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Justice Dept. Cracks Down on Firearm Accessories in Bid to Bolster Gun Safety
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said on Friday that it would crack down on the sale of firearm accessories used to convert short-barreled semiautomatic weapons into long rifles, part of a stepped-up effort to address mass shootings. A final rule released by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will require about three million […]
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Mongols Motorcycle Club Says Its Leader Was an Informant
For more than two decades, federal law enforcement authorities pursued the Mongols, a notorious motorcycle club whose members had a long history of murder, assault, drug dealing and robbery. In 2018, the government scored a victory of sorts. Prosecutors convinced a jury in California that these crimes were not just the result of individual bikers […]
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School Shooting Raises Stakes at Hearing for Biden’s Pick to Lead A.T.F.
Installing a new A.T.F. director is one of the few consequential moves Mr. Biden’s administration can still make. The major policy changes Mr. Biden espoused during the 2020 campaign — including his vow to impose universal background checks on gun buyers — have been blocked by Senate Republicans, working in tandem with the National Rifle […]
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Justice Dept. Orders Agents to Intervene if They See Police Violence
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has revised rules governing the use of force by law enforcement agencies overseen by the Justice Department, requiring federal agents to intervene when they see officials using excessive force or mistreating people in custody. The rule change was circulated on Friday and posted on the department’s website on […]
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Biden Is Expected to Tap Arizona Prosecutor as Interim Director of A.T.F.
The Biden administration plans to pick Gary M. Restaino, the top U.S. prosecutor in Arizona, as the interim director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives until a permanent leader is confirmed, according to officials with knowledge of the situation. This month, President Biden nominated Steven M. Dettelbach, who served as a federal […]
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Biden Names Former Federal Prosecutor to Lead A.T.F.
Larry Keane, a top official with the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the firearms industry trade group that led the charge against Mr. Chipman, said he was disappointed that Mr. Biden had not chosen to permanently appoint Marvin Richardson, the agency’s acting chief. “The current acting director is a well-qualified African American man,” Mr. Keane wrote […]
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