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SCOTUS Seems Likely To Keep Biden Limits On 'Ghost Guns'
2 months, 2 weeks ago

SCOTUS Seems Likely To Keep Biden Limits On 'Ghost Guns'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Several conservative Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of a challenge to a Biden administration rule requiring untraceable “ghost guns” to be regulated like regular firearms during oral arguments on Tuesday. “If the Court now says that one undrilled hole is enough to prevent regulation, it is going to be a sea change,” Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar said, …

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SCOTUS Police Weigh In On Ghost Guns Ahead Of Arguments
2 months, 2 weeks ago

SCOTUS Police Weigh In On Ghost Guns Ahead Of Arguments

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear oral arguments in Garland v. VanDerStok, a case that promises to settle the question of whether weapon parts kits for “ghost guns” require the same regulation as complete firearms bought and sold at gun stores. As nine of the most powerful legal minds prepared to consider whether ghost guns …

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"Gun extremists have a dream ticket": JD Vance brags about "Mamaw's" huge gun stash in RNC speech
5 months, 1 week ago

"Gun extremists have a dream ticket": JD Vance brags about "Mamaw's" huge gun stash in RNC speech

Salon  

MILWAUKEE — Sen. JD Vance – Trump’s pick for vice-president who once mused about getting rid of the ATF and called Democrats’ efforts to ban bump stocks “a huge distraction” – is getting rave reviews from firearm groups as he debuts at the RNC. “I think it’s important we don’t get so caught up in this particular moment that we …

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The Group Helping the Supreme Court Rewrite America’s Gun Laws Is Worse Than the NRA
6 months, 1 week ago

The Group Helping the Supreme Court Rewrite America’s Gun Laws Is Worse Than the NRA

Slate  

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. Mark Joseph Stern: This idea that ATF said bump stocks were 100 percent legal, then turned around in response to political pressure and said they were unlawful all along—that’s a misrepresentation of history. It’s absurd to have the Supreme Court putting all this …

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Prosecutor says ATF agent justified in fatal shooting of Little Rock airport director during raid
6 months, 1 week ago

Prosecutor says ATF agent justified in fatal shooting of Little Rock airport director during raid

Associated Press  

— An Arkansas prosecutor on Friday said a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent was justified when he fatally shot the Little Rock airport director during a raid at his house in March. Pulaski County Prosecutor Will Jones said in a letter to ATF that no charges in the shooting would be filed after reviewing the Arkansas State …

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Federal report finds 68,000 guns were illegally trafficked through unlicensed dealers over 5 years
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Federal report finds 68,000 guns were illegally trafficked through unlicensed dealers over 5 years

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — More than 68,000 illegally trafficked firearms in the U.S. came through unlicensed dealers who aren’t required to perform background checks over a five-year period, according to new data released Thursday by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives. That represents 54% of the illegally trafficked firearms in the U.S. between 2017 and 2021, Justice Department officials said. …

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
9 months, 3 weeks ago

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

Associated Press  

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. Depending on the jurisdiction, state and local laws may also apply to the sale and purchase of firearms.” The Gun Control Act, originally passed in 1968, prohibits licensed gun dealers from selling firearms to anyone who “is illegally or unlawfully in the United …

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Amy Coney Barrett will decide how deadly American weapons can be.
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Amy Coney Barrett will decide how deadly American weapons can be.

Slate  

On Oct. 1, 2017, a gunman opened fire on the crowds at a music festival in Las Vegas from the 32nd floor of a hotel across the street. In the terms of a statute, then, a bump stock is a “machinegun.” It’s a “part” that enables a weapon to fire “automatically” with “a single function of the trigger.” The shooter …

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Supreme Court to consider challenge to federal bump stock ban
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court to consider challenge to federal bump stock ban

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court agreed to take up a challenge to the federal ban on bump stocks, devices that essentially allow shooters to fire semiautomatic rifles more rapidly, discharging potentially hundreds of bullets per minute. Under federal law a “machine gun” is interpreted as “any weapon which shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot, …

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ATF seizes 165 firearms, including 82 ghost guns, during San Diego operation
1 year, 6 months ago

ATF seizes 165 firearms, including 82 ghost guns, during San Diego operation

LA Times  

Authorities on Wednesday displayed about half of the 165 firearms, including these handguns, that were seized during a three-month operation targeting ghost guns in San Diego. A three-month operation led by federal law enforcement agents and the San Diego Police Department resulted in the seizure of 165 firearms, including 82 “ghost guns” that have no serial number and are suspected …

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Biden to nominate new ATF director, release ghost gun rule
2 years, 8 months ago

Biden to nominate new ATF director, release ghost gun rule

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is nominating an Obama-era U.S. attorney to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, as his administration unveils its formal rule to rein in ghost guns, privately made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly cropping up at crime scenes, six people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The administration will …

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Senate opposition leads White House to withdraw ATF nominee
3 years, 3 months ago

Senate opposition leads White House to withdraw ATF nominee

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House said Thursday it would withdraw the nomination of a gun-control advocate to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives after nominee David Chipman ran into bipartisan opposition in the Senate. That’s why they’ve moved in lockstep to block David Chipman’s confirmation.” Chipman is a former federal agent and adviser at the gun control …

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NYPD and ATF are partnering up to reduce gun violence in NYC, mayor says
3 years, 6 months ago

NYPD and ATF are partnering up to reduce gun violence in NYC, mayor says

CNN  

CNN — The New York Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will form a partnership in an effort to reduce gun violence and stop the flow of illegal guns into New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday. Although every ATF field office includes a gun-tracing team, the newly-announced partnership in New York will …

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ATF to help Gary authorities investigate suspicious fires
3 years, 7 months ago

ATF to help Gary authorities investigate suspicious fires

Associated Press  

— The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will help the Gary police and fire departments investigate a series of recent suspicious fires, authorities said Tuesday. Firefighters from throughout Lake and Porter counties worked Saturday night and early Sunday to extinguish blazes at 17 vacant buildings in 11 different locations throughout Gary, Fire Chief Sean O’Donnell said. Gary …

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Biden ATF nominee is anti-gun lobbyist who lied about Waco cult members shooting down helicopters
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden ATF nominee is anti-gun lobbyist who lied about Waco cult members shooting down helicopters

Daily Mail  

Joe Biden's pick to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was an agent involved in the Ruby Ridge standoff and the aftermath of Waco – and, it was revealed this week, he lied about Branch Davidian cult members shooting down two helicopters during the infamous standoff. Joe Biden's pick to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms …

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Biden To Announce Actions On Firearms, Tap Gun Safety Advocate To Lead ATF
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden To Announce Actions On Firearms, Tap Gun Safety Advocate To Lead ATF

NPR  

Biden To Announce Actions On Firearms, Tap Gun Safety Advocate To Lead ATF Enlarge this image toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images President Biden on Thursday will announce initial steps his administration plans to take on firearm safety, along with the nomination of a prominent gun safety advocate to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, …

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Editorial: We need to tighten up regulations on deadly ‘ghost guns’
3 years, 10 months ago

Editorial: We need to tighten up regulations on deadly ‘ghost guns’

LA Times  

For several years now, some gun makers have been exploiting a loophole in federal regulations to evade a range of gun control measures by selling firearms in pieces to be assembled later by consumers, including people barred from owning a gun. No charges have been filed, but a federal affidavit alleges that the firm sold the kits without conducting background …

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