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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

U.S. law enforcement agency

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ATF (3) · pistol brace (1) · court ruling (1) · enforcement (1) · gun control (1) · short-barreled rifle (1) · scrutiny (1) · synagogue (1) · Michigan (1) · suspect (1) · vehicle ramming (1) · Temple Israel (1) · Oakland County (1) · Shooting (1) · High School Hockey (1) · Pawtucket (1) · Rhode Island (1) · School Safety (1) · Gun Violence (1)

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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE), commonly abbreviated as the ATF, is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Justice. Its responsibilities include the investigation and prevention of federal offenses involving the unlawful use, manufacture, and possession of firearms and explosives; acts of arson and bombings; and illegal trafficking and tax evasion of alcohol and tobacco products. ATF also regulates via licensing the sale, possession, and transportation of firearms, ammunition, and explosives in interstate commerce.

📰 Related News (4)

🇺🇸 Lawyers for accused Charlie Kirk assassin: ATF couldn't conclusively connect bullet, rifle (2026-03-31)
The lawyers of Tyler Robinson, the man charged in connection with the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, on Friday requested a six-...
🇺🇸 ATF scrutinized for enforcing pistol brace rule years after court killed the regulation (2026-03-23)
Second Amendment advocates are questioning why the Justice Department is still treating any pistol with a stabilizing brace as a short-barreled rifle ...
🇺🇸 Suspect in attack at Michigan synagogue is dead, ATF offical says (2026-03-12)
Security officers at Temple Israel had "engaged the threat" that apparently started with a vehicle ramming into the building, according to Oakland Cou...
🇺🇸 Shooting reported at high school hockey game in Pawtucket, Rhode Island (2026-02-16)
The ATF said it would assist police responding to reports of a shooting during a high school boys' hockey game in Pawtucket, Rhode Island....

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