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‘Enough’ Quigley, others in Congress tell ATF, demanding data on gun-dealer inspections

They cited an investigation published by the Sun-Times that found the agency routinely goes easy on lawbreaking gun dealers that sold ‘crime guns’ recovered in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Texas massacre casts shadow over hearing for ATF pick

Less than a day after a gunman massacred 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas, a Wednesday Senate hearing for President Joe Biden’s pick to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives reflected the deep political divisions over guns

The Independent UK

‘This is despicable’: Cory Booker slams Republicans for hobbling gun law enforcement at hearing for ATF nominee

‘This is despicable … the same people that tried to accuse us of defunding the police have taken one of the most important law enforcement agencies for protect[ing] Americans ,to protect our children, our churches, or mosques or synagogues or parks or supermarkets [and] it’s not allowed to do their…

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Senators talk gun legislation at hearing for Biden pick to lead ATF - Roll Call

President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the nation’s top gun regulator largely dodged questions on his own views about gun control Wednesday.

Roll Call

Texas school shooting precedes Senate hearing on pick to run ATF

WASHINGTON — Steven Dettelbach starts the most public part of his effort to become only the second person to successfully run the Senate confirmation gantlet to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in a political high-wire act at a hearing Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Tribune News Service

Texas school shooting precedes Senate hearing on pick to run ATF - Roll Call

Steven Dettelbach starts the most public part of his effort to successfully run the Senate confirmation gantlet to lead the ATF.

Roll Call

‘There are almost always warning signs’: an activist says acts of mass violence can be prevented

The founder of Sandy Hook Promise argues a trail of failures leads to massacres like the Buffalo shooting

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Buffalo shooting followed tripling of gun sales in 30 years, ATF figures reveal

Federal agency reports annual sales rose to 11.5m in 2016, while suspect bought rifle legally despite murder-suicide threat

The Guardian - US

US gun production has tripled in the past two decades amid surge in first-time buyers

Annual domestic gun production has increased from 3.9 million in 2000 to 11.3 million in 2020

The Independent UK

ATF price hiked by 5.3%

This is the 10th straight increase in jet fuel prices this year

The Hindu

Worshippers ‘hogtied’ gunman who killed one and injured five at Laguna Woods church in California

Police describe suspect as Asian man in his 60s without apparent connection to church

The Independent UK

Buffalo shooting: Biden says racist killing of 10 people ‘abhorrent to fabric of nation’

Suspected gunman shot 11 Black and two white victims at a supermarket he broadcast on streaming platform Twitch before surrendering

The Guardian - US

Pro-choice group claims arson attack on Wisconsin anti-abortion office

Madison police investigate attack on Wisconsin Family Action after claim by group calling itself Jane’s revenge

The Guardian - US

Leader of Haiti’s 400 Mawozo gang indicted in US, along with 3 Florida residents

MIAMI — At first blush, the oversized blue plastic barrels appeared to be shipments of simple household items like clothing, bottles of Gatorade and shoes for use in Haiti.

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Florida's Agriculture Commissioner Says the Ban on Gun Possession by Marijuana Users Is Unconstitutional

Nikki Fried, a Democrat, is suing the Biden administration, arguing that the policy violates the Second Amendment and a congressional spending rider.

The Independent UK

AP sources: Administration to replace acting ATF director

The Biden administration is removing the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from his position and replacing him with the U.S. attorney in Arizona

Axios

What to know about ghost guns and Biden's new rule to curb them

According to government data, suspected ghost guns recovered in criminal investigations increased tenfold in just 5 years.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Chicago Sun-Times

ATF cited stores that most often sold guns used in Chicago crimes, then let them off easy

City Hall identified stores whose weapons regularly were used in crimes. ATF has been lenient with those stores for violations such as selling to straw buyers, transferring guns without background checks and doctoring records.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Biden moves forward on gun violence

After much talk and little action on guns, President Joe Biden finally took a few small steps forward this week. Actually getting a handle on the country’s epidemic of gun violence will require Congress to do its job.

Los Angeles Times

Seven men charged with gun trafficking in Inland Empire, 'ghost guns' among 30 firearms seized

Seven men have been arrested and charged with multiple federal firearms- and drug-related offenses as part of a federal investigation that recovered seven automatic weapons among a haul of so-called ghost guns, officials said Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Russia using weapons ‘smuggled by Iran’ in Ukraine

Anti-tank missiles and RPG’s are being supplied through undercover networks via Iraq, militia there say. Plus, how sonic pollution hurts marine life

Reason

ATF's New 'Ghost Gun' Rules Are as Clear as Mud

The ATF used a lot of words that invite lawsuits and leave industry insiders baffled.

France 24

Biden administration takes aim at ‘ghost guns’ with new regulations

US President Joe Biden on Monday took fresh aim at ghost guns, the privately made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly cropping up in violent crimes, as he struggles to break through gridlock in Washington to address gun deaths and mass shootings.

The Guardian - US

Biden vows to crack down on ghost guns – ‘weapons of choice for many criminals’

President promises to tackle gun violence and vows prosecution for those who use untraceable ghost guns assembled from kits

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