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More Than 20,000 Guns Purchased by People Deemed Unfit to Own Firearms
More than 2,000 guns were purchased by people the FBI deemed unfit to own firearms in the past 15 years because of a disagreement between the bureau and ATF.
FBI Believes Russia Is Behind Attempted Hacks of Voting Registration Sites
The FBI believes Russia is behind attempted hacks of voter registration sites in more than a dozen states.
New York Times: Be Careful to Read Too Much into FBI Crime Report
Over the last several decades, whenever there has been a reported increase in violent crime numbers, there have been people eager to seize on the statistics and argue, as the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has, that crime is “out of control.”
NRA’s Influence Over Congress Leaves ATF Understaffed
Even if the government decided to take away people’s guns, the ATF is so understaffed that it would be unable to follow through.
Detroit Man Charged After Allegedly Threatening to Kill Police at Cop’s Funeral
A 21-year-old Detroit man threatened to kill police while they gathered at a funeral last week for a Detroit police sergeant who had been fatally shot, according to a criminal complaint.
Gordon Johnson, a 21-Year-Veteran of the FBI, Takes Helm at Bureau’s Baltimore Division
Gordon Johnson, who has worked with the FBI since 1995, has been named special agent in charge of the Baltimore Division.
As ISIS Is Pummeled in Iraq and Syria, FBI Director Warns of ‘Terrorist Diaspora’
FBI Director James Comey said Tuesday that he’s confident ISIS will be destroyed soon in Iraq and Syria, but that won’t stop the spread of extremism.
Border Patrol Agent Found Dead After Shooting at Officers in Arizona
A Border Patrol agent was killed Monday night after an exchange of gunfire with police, who were responding to a domestic violence incident at his home in Maricopa, Ariz.