The city’s young guns aren’t packing heat like they once did. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Thursday reported a 14% drop in weapons linked to suspects 18 to 21 years old – from 744 in 2008 to 638 last year. And the drop coincides with a continued decrease in the number of guns trafficked into the city from other states. ... read more >>
Posts Tagged ‘Firearms’
Fewer ‘young guns’ aid firearms drop in New York City
Friday, April 30th, 2010
Biker investigation leads to litigation
Friday, February 12th, 2010
A federal agent who went undercover to investigate the Hells Angels is involved in cross-litigation with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. After a federal judge refused last month to dismiss Jay Dobyns’ suit, the agency filed a countersuit, The Arizona Republic reported Thursday. While he says the agency failed to protect him after the Hells Angels threatened his life, the agency says he published an unauthorized book, “No Angel: My ... read more >>
A federal agent who went undercover to investigate the Hells Angels is involved in cross-litigation with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. After a federal judge refused last month to dismiss Jay Dobyns’ suit, the agency filed a countersuit, The Arizona Republic reported Thursday. While he says the agency failed to protect him after the Hells Angels threatened his life, the agency says he published an unauthorized book, “No Angel: My ... read more >>
TOBACCO: ATF’s ‘Ad Hoc’ Efforts Give Tobacco Smugglers a Free Pass
Monday, October 5th, 2009
Smuggling cigarettes in America has become a multi-billion-dollar business, robbing states of desperately needed tax money and fueling organized crime. Yet the federal response to all this is, well, pretty lackluster, according to a newly released report by the Justice Department’s inspector general. ... read more >>
Smuggling cigarettes in America has become a multi-billion-dollar business, robbing states of desperately needed tax money and fueling organized crime. Yet the federal response to all this is, well, pretty lackluster, according to a newly released report by the Justice Department’s inspector general. ... read more >>
ATF Agents Closing In On Nation’s Most Notorious Cigarette Bummer
Friday, July 10th, 2009
WASHINGTON—A spokesperson for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives announced Tuesday that the agency has intensified its manhunt for an individual suspected of bumming more than 75,000 cigarettes nationwide. ... read more >>
WASHINGTON—A spokesperson for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives announced Tuesday that the agency has intensified its manhunt for an individual suspected of bumming more than 75,000 cigarettes nationwide. ... read more >>
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