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ATF, Enforcer of Gun Laws, Lost 'Thousands of Firearms, Firearm Parts' to Thieves

The agency should be abolished and its employees sent to seek jobs in the private sector.

Reason · Oct 31, 2022

In Chicago, handguns turned into high-capacity machine guns fuel deadly violence

A thumbnail-size "switch" turns a gun from semi-automatic to automatic. Authorities see a correlation between an uptick in mass shootings and the rise of switch-equipped guns and extended magazines.

WEKU · Oct 28, 2022

Gun used by Mexican cartel to shoot down military helicopter bought in US

Investigation into the 2015 incident revealed the 0.50-caliber weapon for the Jalisco cartel was purchased in Portland, Oregon

The Guardian - US · Oct 27, 2022

Supreme Court declines to hear bump stock challenges

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear two challenges to the federal regulatory ban on bump stocks Monday, leaving in place a prohibition on the devices that were used in the Las Vegas Strip mass shooting.

Tribune News Service · Oct 4, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to ban on gun 'bump stocks'

The U.S. Supreme Court, which expanded gun rights in a major decision in June, on Monday declined to hear a challenge to a federal ban on devices called "bump stocks" that enable semi-automatic weapons to fire like a machine gun - a firearms control measure prompted by a 2017 Las…

Reuters · Oct 3, 2022

ATF price cut 4.5 pc, commercial LPG rates down Rs 25.5

New Delhi price on Saturday was slashed by 4.5 per cent and that of commercial LPG used in hotels and restaurants by Rs 25.5 per 19-kg cylinder. Read more on Dynamite News

Dynamite News · Oct 1, 2022

How feds choreographed elaborate fake murder to nab LA developer

LOS ANGELES — Arthur Aslanian wasn't taking any chances when he met his employee, Sesar Rivera, on the side of a road earlier this month.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 30, 2022

Newly purchased firearms may play a role in US murder surge, data suggests

However, lack of information limits understanding whether the data suggests heightened enforcement or improved reporting

The Guardian - US · Sep 30, 2022

Allison Rice: Gang violence ruled out as motive in mystery shooting of LSU student

The FBI, the DEA and the ATF have joined the investigation into 21-year-old Allison Rice’s death

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022

Editorial: Biden’s quiet progress on guns

By almost any measure, the U.S. remains in the grip of a gun-violence epidemic. Since the beginning of 2022, more than 30,000 Americans have died from firearms and another 27,000 have been wounded. There have been numerous mass shootings, including the May 24 massacre in Uvalde, Texas, in which 19…

Tribune News Service · Sep 20, 2022