By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com You might recall on Oct. 1, 2017, gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire on a crowd at a concert in Las Vegas, killing 58 and leaving 851 injured, more than 400 by gunfire. You might also recall that he used a bump stock, a device that converts a semi-automatic rifle into an…
The ATF is investigating a rash of suspicious fires targeting Jehovah’s Witness worship centers in Washington State.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Any denizen of Washington, or observers of the goings on inside the Beltway can’t be too shocked to see high-profile people flip their stance on important issues in exchange for a high-profile law enforcement job. Chuck Canterbury, national president of the influential Fraternal Order of Police, had previously made it clear…
The FBI and Secret Service are investigation the discovery of a bomb found at Hillary and Bill Clinton’s suburban New York home early Wednesday morning.
By Steve Neavling Ticklethewire.com The FBI and ATF are investigating an explosive device found Monday in a mailbox at the home of George Soros, the billionaire investor and philanthropist who often is the subject of right-wing conspiracy theories. Police said “an employee of the residence” found the suspicious package, moved it to a wooded area…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Emails show the controversial rapid-fire bump stock device used in the Las Vegas massacre last year caused a lot of angst and handwringing inside ATF, a report in USA Today shows. It also shows why the devices are still legal in many states. Nick Penzenstadler of USA Today reports: Within hours…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Justice Department and ATF announced Thursday that it will provide ballistic imaging equipment used by ATF’s National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) to 22 state and local law enforcement agencies. “Under President Donald Trump, the Department of Justice is prosecuting more firearm offenders than ever before,” Attorney General Sessions said…
Heavily armed FBI and ATF agents wearing bulletproof vests searched the Baltimore home Sunday night of the father of the man who opened fire at a video game tournament in Jacksonville, Fla., leaving three dead and 11 others injured.
