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New FBI Director Kash Patel will also be named acting head of the ATF, official says
Read full article: New FBI Director Kash Patel will also be named acting head of the ATF, official saysNew FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to be named the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Law enforcement leans on 3D-printer industry to help thwart machine gun conversion devices
Read full article: Law enforcement leans on 3D-printer industry to help thwart machine gun conversion devicesJustice Department officials are turning to the 3D-printing industry to help stop the proliferation of tiny pieces of plastic transforming semi-automatic weapons into illegal homemade machine guns on streets across America.
Guns are being stolen from cars at triple the rate they were 10 years ago, a report finds
Read full article: Guns are being stolen from cars at triple the rate they were 10 years ago, a report findsThe rate of guns stolen from cars in the U.S. has tripled over the last decade, making them the largest source of stolen guns in the country.
Federal report finds 68,000 guns were illegally trafficked through unlicensed dealers over 5 years
Read full article: Federal report finds 68,000 guns were illegally trafficked through unlicensed dealers over 5 yearsNew data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives shows that 68,000 illegally trafficked firearms in the U.S. came through unlicensed dealers who aren’t required to perform background checks over a five year report.
A surge of illegal homemade machine guns has helped fuel gun violence in the US
Read full article: A surge of illegal homemade machine guns has helped fuel gun violence in the USMachine guns have been tightly regulated in the U.S. since the bloody violence of Prohibition-era gangsters like Al Capone.
Biden's ATF pick endorsed by ex-Justice Department officials
Read full article: Biden's ATF pick endorsed by ex-Justice Department officialsMore than 140 former Justice Department officials are throwing their support behind President Joe Biden’s nominee to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.