Tag: ATF

Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at an event.

Sessions: Law enforcement working ‘tirelessly’ on pipe bombs

Kelly Cohen · October 26, 2018 2:55 pm

Trump tweets condolences after South Carolina police officer killed in shooting

Naomi Lim · October 4, 2018 12:37 am

In this Aug. 29, 2017, file photo, an ATF agent poses with rifles at an ATF field office in Glendale, Calif.

ATF offers cash reward to help track down suspects who stole 400 guns from Memphis UPS

Diana Stancy Correll · October 1, 2018 10:37 pm

Orange County first responders investigate the scene of an explosion in Aliso Viejo, Calif., on Tuesday. The blast involved a building under renovation, but the cause was not immediately known, according to authorities.

National Security

Feds investigating deadly California explosion as a crime

Anna Giaritelli · May 16, 2018 6:44 pm

Fact Check: Were Several Hundred Pounds of Dynamite Stolen in Pennsylvania?

Holmes Lybrand · April 19, 2018 3:49 pm

Interim Austin Police Chief Brian Manley, right, stands with other members of law enforcement as he briefs the media, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in the Austin suburb of Round Rock, Texas.

Police: Suspect in Austin bombing attacks blows himself up

Associated Press · March 21, 2018 10:24 am

Officials work and stage near the site of Sunday's explosion, Monday, March 19, 2018, in Austin, Texas. Police warned nearby residents to remain indoors overnight as investigators looked for possible links to other deadly package bombings elsewhere in the city this month.

Austin likely facing a ‘serial bomber,’ police chief says

Associated Press · March 19, 2018 6:03 pm

Authorities work on the scene of an explosion in Austin on Monday, March 12, 2018. Two package bomb blasts a few miles apart killed a teenager and wounded two women in Austin on Monday, less than two weeks after a similar attack left a man dead in another part of the Texas capital.

National Security

More than 500 federal agents working on Austin bombing case

Anna Giaritelli · March 19, 2018 4:05 pm

In this Jan. 11 photo, a semi-automatic rifle at right that has been fitted with a so-called "bump stock" device to make it fire faster sits on a table at the Washington State Patrol crime laboratory in Seattle. The Justice Department on Saturday announced that it would ban bump stocks through a new regulation. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Justice Department moves to ban ‘bump stocks’

Melissa Quinn · March 10, 2018 4:54 pm

"The Department of Justice under my watch is committed to transparency and the rule of law. This settlement agreement is an important step to make sure that the public finally receives all the facts related to Operation Fast and Furious," Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement Wednesday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Justice Department to turn over ‘Fast and Furious’ documents to House panel

Kelly Cohen · March 7, 2018 6:15 pm

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives began the process of deciphering what constitutes a "machine gun" nowadays after the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas last year. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Bump stock regulations hang on a simple question: What is a machine gun?

Pete Kasperowicz · February 27, 2018 5:01 am

Scott Pappalardo filmed himself sawing his AR-15 in half, unintentionally creating a weapon that is less safe than the original gun. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Beltway Confidential

Please don’t do this to your gun

Angela Morabito · February 22, 2018 5:24 pm