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Eighty people died in Waco after an FBI standoff gone wrong. Here’s how it became a rallying cry for the far-right

Thirty years ago, a 51-day confrontation between law enforcement and David Koresh’s Branch Davidians ended in a catastrophic fire. Clémence Michallon reports

The Independent UK

Review: 'Koresh,' by Stephan Talty

NONFICTION: A biography of the charismatic leader of the Branch Davidians, and a riveting account of the ATF raid and FBI siege of their compound in Waco, Texas.

Tribune News Service

‘Time-to-crime’: a gun's path from legal ownership to crime

Shorter time-to-crime suggests a higher chance that a gun was bought for a criminal purpose.

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Officials at Lake of the Ozarks won’t answer ATF questions about local gun businesses

Leaders of the largest county at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks say they will not answer questions from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives about local gun businesses.

Tribune News Service

Here’s where guns used in crimes are bought

Over 70% of crime guns that the ATF traced were obtained from a dealer.

USAFacts

Waco siege spawned MAGA: I was there

I was in Waco 30 years ago — what happened there should have woken up the nation. Instead it birthed a monster

Salon

ATF director visits St. Louis, touts campaign to crack down on illegal gun transactions

ST. LOUIS — The director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives visited St. Louis this week to promote the rollout of a federal campaign aimed at cracking down on illegal gun transactions.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Rights of autistic people promoted

The rights of people with autism and ways to improve their education opportunities will take centre stage during an upcoming discussion to raise public awareness about the condition, says the organiser of the event.

Bangkok Post

Who buys the guns that are used in crimes? A closer look at the buyers

An increasing share of guns bought by women and 18–34-year-olds are ending up at crime scenes.

USAFacts

Marjorie Taylor Greene tries to interfere with an ATF check on a gun store in Georgia

Georgia congresswoman attempted to disrupt ATF inspection after gun store owner called GOP allies

The Independent UK

Weekly US Government Data Roundup: March 28, 2023

USAFacts analyzes data from the ATF on guns used in crimes and the rise in ghost guns. Plus, see charts on diversity in the civilian federal workforce.

USAFacts

Proposed ATF budget runs into opposition from House Republicans

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s proposed budget increase for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in fiscal 2024 faces sharp opposition from many House Republicans who want to make cuts this budget cycle.

Tribune News Service

Republicans critical of Biden funding request for gun agency - Roll Call

President Biden’s proposed budget increase for the ATF faces sharp opposition from many House Republicans who want to make cuts.

Roll Call

Waco massacre: Inside 51-day siege of apocalypse cult which led to deaths of 86 people

As shown in Netflix documentary, Waco: American Apocalypse, David Koresh led the Branch Davidian group and served as the messiah in Waco, Texas, US

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Salon

Why Donald Trump is going to Waco

The Waco siege of 1993 was a grotesque tragedy — but for elements of the far right, it's now a sacred symbol

Daily Mirror

Waco massacre cult leader David Koresh told men to be celibate but slept with their wives

David Koresh, the focus of new Netflix doc Waco: American Apocalypse, led a 51-day siege which ended in a deadly fireball and cost the lives of 86 men, women and children

Roll Call

Parkland father arrested during House hearing on gun rights - Roll Call

A man whose son was killed in the Parkland, Fla., school shooting was arrested outside a hearing on Second Amendment rights.

Cinemablend

Waco: American Apocalypse: 5 Things To Know Before You Watch The Netflix Docuseries

Here are five things to keep in mind before checking out the new Netflix true crime docuseries, Waco: American Apocalypse.

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Manchester Evening News

Netflix Waco: American Apocalypse – how many people died in the Waco siege?

Netflix’s new docuseries explores David Koresh’s doomsday cult and the deadly siege that claimed the lives of many of his followers

Manchester Evening News

Netflix Waco: American Apocalypse – what happened at the Waco siege?

Netflix’s new docuseries recalls the deadly siege on David Koresh’s infamous doomsday cult

Reason

Filmmaker Tiller Russell Humanizes What Happened at Waco

A new Netflix documentary shows how the seeds of political polarization that roil our culture today were planted at Waco.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Waco: American Apocalypse’ details the errors that worsened a deadly siege

The toll of the 51-day standoff between federal agents and David Koresh’s Branch Davidians still shocks in Netflix doc.

Reason

Biden's Plan To Unilaterally Expand Background Checks for Gun Buyers Is Legally and Logically Dubious

The president wants to redefine federally licensed gun dealers in service of an ineffective anti-crime strategy.

USAFacts

Ghost guns sent to the ATF have more than tripled since 2019

From 2017 to 2021, the federal government traced approximately 1% of submitted PMFs to their original purchasers.

Chicago Sun-Times

Trial of former aide to Ald. Jim Gardiner delayed

Charles Sikanich, Gardiner’s former ward superintendent, was to go to trial this week on charges he tried to sell a machine gun to an undercover ATF agent while on the clock for the Streets & Sanitation Department.

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