovery of about 400 guns stolen from a UPS facility in Tennessee (all times local):4:15 p.m.A second suspect in the theft of around 400 guns from a United...
View ArticleWilliam L. Akins, Akins Accelerator bump stock inventor, warns owners against...
One of the pioneers of bump stock devices is warning owners not to turn them over to the federal government thoughtlessly ahead of this week's deadline for doing so under new rules outlawing...
View ArticleBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives understaffed, underfunded
An epidemic of mass shootings has put a spotlight on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, revealing an agency that is understaffed, underfunded and treated as a political punching...
View ArticleGuns, drugs seized in Alaska multi-agency investigation
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Alaska law enforcement officers seized 82 illegally possessed firearms in a coordinated effort to reduce gun violence in Anchorage and nearby communities, federal officials...
View ArticleAlabama police chief retires, former ATF agent named leader
CALERA, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama city's police chief of 13 years retired Monday and a former federal agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was set to be sworn in as his...
View ArticleTrump pulls plug on Chuck Canterbury, nominee to head up ATF
Nearly one year after a disastrous Senate confirmation hearing, President Trump on Tuesday withdrew his nomination of Chuck Canterbury to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives...
View ArticleStabilizing brace ban pulled by Trump administration in victory for gun...
Gun rights activists are claiming victory after the Trump administration withdrew new guidance that could have effectively outlawed stabilizing braces, which resemble gunstocks and attach to pistols to...
View ArticleBump stocks not 'machine guns' and not subject to ATF ban, federal appeals...
A federal appeals court Thursday ruled that a federal regulation barring bump stocks is likely illegal and was incorrect in claiming that the devices make a weapon a machine gun.The 6th U.S. Circuit...
View ArticleSenate must reject David Chipman, Biden's anti-gun ATF nominee
Like many others from rural America, firearms are a part of my daily life. I am an avid hunter, sportsman, competitive shooter, and reloader. Far beyond a hobby or even passion, firearms are a part of...
View ArticleMcConnell calls on Biden to withdraw 'misguided' nomination of Chipman to...
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called on President Biden Saturday to withdraw the nomination of David Chipman to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, citing a new...
View ArticleAnti-gun lobbyist David Chipman unsuited to run the ATF
Imagine the uproar if Donald Trump or George W. Bush had appointed an NRA lobbyist to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). Liberals, Democrats, and the media would have...
View ArticleInside federal prisons, employees are committing the crimes
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 100 federal prison workers have been arrested, convicted or sentenced for crimes since the start of 2019, including a warden indicted for sexual abuse, an associate warden...
View ArticleSheriff suggests residents tell ATF agents conducting warrantless, surprise...
A Washington state sheriff recently advised residents in his county that if agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) come to their homes without a search warrant asking...
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