Supreme Court Hears ATF Bump Stock Case This Week
The U.S. Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments Wednesday on whether the ATF can ban “bump stocks,” the gun attachments that enable semiautomatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns.
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ATF’s Houston Field Office Gets New Leader
By Steve Neavling The ATF has chosen a new special agent to head up the agency’s Houston Field Office. Michael Weddel, who has been the regional country attaché for the ATF Central America Regional Office in El Salvador, will begin his new role in February, the Houston Chronicle reports. “I look forward to partnering with…
ATF, DEA, FBI, U.S. Marshals Service Involved in 223 Shootings Between 2018-22
Officials from four federal law enforcement agencies shot 223 people between 2018 and 2022.
FBI, ATF Investigating Shooting of 3 Palestinian College Students in Vermont, Garland Says
The FBI and ATF are investigating whether the shooting of three Palestinian college students in Vermont was a hate crime.
Supreme Court to Review ATF’s Ban on Gun ‘Bump Stocks’
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review whether the ATF may ban “bump stocks,” the gun attachments that enable semiautomatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns.
FBI Arrests Suspect in Shooting of ICE Agent in Arizona
The FBI has arrested a suspect in the shooting of an ICE agent outside of a Tucson convenience store on Oct. 17.
Ex-ATF Investigator Unlawfully Transported Guns to Mexico, Documents Allege
A former investigator for the ATF at the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana is accused of smuggling guns into Mexico while working for the agency in 2017, Reuters reports.
ATF’s Houston Field Division Leader Retires After 7 Years at the Helm
Fred Milanowski, the special agent in charge of the ATF’s Houston Field Division for the past seven years, is retiring at the age of 56.