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The Latest Breaking News from ATF

Afternoon Edition: April 15, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

ATF cited stores that most often sold guns used in Chicago crimes, then let them off easy

City Hall identified stores whose weapons regularly were used in crimes. ATF has been lenient with those stores for violations such as selling to straw buyers, transferring guns without background checks and doctoring records.

Chicago Sun-Times

Editorial: Biden moves forward on gun violence

After much talk and little action on guns, President Joe Biden finally took a few small steps forward this week. Actually getting a handle on the country’s epidemic of gun violence will require Congress to do its job.

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Seven men charged with gun trafficking in Inland Empire, 'ghost guns' among 30 firearms seized

Seven men have been arrested and charged with multiple federal firearms- and drug-related offenses as part of a federal investigation that recovered seven automatic weapons among a haul of so-called ghost guns, officials said Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times

First Thing: Russia using weapons ‘smuggled by Iran’ in Ukraine

Anti-tank missiles and RPG’s are being supplied through undercover networks via Iraq, militia there say. Plus, how sonic pollution hurts marine life

The Guardian - UK

ATF's New 'Ghost Gun' Rules Are as Clear as Mud

The ATF used a lot of words that invite lawsuits and leave industry insiders baffled.

Reason

Biden administration takes aim at ‘ghost guns’ with new regulations

US President Joe Biden on Monday took fresh aim at ghost guns, the privately made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly cropping up in violent crimes, as he struggles to break through gridlock in Washington to address gun deaths and mass shootings.

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Biden vows to crack down on ghost guns – ‘weapons of choice for many criminals’

President promises to tackle gun violence and vows prosecution for those who use untraceable ghost guns assembled from kits

The Guardian - US

Biden to tap new ATF nominee and finalize ghost gun rules

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced the finalization of new federal rules restricting so-called “ghost guns” that allow purchasers to assemble potentially untraceable weapons from kits.

Tribune News Service

Biden picks former prosecutor for top role at gun regulation agency

President Joe Biden named his second pick to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Monday, as part of a broader push to highlight the administration’s efforts to address gun violence. Steven Dettelbach, who previously served as a U.S. attorney in Ohio during the Obama administration, would…

Roll Call

What are ghost guns? Biden to unveil new rules on untraceable homemade firearms

Biden’s latest proposed action comes over a year after he promised to implement new regulations on ghost guns

The Independent UK

Texas Woman Accused of Self-Induced Abortion Was Jailed for 2 Nights Before Murder Charges Were Dismissed

Plus: An index of school book bans, new "ghost gun" regulations, and more...

Reason

Biden seeks to crack down on ‘ghost guns’ with new rule

The guns, which are assembled at home and lack tracking numbers, have been increasingly recovered at crime scenes in US.

Al Jazeera

Biden announces pick for ATF and plans to trace "ghost guns"

Ghost guns pose a challenge to law enforcement, because they don't contain serial numbers, making them difficult to track.

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The Independent UK

Georgia coroner finds bodies of his own parents and son at shooting range after robbery

All three victims were shot dead after robbers stole firearms from the shooting range

The Independent UK

Biden to unveil strategy to curb ‘ghost guns’ amid fears of rising crime

Untraceable homemade firearms are rapidly proliferating across the country

The Independent UK

Biden to nominate new ATF director, release ghost gun rule

A U.S. attorney in the Obama administration is being nominated by President Joe Biden to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

The Independent UK

Biden expected to release rule on ghost guns in days

The Biden administration is expected to come out within days with its long-awaited ghost gun rule

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Tribune News Service

Police: Owner, wife, grandson shot dead in robbery at Georgia gun range

ATLANTA — Three family members were killed during an apparent robbery at a Grantville gun range Friday, and investigators from multiple agencies worked late into the night at the scene searching for answers to the grim crime.

Los Angeles Times

Sacramento massacre shows rising dangers of handguns converted into automatic weapons

As state and federal authorities continue to piece together how so many people were killed and wounded in Sunday’s shooting in downtown Sacramento, their attention has turned to a small, seemingly innocuous culprit: A gun accessory that quickly and cheaply turns many handguns into weapons capable of spraying dozens of…

The Hindu

ITF advances Davis Cup tie in September to avoid clash with Asian Games: AITA

The Davis Cup tie between India and Norway and that of nine other Asia nations, will now be held on September 14-15 while the ATF itself rescheduled the tennis event at Asian Games to September 18-24

The Times of India

ITF prepones Davis Cup tie in September to avoid clash with Asian Games: AITA

NEW DELHI: India will be able to field its best players at both Davis Cup and the Asian Games as the ITF has preponed the team-tournament to avoid its clash with the regional showpiece in China, the national federation AITA told PTI on Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Ghost’ guns are a gift to criminals. It’s time to ban them

Without the ability to track the chain of custody, law enforcement will have a much harder time solving gun crimes. That’s unacceptable at a time when gun violence is plaguing so many Illinois communities.

Reason

The House Just Approved Marijuana Legalization Again, but GOP Support Remains Nearly Nonexistent

Just three Republicans voted for the MORE Act, two fewer than in 2020.

Axios

Biden to ask Congress to fund the police with $32 billion in new spending

The president wants to show Americans he is addressing rising crime.

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