Senate Republicans Shut Down ATF Nominee

GOP senators wary of Chuck Canterbury's support for gun control

Stephen Gutowski and Charles Fain Lehman
September 26, 2019 12:40 PM

President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms faces stringent opposition from Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans and is likely to see his nomination withdrawn, the Washington Free Beacon learned on Thursday.

ATF Announces Campaign to Crack Down on Straw Purchases in Baltimore

Industry to pay for billboards and radio ads

Stephen Gutowski
July 16, 2019 6:00 PM

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), a gun industry trade group, and local law enforcement announced an initiative targeting illegal straw purchases in Baltimore on Thursday.

Va. Governor Calls for Special Gun-Control Session

ATF says it can't release info on shooter's silencer

Stephen Gutowski
June 5, 2019 5:00 AM

Virginia's governor Ralph Northam (D.) called for a special session of the state legislature in order to take up a collection of gun-control proposals mostly unrelated to last week's attack in Virginia Beach where 12 people were murdered. He has yet to specify when the session will take place.

ATF Won’t Say If Anyone Has Turned in Bump Stocks, Won’t Release Enforcement Details

Lack of Supreme Court actions means most owners are now felons despite pending litigation

Stephen Gutowski
March 26, 2019 4:20 PM

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives refused to release the details of how the agency planned to enforce the bump-stock ban that went into effect on Tuesday and the number of bump stocks that have been turned in to them, if any.

The ATF Explains the Law Surrounding 3D-Printed Guns

Printed firearms are legal to own for personal use

Stephen Gutowski
August 6, 2018 10:25 AM

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives explained the laws that govern 3D-printed and other homemade firearms this week in an interview with the Washington Free Beacon.

ATF Gun Traces Up More Than 10 Percent

ATF traced more than 400,000 firearms in 2017

Stephen Gutowski
July 29, 2018 5:00 AM

Firearms traces by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives increased more than 10 percent between 2016 and 2017, according to a report from the agency released on Tuesday.

Report: 28 Guns Lost by or Stolen From ATF Between 2014 and 2017

One agent left his gun in a briefcase on the DC Metro, one stolen gun was used in a crime

Stephen Gutowski
April 6, 2018 4:59 AM

Twenty-eight guns were either lost by or stolen from agents at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives over the course of three years, a watchdog report released this week revealed.

DOJ Announces Arrests of 8 Who Tried to Buy Guns Illegally

U.S. attorney says gun crime prosecutions a 'top priority'

A sales associate takes a gun from a display of shotguns at The Gun Store in Las Vegas

Stephen Gutowski
March 30, 2018 12:00 PM

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Wednesday that one of its gun crime initiatives has resulted in the arrest of 8 suspects who attempted to purchase guns despite being prohibited from doing so.

Teen Killed in Austin Explosion, Another Blast Reported

Reuters
March 12, 2018 2:39 PM

A 17-year-old boy was killed and a woman injured in a package bomb explosion on Monday at a home in Austin, and police responded to reports of a second blast in the Texas state capital, authorities said.

Virginia Dem Congressional Candidate Under Investigation for Destroying AR-15

Haris Alic
March 9, 2018 12:24 PM

A Democratic candidate running for Congress in Virginia is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) after taking part in a political stunt in which an AR-15 was destroyed.