Latest Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives News
More than 200 discarded shotguns found in Oklahoma dumpster
MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma firearms dealer is under investigation after more than 200 shotguns were found in a dumpster outside a store he owns in suburban Oklahoma City, according to a search warrant by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. “A Midwest...
First sweeping federal gun crime report in 20 years released
WASHINGTON (AP) — The most expansive federal report in over two decades on guns and crime shows a shrinking turnaround between the time a gun was purchased and when it was recovered from a crime scene, indicating firearms bought legally are more quickly being used in crimes around the country. ...
US appeals court blocks ban on rapid-fire 'bump stocks'
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Trump administration ban on bump stocks — devices that enable a shooter to rapidly fire multiple rounds from semi-automatic weapons after an initial trigger pull — was struck down Friday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans. The ban was instituted...
Cause not found for house fire that killed trooper, daughter
MONTICELLO, Ind. (AP) — The state Department of Homeland Security says the cause of a northern Indiana house fire that killed a state trooper and her daughte r has been ruled undetermined. Trooper Stephanie Thompson and Mya Thompson died Feb. 17 after a fire fully engulfed their...
